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Friday, March 28, 2014
PERIOD 2: 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?
22 comments:
Aishwarya Ganguli
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After watching this film I learnt a very important lesson. In any situation of life we must do what we think is right instead of following the majority. I liked the part that lastly Peter believed that his father was not wrong, he believed his father did the right thing and then he started following his father's footsteps. The film also portrayed that the people of Germany were so much influenced to hate Jews that this unnecessary hatred passed to the young generation. Thus due to this hatred the young people were unable to see their friends. The only thing they saw was Nazi duty and hatred for Jews.
I thought that the movie Swing Kids was very insightful. I thought that the swing kids were very brave for still listening to the music that they like and going to those dances knowing that if they were caught by the police that they would be in a lot of trouble. When Peter and his friend joined he Hitler youth I liked how Peter still kept his beliefs about other people. It was sad to see his friend begin to change, but it also showed how other people can be influenced so quickly by other beliefs.
After watching The Swing Kids I realized how brainwashed the Nazis were. It was disgusting how much Thomas changed when he became part of the hitler youth. Im glad Peter kept his identity through out the whole movie. I was angry for him, nobody would listen to him when he was 100% right. Nazis are stuck up and think they have all of the control. Good for peter for being strong.
Watching the Swing Kids was a very informational and helped me understand what it was like in Germany. I learned how easily people changed like Thomas, and how he conformed to society. He wasn't able to be who he used to be and th HJ really changed him. Peter was able to keep his identity throughout the whole time and never followed the HJ rules all the time. It's not right to just beat someone up on the streets because they are different like the Nazi's did. An important message of the film is to stay true to your identity and not always follow society.
After watching the film, I learned a lot that I didn't know previously. I never knew how hard it was to be a German and try to ignore all of the propaganda that was thrown at them. There were huge propaganda posters and billboards on every corner of the city they were in. There was so much hatred going on towards the Jews at the time that it split up a very strong friendship between Thomas and Peter. I thought that the most important message of the film was to stand up for what you believe in no matter how difficult it may be.
I really enjoyed watching The Swing Kids. The movie did a really good job in showing what It was like to be a German at the Hitler came into power. It was also good in showing how not everyone agreed with what Hitler or the government. I didn't know anything about swing kids before but now that I do I think it was really good for them, though risky, to listen to the type of music they wanted to as well as dance however they felt like.
"The Swing Kids" film is very interesting. This film shows a lot more then the Nazi takeover of Germany. It shows natural human behavior. Prior to this film I had no idea that the Nazis were completely able to brainwash the youth. It is scary to see how the majority of people were convinced a certain way. People turned on their neighbors, friends, and even family just to be part of the group. Only a select few people realized the evil within the Nazis are were able to rebel. These people were promptly swept away by the Nazis. The most important message of this film is that what is in style is not necessarily good. The main group doesn't always know best, its the individual who needs to analyze a situation and make a decision for themselves.
I thought the movie The Swing Kids was a really great film that did a great job portraying what it was like in Germany at that time. I thought it was interesting how easily people could be conformed to society so easily instead of going against it. It was interesting how much propoganda there was in Germany because there was some type on every corner you turned. I like how Peter stuck to what he believed in throughout the entire film and didn't follow the rules unlike Thomas. The message in the film is do what you believe in and don't go along with what everyone else is doing just because they may have a higher authority than you.
Before watching this film, I didnt even know there was a group called "the swing kids". They were not violently rebelling against the Nazi power, they just continued to listen to and dance to the music they loved best-- in secret. I was not aware the the kids who became a part of the HJ went against their own family members and the friends they were closest to. Thomas turned his dad in, and Peter was asked to spy on the man that gave hik work and was nice to him. The HJ made its members suspicous of everyone they knew. I was glad that Petet didnt give in and conform like Thomas ended up doing, and that he stopped believing his father was wrong to do what he was doing. I was surprised that everyone had the same mindset: do whats easist even if it is wrong so you dont get hurt in the process. Even Peter's mother conformed to that and encouraged Peter to do the same. I think one of the most important messages in this film is to keep asking questions because if you come up with one no one is willing to answer, then you know there is a problem.
I really enjoyed the movie Swing Kids. It did a good job of showing how the Nazi's influenced all walks of life in Germany. Especially the youth. It was extremely brave of Peter to keep his beliefs throughout the entire movie. Its pretty disgusting how brainwashed some people were by the Nazi's. Emil was the perfect example of how people will change themselves to fit in to avoid being the not so favorable party.
