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Monuments Men By George Clooney: Film Analysis

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Yesterday evening, I watched a film that widened my view on a subject I thought I understood well. “Monuments Men” directed by George Clooney, is not only a stunning movie filled with incredible characters, exciting events, and a beautiful message, it is even more extraordinary than that because this film was based on actual events. World War II is known for it’s tragic deaths of millions, but little is recalled about all of the artwork, monuments, and books that were stolen and destroyed in thousands, sometimes millions. This is why the Monuments Men were created, to try to save our culture and our history, so if we lived through the war, we would still have beautiful things worth living for.

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Some of my favorites, was the amazing cast, which is truly the turning point of every movie; without an amazing cast it is very hard to have an amazing film. Something I found very helpful was everytime the setting was changed, there would be a little note at the bottom of the screen with the city, country, and year all in yellow writing. Another favorite scene of mine was when Bill Murray and Bob Balaban were invited to stay at the cousin of a friend’s house, who was secretly a member of the S.S.. His name was Sthal and he stole artwork for Hitler’s museum in Germany. They discovered this by noticing all of the artwork in the room, how it still had original signatures and evidence from the museums they belong to. Once they were suspicious, they announced “Heil Hitler,” and the two children at the corner sprang up and did the salute all children of the Nazi party did. When Sthal turned away from his children, Bill Murray had his gun pointed to him and took him hostage to discover the whereabouts of the artwork. I also loved one scene where Bill Murray and Bob Balaban are both caught at gunpoint by a wandering, young German soldier, and instead of fighting, Bill Murray set down his gun, sat down, and handed the soldier a cigarrett. The soldier then sat down and handed one to Bob Balaban, and the three just sat together smiling, not being able to communicate, but all eaqually happy. The soldier walked off and let them be. I also

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