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Friday, March 28, 2014
PERIOD 6: THE SWING KIDS
For several days you have been watching "The Swing Kids." What did you learn from the film that you didn't know before and what did you think was the most important message of the film?
24 comments:
Amber Considine
said...
I learned in this movie about a movement made by teenagers refusing to join the Nazis who called themselves swing kids. I understand that the problem with this movement was that the swing kids were listening to black and Jewish music and there was no order. This obviously wasn't somthing hitler wanted. I find it amazing that throughout the course of the movie Thomas's views DRAMATICALLY changed and as a result he came to hate his friends. Manipulation. Propaganda. Brainwashing. It's crazy how easily influenced people are. I'm think the most important part of the film was when Arvid says "you think just because your not doing it yourself that your not part of it?" This is all about being a by-stander and fitting the "cookie cutter" image that society places.
“The Swing Kids” was a great movie to show the individual struggles within the Nazi movement. I really began to understand and sympathize for all involved. I found it extremely creepy that families were watched and that the Gestapo and other weird Nazi people could come in and boss you around and threaten you. When Tom and Peter joined the HJ I really thought that they would stay loyal to each other. Watching Tom being brainwashed was extremely disheartening, especially when he turned against his former friends. This shows the amazing power and influence that the Nazis had especially when it came to the younger generation. I was surprised that the amount of stealing, bribery, beating, and propaganda that occurred. The message that was made very clear was that absolute power corrupts and that bystanders are just as at fault as the actual murderers.
I think the swing kids movie was a very powerful movie that showed me an even more in depth story about the Nazis and the power and control they had all over Germany. I thought that the Nazi’s had a lot of power, but I did not think that they could just walk into people’s houses and take family members whenever they want for a bad reason. This seemed to me like martial law, the government able to do whatever they want, when they want. I think that is ridiculous that the people living in Germany at the time had to go through all of the brutalization that the Nazi’s gave them and I don’t know how they did it. I can imagine having to live under communism regime, by the government killing all of the Jews. I believe the main message of the film is to be independent, and stand up for what you believe in, and do not let anyone gain control over you.
This movie said a lot about what life was like for the kids in Nazi Germany. I had never really known how strict the Nazi's really were on their youth. It surprised me that they somewhat brainwashed the kids of the H.J., and showed them diagrams of what jews look like compared to the 'superior race'. It was very scary to see how easily the swing kids bought into the entire thing and imediatly changed their views. I had also never known about the swing kids of Germany at that time. It was interesting to watch what iy would have been like for a German citizen rather than a Jew because I've always wondered what it was like for them on the contrary. Overall I really enjoyed the movie and it was very impactful.
I was completely riveted by the movie the Swing Kids. Unfortunately, I have not been able to see the fill from start to finish, but I learned quite a bit from the parts of the movie I did see. For starters, I guess I never really realized there was a group of Germans who actually outwardly opposed the Nazi movement. I always figured there were Germans who disagreed with what the Nazis were doing but turned a blind eye and did as they were told anyway. I also learned about the power of pressure and effect it has on the masses. It was difficult for the Swing Kids to remain in opposition when most of the country was against them. Manipulation and brainwashing were two key ingredients in the Nazis' rise to power, and it makes me sick to my stomach that anyone could ever believe what the Nazis were communicating to the Germans. This movie demonstrates how easy it is to cave to the pressure of many and do as you're told to save your own skin.
The movie “Swing Kids” portrayed how the Nazi’s empowered the German’s at the time and lead them to be corrupted by absolute power. The Nazi’s showed propaganda to influence the HJ. The propaganda made them believe they were superior and had the right to be cruel to any inferior person. The German’s were forced to listen to German music and eat German food, not anything else. Thomas had originally been a swing kid, but after he joined the HJ with Peter he was brainwashed by the Nazi’s beliefs. He soon turned against his friend who was Jewish and crippled saying that he was the next target of the Nazi’s because he was inferior. He also turned against his father and reported him to the Gestapo when he said that he didn't have faith in Hitler. Thomas began to believe the propaganda about the Aryan race being superior and this propaganda began to corrupt him. He almost reported Peter because his beliefs had been totally changed by the HJ. I was unaware of swing kids in Germany and how easily the HJ’s conformed to belong to the superior crowd. Ultimately, Peter didn’t care if he went to the work camp because he felt he needed to stand up against the corruption and do something he felt was right.