After watching "The Swing Kids" I learned how the Nazis brainwashed the young people of Germany, and how Hitler destroyed any thing got anyone that did not support him. It surprised me how much some of the charters views toward the Nazis changed after joining them. 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 or s group of people to stand up against Hitler. I think that the film shows that it is important to not lose your beliefs and not to give up on your lifestyle just because someone tells you that you cant.
After watching the film, "The Swing Kids" you really see people stand up against the majority. The kids took great risk by listening to the music produced by non-Aryan races because they could have been punished very harshly for it. The German people at the time were under heavy pressure from the government to act as a model citizen and to conform to the beliefs of the government. In todays society not much is told about German people resisting the conformity of the government.
I thought that "The Swing Kids" gave great insight to the pressures of living in Nazi Germany, especially as a young person. All the country's youth was joining the HJ and there was tremendous pressure on those who opposed the Nazi philosophy. Peter felt the pressure greater than anyone, especially after Thomas bought into the party and got sucked into the Nazi machine. I thought the message of the film was that a person doesn't have to conform just because everyone around him says it's the right thing to do. People should choose their own paths and do what they think is right.
I enjoyed the Swing Kids because it brought to life the psychological aspect of living in Germany at that time, which is something you can't really experience when you read it in a textbook. One thing i didn't know was how scared almost every citizen was of the Gestapo and therefore everyone else (in fear they will be reported to them). One thing that surprised me is how the Nazis brainwashed the new generation of kids and got them to tell the Nazis if their parents were up to any thing that may hurt their cause.
I felt after watching the film i had a better understanding of how Hitler got the following he did. He manipulated people into a "better" way of life. he implanted national socialist ideals into people through camps and schooling. This brainwash allowed him to expand as well as maintain a loyal group of "Nazi Zombies". Its crazy to think that people can be so blinded by a man whose talking about other people as vermin. They chose to let themselves be brainwashed and its only the lucky few who realized who there real friends are before it was too late.
22 comments:
After watching this film I learnt a very important lesson. In any situation of life we must do what we think is right instead of following the majority. I liked the part that lastly Peter believed that his father was not wrong, he believed his father did the right thing and then he started following his father's footsteps. The film also portrayed that the people of Germany were so much influenced to hate Jews that this unnecessary hatred passed to the young generation. Thus due to this hatred the young people were unable to see their friends. The only thing they saw was Nazi duty and hatred for Jews.
I thought that the movie Swing Kids was very insightful. I thought that the swing kids were very brave for still listening to the music that they like and going to those dances knowing that if they were caught by the police that they would be in a lot of trouble. When Peter and his friend joined he Hitler youth I liked how Peter still kept his beliefs about other people. It was sad to see his friend begin to change, but it also showed how other people can be influenced so quickly by other beliefs.
After watching The Swing Kids I realized how brainwashed the Nazis were. It was disgusting how much Thomas changed when he became part of the hitler youth. Im glad Peter kept his identity through out the whole movie. I was angry for him, nobody would listen to him when he was 100% right. Nazis are stuck up and think they have all of the control. Good for peter for being strong.
Watching the Swing Kids was a very informational and helped me understand what it was like in Germany. I learned how easily people changed like Thomas, and how he conformed to society. He wasn't able to be who he used to be and th HJ really changed him. Peter was able to keep his identity throughout the whole time and never followed the HJ rules all the time. It's not right to just beat someone up on the streets because they are different like the Nazi's did. An important message of the film is to stay true to your identity and not always follow society.
After watching the film, I learned a lot that I didn't know previously. I never knew how hard it was to be a German and try to ignore all of the propaganda that was thrown at them. There were huge propaganda posters and billboards on every corner of the city they were in. There was so much hatred going on towards the Jews at the time that it split up a very strong friendship between Thomas and Peter. I thought that the most important message of the film was to stand up for what you believe in no matter how difficult it may be.
I was not here for the end of this film.
I really enjoyed watching The Swing Kids. The movie did a really good job in showing what It was like to be a German at the Hitler came into power. It was also good in showing how not everyone agreed with what Hitler or the government. I didn't know anything about swing kids before but now that I do I think it was really good for them, though risky, to listen to the type of music they wanted to as well as dance however they felt like.
