In my movie, “Seven Years in Tibet”, we follow the journey of an Austrian man named Heinrich Harrer. This movie was based on the true events of his life and on the book he wrote detailing the events. In the early (enter date here) Heinrich left behind his wife and kids to climb the Himalayas. While there in the mountains he is captured and put in a prison camp. On his 3rd escape attempt he finally succeeds and finds himself in the company of the young Dalai Lama. The two grow to be great friends and Heinrich tutors the young boy. The movie stays fairly accurate to the history, messing up on just a few points that were really hollywoodised either for time or drama purposes. Nevertheless it gives a very accurate portrayal of Heinrich Harrer's …show more content…
Although shown at an earlier period than it actually happened, Heinrich and his companions were put into a prison camp. They made 2 failed escape attempts but on the 3rd attempt they did manage to escape and run away. After they escape they did meet with local Tibetan people and used an expired travel licence to get passed their security. Throughout their perilous trek they encountered much of what the movie portrayed. From terrible weather, to bandits, and hostile locals, they faced many struggles trying to find their way back to some kind of safety. This landed them in the secret and holy city of Lhasa where the young Dalai Lama and his people resided. While their the Dalai Lama quickly accepted them under his wing and graciously took Heinrich as his tutor. Though it has later been found that Heinrich alone was not his only tutor, and was not his only playmate, Heinrich in his time of residing in Lhasa was the primary. The two were noted as being fantastic friends and getting along very well. Heinrich would teach the Dalai Lama about the world outside of what he knew, from the technology, to the ways of life. The Dalai Lama in return did the same for Harrer with his own
Another accuracy in this movie was the concentration camps in this movie, they were portrayed very well. Just like history, immediately after arriving at a concentration camp, they were split up and divided by gender and age. As soon as they arrived people who the Nazis did not see fit to work were killed. Along with this people
The Jews were packed tightly and stuck in train cars for days or even a week depending on where they were going. These people had no clue where they were going, no clue how much longer it would take, and no clue what would happen once they stepped off of the train. In the book Night it explains how Elie was transported in a cattle car with about a hundred more people shoved into it. Some people in these cattle cars could not survive the long journeys and died. The prisoners in the cars went to the bathroom on the floors which just worsened the conditions. Halfway through the journey, the train would stop and any dead prisoners would be thrown out of the cattle cars. Anybody who was still alive went on to their destination. In an internet source is talks about how cruel and horrible the conditions were inside of these transport cars.
“Where to? Somewhere right in the depth of Germany, to the other camps; there was no shortage of them” (77). When the time had come for evacuation, they were being called off, block by block. Then, their turn : “Block 57, forward march” (80). The high winds contained massive amounts of snow and ice, always penetrating them. They marched relentlessly with a German official always in their ear telling them to move “faster, you filthy sons of bitches” (81). Their pace quickened, eventually forming into a trot and then finally into a full scale run. The German officials ran alongside them in the cold, bitter air. By the time they stopped running they had crossed 42 miles. 42 miles worth of running nonstop. Due to the German officials, if you stopped running they would shoot you before you could start again, and if the officials didn't get to you, the thousands of other running Jews would trample over you. Their legs probably wouldn't be able to stop them. As Elie described, “our legs were moving mechanically, in spite of us, without us”
They had to pack up their things and then were sent to the smaller ghetto. Now they are in the cattle cars, waiting for their departure. Chapter Two After two days of travel, they arrived at Kaschau, where the ill was sent to the hospital car. Mrs. Schachter was one of the Jews in the car.
Dachau and its sub camps were awful places in general, but living as a prisoner in these camps was even worse, just as the marches were. The physical characteristics that made up Dachau and its sub camps were horrifying. The prisoners that had to face the extreme conditions of camps were certainly not oblivious to everything that was happening. Marches were a significant part of prisoners’ lives during the later parts of World War II. Lives of prisoners during World War II were horrendous throughout. This was the life Max most likely endured after he left th...