The movie The Swing Kids offered a different perspective that I had not experienced before: it allows the audience to see a unique perspective of the children and teenagers struggling to survive the impending Nazi regime. As an outside party, I have never been able to place myself in the shoes of those in Germany which resisted or weren’t a part of the Nazis. It was interesting to see how many people had to live in fear due to the Gestapo, and how that affected relationships as people were given the power to turn in others. It was also interesting to see the ways that the Nazis tried to recruit young boys and how they had the power to turn these boys into hateful soldiers. This film provides the message of standing up for what one believes—only if you are just one person, just like Peter did against the Nazis. Peter didn’t choose to live in fear as he knew that what he was doing was right.
While watching just the first fight scene you get the feel that when you lived in Germany you lived with the feeling of terror wherever you went. The Jews couldn't go anywhere without being beat up, stolen from, or worse. This movie did a fantastic job of showing what it would be like to live in Germany if you weren't part of the Nazis. While I was watching the scene where Thomas turns in his own father, I was just wondering to myself if he hated his father so much he would want him to die. Another thing is how easily Thomas was persuaded to become a Nazi and believe the propaganda that they put out. This was a fantastic movie and it told me information I never knew before.
In this movie it was apparent that teenagers who see through the lies and evils of those in power and rebel using dance and foreign cultures. The two main characters have trouble in who to be friends with. Thomas becomes addicted to the power of the Nazis and forgets who his friends are and what he stands for. Peter stays loyal to swing music and his friend Arvin. The two friends grow apart as soon as Thomas is given the power and respect he wants and then becomes corrupted and blinded by Nazi propaganda.
“The Swing Kids” was a very powerful movie. I learned from this movie that kids in Germany were so easily brainwashed into join the Gastapo. Even when they listened to American music most of them were still forced into joining. It was crazy to see this happen to teenagers. The most important message of this film was to stick with what you believe in. No matter what happens and what’s going on around you, you should try your hardest to stay true to yourself. That’s the most important message of this film.
From watching this movie, I have learned that the littlest things set off the Nazi's and the Gestapo. Although I do understand that music can have a huge influence on people, because music has the ability to change people's moods and attitudes. All the swing kids were doing was getting together and doing what they enjoyed doing, dancing and listening to music they enjoyed. I think that throughout this movie it was shown how much opinions can change when you are taught certain things. Thomas became mean and hurtful after being involved with the Nazi's. He had promised Peter that he would never change and he would never let the Nazi's change him. And when it came down to it Thomas let himself turn into a Nazi. Peter let himself get taken away and when doing it he sang proud to show that he wasn't afraid and that he did this for what he believed was right.
Before watching this film, I had no idea anyone, especially anyone our age rebelled against the ways of the nazis. I was shocked to see that even just certain kinda of music made the nazis mad. I also didn't know that music made my Jewish people was banned and anyone who listened to it was punished. I thought the film did a great job at showing what life was like during this time for someone our age. It shocked me to see how easily people turned on their closest friends.
First of all, I learned about the "Swing Kids" movement itself. I was not aware that such a thing had exsisted. Secondly, I gained somewhat of an insight of what it was like to be a child in Nazi Germany. I now realize that it was near impossible to remain neutral, as even the smallest seeming threat to the Nazis were "disposed of", and this movie takes place even before Nazi control was at its worst. I think an important message to take away from this film is to stop and think before you hop on any sort of bandwagon as opposed to simply going on board with what everyone else is doing. Question everything, don't merely assume that something is the right thing to do only because it is fashionable.