"The Swing Kids" film is very interesting. This film shows a lot more then the Nazi takeover of Germany. It shows natural human behavior. Prior to this film I had no idea that the Nazis were completely able to brainwash the youth. It is scary to see how the majority of people were convinced a certain way. People turned on their neighbors, friends, and even family just to be part of the group. Only a select few people realized the evil within the Nazis are were able to rebel. These people were promptly swept away by the Nazis. The most important message of this film is that what is in style is not necessarily good. The main group doesn't always know best, its the individual who needs to analyze a situation and make a decision for themselves.
I thought the movie The Swing Kids was a really great film that did a great job portraying what it was like in Germany at that time. I thought it was interesting how easily people could be conformed to society so easily instead of going against it. It was interesting how much propoganda there was in Germany because there was some type on every corner you turned. I like how Peter stuck to what he believed in throughout the entire film and didn't follow the rules unlike Thomas. The message in the film is do what you believe in and don't go along with what everyone else is doing just because they may have a higher authority than you.
Before watching this film, I didnt even know there was a group called "the swing kids". They were not violently rebelling against the Nazi power, they just continued to listen to and dance to the music they loved best-- in secret. I was not aware the the kids who became a part of the HJ went against their own family members and the friends they were closest to. Thomas turned his dad in, and Peter was asked to spy on the man that gave hik work and was nice to him. The HJ made its members suspicous of everyone they knew. I was glad that Petet didnt give in and conform like Thomas ended up doing, and that he stopped believing his father was wrong to do what he was doing. I was surprised that everyone had the same mindset: do whats easist even if it is wrong so you dont get hurt in the process. Even Peter's mother conformed to that and encouraged Peter to do the same. I think one of the most important messages in this film is to keep asking questions because if you come up with one no one is willing to answer, then you know there is a problem.
I was not here for the end of this assignment.
absent
I really enjoyed the movie Swing Kids. It did a good job of showing how the Nazi's influenced all walks of life in Germany. Especially the youth. It was extremely brave of Peter to keep his beliefs throughout the entire movie. Its pretty disgusting how brainwashed some people were by the Nazi's. Emil was the perfect example of how people will change themselves to fit in to avoid being the not so favorable party.
I was absent for this discussion.
After watching "The Swing Kids" I learned how the Nazis brainwashed the young people of Germany, and how Hitler destroyed any thing got anyone that did not support him. It surprised me how much some of the charters views toward the Nazis changed after joining them. 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 or s group of people to stand up against Hitler. I think that the film shows that it is important to not lose your beliefs and not to give up on your lifestyle just because someone tells you that you cant.
After watching the film, "The Swing Kids" you really see people stand up against the majority. The kids took great risk by listening to the music produced by non-Aryan races because they could have been punished very harshly for it. The German people at the time were under heavy pressure from the government to act as a model citizen and to conform to the beliefs of the government. In todays society not much is told about German people resisting the conformity of the government.
I thought that "The Swing Kids" gave great insight to the pressures of living in Nazi Germany, especially as a young person. All the country's youth was joining the HJ and there was tremendous pressure on those who opposed the Nazi philosophy. Peter felt the pressure greater than anyone, especially after Thomas bought into the party and got sucked into the Nazi machine. I thought the message of the film was that a person doesn't have to conform just because everyone around him says it's the right thing to do. People should choose their own paths and do what they think is right.
I enjoyed the Swing Kids because it brought to life the psychological aspect of living in Germany at that time, which is something you can't really experience when you read it in a textbook. One thing i didn't know was how scared almost every citizen was of the Gestapo and therefore everyone else (in fear they will be reported to them). One thing that surprised me is how the Nazis brainwashed the new generation of kids and got them to tell the Nazis if their parents were up to any thing that may hurt their cause.
I was absent for the end of the film
I was absent for the end of the film
I felt after watching the film i had a better understanding of how Hitler got the following he did. He manipulated people into a "better" way of life. he implanted national socialist ideals into people through camps and schooling. This brainwash allowed him to expand as well as maintain a loyal group of "Nazi Zombies". Its crazy to think that people can be so blinded by a man whose talking about other people as vermin. They chose to let themselves be brainwashed and its only the lucky few who realized who there real friends are before it was too late.
I was absent for this discussion.
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