week seven

I didn't have much to do today, so I gave in and watched a movie.
One of my favorites actually, Windtalkers (I love WWII movies).

This one is perhaps my favorite because of the storyline. The U.S Army come up with the Navajo Code, (based off the Navajo language) and this code was used in fighting WWII on the Soloman Islands of Japan. The two main characters, Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) and Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) are put into the same company. Joe is given orders to watch over Ben, and if all else fails, kill him to protect the code. Enders is forced to kill Ben's friend, Charlie Whitehorse under these orders. Ben is furious with Enders and nearly kills him. In the last few minutes of the movie Joe's is killed, but not before saving Ben. (There are a few sub plots in this movie, but this is the main one)



The movie has a few parallel scenes. Joe lost a company of 15 men a few months ago; thus the reason for him having shell shock. His first time back in action he goes on a killing spree. The scene is mirrored near the end when Ben goes on his own killing spree after losing his friend. The audio and lighting in these scenes are almost the same; the yelling and gunfire sounds are similar (but probably not the same). This reminded me of the presentation on Crash in class. The only difference was the action that was the same.

In these two scenes, the actors facial expressions are the same. The viewer can see the same look of desperation in the eyes of the actors during the killing spree. When the roles are switched, the one watching has the same surprised/shocked look on his face.

This is the reason I love this movie; the acting is amazing. It's also in my favorite genre.