By watching "The Swing Kids" I learned how the Nazis truly brainwashed the young people of Germany, and how Hitler destroyed any thing got anyone that did not support him. When they showed scenes of the Nazi youth in school I thought it was disturbing how they taught kids that anyone unlike them should be killed. It also surprised me how much Thomas's views changed after joining the Nazis. I didn't realize how much trouble and danger the Swing Kids could get in, just because they liked different music and didn't join the army. This film really showed how hard it was for any person/ group of people to stand up against Hitler.
I was luckily able to find the film online and catch up with the ending, which was somewhat heart-wrenching. Like the rest of the class I was unaware a movement like the swing kids existed, I did know there were groups of Germans who resisted the Nazi movement on ethical grounds, and I knew that, as individuals fighting against the great wave of Nazism, they often meet tragic ends. But I had never known there was a group that rebelled with/and because of their love for swing music and foreign cultures. I think this film did a fantastic job of breaking down that wall that is created by the villainization of anyone in Germany during WWII, highlighting how impossible it was for one person to be left uninvolved in the conflict. It was clear, the entire system of the party meant that if you lived in Germany during that time, you were either a bystander who would be transformed into a perpetrator, or the resistance. Often times you have to join the party or the HJ for survival, and once in, the intense propaganda and indoctrination can cause the kind of fractureed identity and confusion we saw in Thomas, who had to keep his front up 24/7 to the point where he began believing the things he once claimed he only pretended to. In others, the Nazi party installed fear and paranoia and forced people to spy on one another to the point where they felt they could trust no one. I think the film helped the viewer empathize with those who made the choice to go along with the party because it highlighted the difficult situation they were put in, at the same time it did not condone their actions, because as Arvid said every person in the party contributed to the genocide that would occur.
From watching "The Swing Kids" I learned that there was a resistance movement against the Nazis in the early stages. I did not know that any Germans tried to resist the Nazis from taking over as they did. Before watching this film, I thought that most Germans were already indoctrinated by the time they could have realized what was going on, so I thought it was interesting that the Swing Kids even existed. I think that the most important message of this film was that it was incredibly difficult for young people living in Germany during this time to not succumb to the pressures of the Nazis. Once they did, it was only a matter of time before they were completely brainwashed into thinking like a Nazi.
From watching the Swing Kid, I learned about the HJ and how the teens were affected by this. Also how some of the early teens might have been affected later; Peters brother for example. The Nazis had taken over all of Germany and only a few had the courage to go against all of their beliefs amd ways of governing people and stand up for what was right. This cost them their lives but they knew that they had to because it was the right way. The HJ corrupted the minds of the teen boys and mafe them think like Nazis. A victim of this was Thomas who in the end believed that he was superior than others which made him turn against his friends and family. He reported his father and also threatened to report Peter. The HJ got Thomas into thinking that he had the power in his hands over anyone that he betrayed his friends and one of them ended up comitting suicide because he couldn't stand what was happening in the country. Peter was conflicted on who to believe and what to stand up for and the choice he made was really tough because it meant him leaving his mother and brother alone. This movie showed how hard it was to stand up against higher power and how most people got influenced easily by Hitler's army and followers.
Watching "Swing Kids," it was fascinating to know there was a different kind of subculture that was being suppressed beyond the obvious abuse towards jews, blacks, handicaps, and those that were mentally handicapped. To know that foreign culture, anything that wasn't primarily german, was to not looked down upon but oppressed to the point of violence and hatred really defines what the nazi brainwashing effect had on people. I believe the main point that was trying to be driven home in this film is the horrors that can occur when one's culture, regardless of race or heritage but what simply defines who you are, is denied and how the victims have to adapt.
I learned a lot from this movie. I never even knew the Swing Kids existed. I also learned more about the propaganda that Nazis would show to children in the Hitler Youth. The movie did a good job showing the mind set of people living in Germany at the time, if things around them didn't effect them, they were better off just ignoring it. This mind set that being a bystander is east allowed the Nazis to quickly take control. I think the movie showed how important it is to have resistance. Unfortunately it also showed that if the resistance is small and people remain bystanders it becomes easy for the resistance to be stopped. The movie showed that it is never easy being the resistance, but if you are persistent, maybe you can have an effect and see change.