There is no secret that films in the genre of biopic can often stretch the truth. These types of movies are frequently mere depictions of myth that is loosely based on factual accounts rather than being accurate representations of history. Many ethical dilemmas arise from these circumstances. Among those are the damaging representations that may skew a viewer’s perception of how history may have actually played out. Should filmmakers warn viewers that certain historical details of their forthcoming motion picture have been changed for the purpose of film? What are the editorial ethics when important details pertaining to vital pieces of history are left on the proverbial cutting room floor? The brand new film “Cesar Chavez” does a lot of work to bring about the often untold story of the California migrant farmworkers labor activism and organizing, yet in the process, manages to erase the pertinent contributions of the Filipino who many consider as the pioneers of these movements.
In the movie, the representation of the time is mostly accurate and the writer’s views are reflected ...
In the book Genghis khan and the making of the modern world, Jack Weatherford allows us to see the conquest of the world by the Mongols. He starts us from before Temujin was ever born. He introduces us to many of the Mongols great achievements, like the conquest of china.
Last semester my documentary production professor told my classmates and I to avoid making films that were too much like Holocaust or civil rights films. This really struck me as an almost cold statement, however this semester in both this class and the film and Holocaust class that I took I began to understand what he meant. After reading much of Aaron Kerner’s book I saw even more, it wasn’t a statement on the subject matter but the filmic techniques that have been overused in the genres. The most burnt out are the tropes within each film; like the crafty jew trope, the jew as a victim, or as a hero, and the usage of naziploitation. These are all found in films revolving around the Holocaust and the film Europa Europa (Agnieska Holland, 1990)
Most often, all in life eventually comes to an end, which additionally brings the Han Dynasty and Roman Empire to mind, who have also collapsed and came to an end. The Han Dynasty was one of China’s largest dynasties, while the Roman Empire was the most expansive political and social structure in their civilization. Both Roman Empire and Han Dynasty have fallen but several pundits believe that the United States may be in the same crisis like the others who have went through a state of decline.
Many Tibetans are arrested and put through such treatment with little to no evidence supporting them as criminals. In a sudden “clampdown” that started in February of 1992, groups of ten Chinese raided Tibetan homes in Lhasa arresting more than 200 people. Those arrested were said to be in possession of “subversive materials, such as photographs, and tapes or books containing speeches or teachings of the Dalai Lama” (Kumar, 77).
Tung, R. J. (1980). A portrait of lost Tibet. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
In Defiance, the deviations from the historical record are used to emphasis certain aspects of the movie. In the beginning sequence the audience can see how there is a mesh of video of Hitler imposed with footage that the director made to look older. If a person had never seen the original footage they would not see the subtle mixture of fact and fiction. But this practice raises the question should directors be able to add or subtract from the historical accuracy of a movie, especially one with a subject matter such as the Holocaust. In the case of movies that are based on the real life experiences of individuals the deviation makes the matter more accessible to a large group of people. There are many aspects of someones life are not easily readable when place on the screen. In order for them to be understood some liberty must be given to the director to make them understandable to someone who may not know the culture or the traditions behind the actions. In a scene of Defiance Zus, played by Liev Schreibe...
...ctual roles, or adding in exciting events that revise the storyline. These changes are beneficial to producers because they engage a large audience and generate massive profits. In contrast, they do not always have a positive effect on viewers. Although they are entertaining which is an important aspect of theatre culture, they also are often misguiding. Many spectators take movies at face value, without considering that they may not exactly qualify as primary source material. Even when an historical event is fabricated to teach or enhance a moral message, it still doesn’t compensate for bending the truth. Moviegoer’s may have a positive experience and gain some skewed historical perspective, perhaps better than what they knew before the movie, but they loose out on the truth and therefore, a genuine understanding of the historical event, and its significance.
Several hours after leaving India they realize that the plane has been hijacked and the pilot refuses to tell them where they are going or why. It is only after the plane crashes somewhere in what they guess is Tibet that the pilot finally speaks, instructing the group to find Shangri-la. After a night spent on the plane, a party from the lamasery leads the stranded group through the mountains...