"A Film Unfinished"

Stephanie Urrutia
Larry Neuburger
ENG comp. 102-104.
3 October 2011
"A Film Unfinished"
I myself do not understand the human capacity. I do not understand the capacity someone has to degrade, waste, and destroy life as was shown in "A Film Unfinished". We are created as evil creatures that are capable of many things. Jews at this time in history were the sad subject of this cruelty. It makes me want to cry for them. I would not have had the strength to go through what they did without going completely mad. The saddest part of this film to watch was the burial of all the bodies. Along with the small shack that held 50-60 bodies before they were taken to that final resting place in cramped, shallow graves. Most were killed by starvation.
I began to wonder to myself, what I could have done to help this defeated race if I were alive in the 1940’s. The Germans planned to use these videos to deceive, fool, and manipulate other forces to believing how they did. Would I have really known the truth about Jews? Would I have had the strength to see through these lies, and make my own assumptions? As stated by the testimonials in the film, “They made the pretty waitresses stand outside as the children walked by with their hands out. They were instructed to give them nothing. It was obvious what they were doing. Portraying Jews as leading rich, comfortable lives, but still not giving to those in need.” They had no real proof as to why the Jews needed to be exterminated, so they made it up. They lied, murdered, cheated, and sadly no one could seem to stop them. Hopefully we, as a global society have learned from this wrenched occurrence. I hope this level of massacre has softened the hearts of those who hate for almost no reason at all.
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