I learned a lot from this movie. I never even knew the Swing Kids existed. I also learned more about the propaganda that Nazis would show to children in the Hitler Youth. The movie did a good job showing the mind set of people living in Germany at the time, if things around them didn't effect them, they were better off just ignoring it. This mind set that being a bystander is east allowed the Nazis to quickly take control. I think the movie showed how important it is to have resistance. Unfortunately it also showed that if the resistance is small and people remain bystanders it becomes easy for the resistance to be stopped. The movie showed that it is never easy being the resistance, but if you are persistent, maybe you can have an effect and see change.
I enjoyed this movie because I feel like it was a perfect insight into how the Germans viewed the changes that were going on when Hitler came to power. This movie was a perfect example of how good people were easily brain washed by the flashy propaganda that the Nazis we're running. By watching this movie I learned about the movement of the Swing Kids who opposed the Nazis by enjoying the music that they loved. I also learned about the brain washing that took place when the Hitler youth were trained. This movie also taught me about the fake birth certificates that Jews made in order to try and escape. This movie overall was a good Holocaust movie because it showed how it was possible for Germany to fall into the power of Hitler. It showed there were those unlucky who turned into the power hungry while other followed their beliefs and continued to support humanity.
One thing I learned from watching "The Swing Kids", was that the hatred from nazis not only focused on people like the jews, the gypsies, blacks and others, but even on some of the german people. Pretty much everyone in Germany was kept on a tight leash, and if they did anything that the nazi's did not support, they would be punished. One thing I found fascinating was how rebellious someone like Peter was. Peter knew that if he kept doing the things he did, he could end up in a very bad situation, but that did not stop him from standing up for what he believed in. Most kids, like Thomas, would have been brainwashed by the nazi's, and would have done anything they were told to do. This movie showed how powerful of a force the Nazi's were during that time, and how much of an effect they had on the development of their youth.
24 comments:
I learned in this movie about a movement made by teenagers refusing to join the Nazis who called themselves swing kids. I understand that the problem with this movement was that the swing kids were listening to black and Jewish music and there was no order. This obviously wasn't somthing hitler wanted. I find it amazing that throughout the course of the movie Thomas's views DRAMATICALLY changed and as a result he came to hate his friends. Manipulation. Propaganda. Brainwashing. It's crazy how easily influenced people are. I'm think the most important part of the film was when Arvid says "you think just because your not doing it yourself that your not part of it?" This is all about being a by-stander and fitting the "cookie cutter" image that society places.
“The Swing Kids” was a great movie to show the individual struggles within the Nazi movement. I really began to understand and sympathize for all involved. I found it extremely creepy that families were watched and that the Gestapo and other weird Nazi people could come in and boss you around and threaten you. When Tom and Peter joined the HJ I really thought that they would stay loyal to each other. Watching Tom being brainwashed was extremely disheartening, especially when he turned against his former friends. This shows the amazing power and influence that the Nazis had especially when it came to the younger generation. I was surprised that the amount of stealing, bribery, beating, and propaganda that occurred. The message that was made very clear was that absolute power corrupts and that bystanders are just as at fault as the actual murderers.
I think the swing kids movie was a very powerful movie that showed me an even more in depth story about the Nazis and the power and control they had all over Germany. I thought that the Nazi’s had a lot of power, but I did not think that they could just walk into people’s houses and take family members whenever they want for a bad reason. This seemed to me like martial law, the government able to do whatever they want, when they want. I think that is ridiculous that the people living in Germany at the time had to go through all of the brutalization that the Nazi’s gave them and I don’t know how they did it. I can imagine having to live under communism regime, by the government killing all of the Jews. I believe the main message of the film is to be independent, and stand up for what you believe in, and do not let anyone gain control over you.
