Response to Blog - Hasnain (Anas)

A post in the blog which I really liked was the one which explains the best film scenes (Best Films Scenes in SH5 - Post 6). What I really enjoyed about that post was the fact that the writer not only wrote about the scene, but also described which camera shots would be used. By doing so, he enabled me to visualise what the scene would look like in the movie. Also he described three scenes in the movie that would be great in the film rather than writing about only one, which made me realise that there are many scenes which can effectively lend themselves to a movie.

A post which I disagree with is the one about the quote (Quote Assignment - Post 2). In that post, the writer says that Vonnegut is anti-American in a very subtle manner. In my opinion Vonnegut is very clear in showing that Americans were not what they were perceived to be in World War 2. In the book, by showing the condition that the British soldiers were in and directly comparing it to the Americans, Vonnegut is openly anti-American. The British are described to be calm and collected. They are well respected by the German guards and even put on a pedestal by them. Whereas the American soldiers are in a horrible condition and portrayed to be beneath the British. The Americans are poorly dressed; many of them die from hunger. Also, the British are further raised when they end up taking care of the American and providing them with necessities. This shows that the Americans are at the mercy of not only the Germans (since they are captured), but also the British since the only way that they are alive is because they are being taken care of by the British. So I think that by doing so, Vonnegut is clear about being anti-American.

A post which I would have slightly altered is the one about banned books (Banned Books - Post 3). In that post, the writer effectively explains the different types of situations that a banned book could be in. But I would have liked to see the writer write about his opinion on whether books like Slaughterhouse Five and 1984 should be banned, and explain whether he is for or against banning certain pieces of literature.