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Cameron Cruise Mr. Neuburger Eng. Comp 101 18 March 2013 Response “A film not yet finished” This is a movie about a movie used for the World War two Holocaust Propaganda. It is spoken in the native tongue of the characters involved. This film has impacted me strongly, in the sense to get a visual perspective on the frightening deeds that humanity is capable of whenever we just trust the governing class to make moral decisions for us. By Quietly being passive and doing whatever we are told can sometimes have huge consequences, even if the idea is portrayed to be good for us or good for our country. It also shocks me that the moral compass can be so far off in a group of people that it could lead to the genocide of another race. Summarizing this movie in essence is trying forget all of the gruesome details that are involved in genocide, but I will give a few interesting points that I feel like make this pursuit of extinction different from the others that have happened throughout history and are still going on today. The first thing that draws disction to me is that in the holocaust the “pursuit of purity” was extremely creative and very will planned. From the usage of propaganda to the extermination methods. One could argue that people would never let such a thing happen if it was coming at them in full force and right in front of their face. So perhaps the need for creativity was derived from insuring that this plan be executed flawlessly and without the interruption of people opposing the idea that a few determined was the answer to all their problems. Another dramatic difference in this extinction episode that varies from the mass genocides that are taking place as we speak, is the attention that this one event has received. Does the holocaust attain more attention because it was perhaps more creative than what we have ever seen, or wish to see? Or was it the fact that it was an “elimination express lane” that draws the attention of the civilized class of culture. Whatever it so compelling about this event eludes me. The one thing that doesn't surprise me most is the lack of sanitation and the starvation involved. But what shocks me most is the numbers. An Estimated six million people died DURING the holocaust, six million people die annually from stravation alone.