This movie said a lot about what life was like for the kids in Nazi Germany. I had never really known how strict the Nazi's really were on their youth. It surprised me that they somewhat brainwashed the kids of the H.J., and showed them diagrams of what jews look like compared to the 'superior race'. It was very scary to see how easily the swing kids bought into the entire thing and imediatly changed their views. I had also never known about the swing kids of Germany at that time. It was interesting to watch what iy would have been like for a German citizen rather than a Jew because I've always wondered what it was like for them on the contrary. Overall I really enjoyed the movie and it was very impactful.
I was completely riveted by the movie the Swing Kids. Unfortunately, I have not been able to see the fill from start to finish, but I learned quite a bit from the parts of the movie I did see. For starters, I guess I never really realized there was a group of Germans who actually outwardly opposed the Nazi movement. I always figured there were Germans who disagreed with what the Nazis were doing but turned a blind eye and did as they were told anyway. I also learned about the power of pressure and effect it has on the masses. It was difficult for the Swing Kids to remain in opposition when most of the country was against them. Manipulation and brainwashing were two key ingredients in the Nazis' rise to power, and it makes me sick to my stomach that anyone could ever believe what the Nazis were communicating to the Germans. This movie demonstrates how easy it is to cave to the pressure of many and do as you're told to save your own skin.
The movie “Swing Kids” portrayed how the Nazi’s empowered the German’s at the time and lead them to be corrupted by absolute power. The Nazi’s showed propaganda to influence the HJ. The propaganda made them believe they were superior and had the right to be cruel to any inferior person. The German’s were forced to listen to German music and eat German food, not anything else. Thomas had originally been a swing kid, but after he joined the HJ with Peter he was brainwashed by the Nazi’s beliefs. He soon turned against his friend who was Jewish and crippled saying that he was the next target of the Nazi’s because he was inferior. He also turned against his father and reported him to the Gestapo when he said that he didn't have faith in Hitler. Thomas began to believe the propaganda about the Aryan race being superior and this propaganda began to corrupt him. He almost reported Peter because his beliefs had been totally changed by the HJ. I was unaware of swing kids in Germany and how easily the HJ’s conformed to belong to the superior crowd. Ultimately, Peter didn’t care if he went to the work camp because he felt he needed to stand up against the corruption and do something he felt was right.
The movie The Swing Kids offered a different perspective that I had not experienced before: it allows the audience to see a unique perspective of the children and teenagers struggling to survive the impending Nazi regime. As an outside party, I have never been able to place myself in the shoes of those in Germany which resisted or weren’t a part of the Nazis. It was interesting to see how many people had to live in fear due to the Gestapo, and how that affected relationships as people were given the power to turn in others. It was also interesting to see the ways that the Nazis tried to recruit young boys and how they had the power to turn these boys into hateful soldiers. This film provides the message of standing up for what one believes—only if you are just one person, just like Peter did against the Nazis. Peter didn’t choose to live in fear as he knew that what he was doing was right.
While watching just the first fight scene you get the feel that when you lived in Germany you lived with the feeling of terror wherever you went. The Jews couldn't go anywhere without being beat up, stolen from, or worse. This movie did a fantastic job of showing what it would be like to live in Germany if you weren't part of the Nazis. While I was watching the scene where Thomas turns in his own father, I was just wondering to myself if he hated his father so much he would want him to die. Another thing is how easily Thomas was persuaded to become a Nazi and believe the propaganda that they put out. This was a fantastic movie and it told me information I never knew before.
In this movie it was apparent that teenagers who see through the lies and evils of those in power and rebel using dance and foreign cultures. The two main characters have trouble in who to be friends with. Thomas becomes addicted to the power of the Nazis and forgets who his friends are and what he stands for. Peter stays loyal to swing music and his friend Arvin. The two friends grow apart as soon as Thomas is given the power and respect he wants and then becomes corrupted and blinded by Nazi propaganda.
“The Swing Kids” was a very powerful movie. I learned from this movie that kids in Germany were so easily brainwashed into join the Gastapo. Even when they listened to American music most of them were still forced into joining. It was crazy to see this happen to teenagers. The most important message of this film was to stick with what you believe in. No matter what happens and what’s going on around you, you should try your hardest to stay true to yourself. That’s the most important message of this film.
From watching this movie, I have learned that the littlest things set off the Nazi's and the Gestapo. Although I do understand that music can have a huge influence on people, because music has the ability to change people's moods and attitudes. All the swing kids were doing was getting together and doing what they enjoyed doing, dancing and listening to music they enjoyed. I think that throughout this movie it was shown how much opinions can change when you are taught certain things. Thomas became mean and hurtful after being involved with the Nazi's. He had promised Peter that he would never change and he would never let the Nazi's change him. And when it came down to it Thomas let himself turn into a Nazi. Peter let himself get taken away and when doing it he sang proud to show that he wasn't afraid and that he did this for what he believed was right.
I was absent.
Before watching this film, I had no idea anyone, especially anyone our age rebelled against the ways of the nazis. I was shocked to see that even just certain kinda of music made the nazis mad. I also didn't know that music made my Jewish people was banned and anyone who listened to it was punished. I thought the film did a great job at showing what life was like during this time for someone our age. It shocked me to see how easily people turned on their closest friends.
First of all, I learned about the "Swing Kids" movement itself. I was not aware that such a thing had exsisted. Secondly, I gained somewhat of an insight of what it was like to be a child in Nazi Germany. I now realize that it was near impossible to remain neutral, as even the smallest seeming threat to the Nazis were "disposed of", and this movie takes place even before Nazi control was at its worst. I think an important message to take away from this film is to stop and think before you hop on any sort of bandwagon as opposed to simply going on board with what everyone else is doing. Question everything, don't merely assume that something is the right thing to do only because it is fashionable.
By watching "The Swing Kids" I learned how the Nazis truly brainwashed the young people of Germany, and how Hitler destroyed any thing got anyone that did not support him. When they showed scenes of the Nazi youth in school I thought it was disturbing how they taught kids that anyone unlike them should be killed. It also surprised me how much Thomas's views changed after joining the Nazis. I didn't realize how much trouble and danger the Swing Kids could get in, just because they liked different music and didn't join the army. This film really showed how hard it was for any person/ group of people to stand up against Hitler.
I was absent on Friday
I was luckily able to find the film online and catch up with the ending, which was somewhat heart-wrenching. Like the rest of the class I was unaware a movement like the swing kids existed, I did know there were groups of Germans who resisted the Nazi movement on ethical grounds, and I knew that, as individuals fighting against the great wave of Nazism, they often meet tragic ends. But I had never known there was a group that rebelled with/and because of their love for swing music and foreign cultures. I think this film did a fantastic job of breaking down that wall that is created by the villainization of anyone in Germany during WWII, highlighting how impossible it was for one person to be left uninvolved in the conflict. It was clear, the entire system of the party meant that if you lived in Germany during that time, you were either a bystander who would be transformed into a perpetrator, or the resistance. Often times you have to join the party or the HJ for survival, and once in, the intense propaganda and indoctrination can cause the kind of fractureed identity and confusion we saw in Thomas, who had to keep his front up 24/7 to the point where he began believing the things he once claimed he only pretended to. In others, the Nazi party installed fear and paranoia and forced people to spy on one another to the point where they felt they could trust no one. I think the film helped the viewer empathize with those who made the choice to go along with the party because it highlighted the difficult situation they were put in, at the same time it did not condone their actions, because as Arvid said every person in the party contributed to the genocide that would occur.
From watching "The Swing Kids" I learned that there was a resistance movement against the Nazis in the early stages. I did not know that any Germans tried to resist the Nazis from taking over as they did. Before watching this film, I thought that most Germans were already indoctrinated by the time they could have realized what was going on, so I thought it was interesting that the Swing Kids even existed. I think that the most important message of this film was that it was incredibly difficult for young people living in Germany during this time to not succumb to the pressures of the Nazis. Once they did, it was only a matter of time before they were completely brainwashed into thinking like a Nazi.
From watching the Swing Kid, I learned about the HJ and how the teens were affected by this. Also how some of the early teens might have been affected later; Peters brother for example. The Nazis had taken over all of Germany and only a few had the courage to go against all of their beliefs amd ways of governing people and stand up for what was right. This cost them their lives but they knew that they had to because it was the right way. The HJ corrupted the minds of the teen boys and mafe them think like Nazis. A victim of this was Thomas who in the end believed that he was superior than others which made him turn against his friends and family. He reported his father and also threatened to report Peter. The HJ got Thomas into thinking that he had the power in his hands over anyone that he betrayed his friends and one of them ended up comitting suicide because he couldn't stand what was happening in the country. Peter was conflicted on who to believe and what to stand up for and the choice he made was really tough because it meant him leaving his mother and brother alone. This movie showed how hard it was to stand up against higher power and how most people got influenced easily by Hitler's army and followers.
Watching "Swing Kids," it was fascinating to know there was a different kind of subculture that was being suppressed beyond the obvious abuse towards jews, blacks, handicaps, and those that were mentally handicapped. To know that foreign culture, anything that wasn't primarily german, was to not looked down upon but oppressed to the point of violence and hatred really defines what the nazi brainwashing effect had on people. I believe the main point that was trying to be driven home in this film is the horrors that can occur when one's culture, regardless of race or heritage but what simply defines who you are, is denied and how the victims have to adapt.
I learned a lot from this movie. I never even knew the Swing Kids existed. I also learned more about the propaganda that Nazis would show to children in the Hitler Youth. The movie did a good job showing the mind set of people living in Germany at the time, if things around them didn't effect them, they were better off just ignoring it. This mind set that being a bystander is east allowed the Nazis to quickly take control. I think the movie showed how important it is to have resistance. Unfortunately it also showed that if the resistance is small and people remain bystanders it becomes easy for the resistance to be stopped. The movie showed that it is never easy being the resistance, but if you are persistent, maybe you can have an effect and see change.
I learned a lot from this movie. I never even knew the Swing Kids existed. I also learned more about the propaganda that Nazis would show to children in the Hitler Youth. The movie did a good job showing the mind set of people living in Germany at the time, if things around them didn't effect them, they were better off just ignoring it. This mind set that being a bystander is east allowed the Nazis to quickly take control. I think the movie showed how important it is to have resistance. Unfortunately it also showed that if the resistance is small and people remain bystanders it becomes easy for the resistance to be stopped. The movie showed that it is never easy being the resistance, but if you are persistent, maybe you can have an effect and see change.
I enjoyed this movie because I feel like it was a perfect insight into how the Germans viewed the changes that were going on when Hitler came to power. This movie was a perfect example of how good people were easily brain washed by the flashy propaganda that the Nazis we're running. By watching this movie I learned about the movement of the Swing Kids who opposed the Nazis by enjoying the music that they loved. I also learned about the brain washing that took place when the Hitler youth were trained. This movie also taught me about the fake birth certificates that Jews made in order to try and escape. This movie overall was a good Holocaust movie because it showed how it was possible for Germany to fall into the power of Hitler. It showed there were those unlucky who turned into the power hungry while other followed their beliefs and continued to support humanity.
One thing I learned from watching "The Swing Kids", was that the hatred from nazis not only focused on people like the jews, the gypsies, blacks and others, but even on some of the german people. Pretty much everyone in Germany was kept on a tight leash, and if they did anything that the nazi's did not support, they would be punished. One thing I found fascinating was how rebellious someone like Peter was. Peter knew that if he kept doing the things he did, he could end up in a very bad situation, but that did not stop him from standing up for what he believed in. Most kids, like Thomas, would have been brainwashed by the nazi's, and would have done anything they were told to do. This movie showed how powerful of a force the Nazi's were during that time, and how much of an effect they had on the development of their youth.
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