The Fog of War.
The Fog of war is about the time of the cold war and the secretary of defense during the Kennedy administration Robert S. McNamara. The film is a Mixture between historical footage during the Cold War and interviews that capture the knowledge and insight of Robert S. McNamara. They also list Eleven Lessons That Robert S. McNamara lived by when it came to making decisions about the cold war.
Lesson #1: Empathize with your enemy.
Lesson #2: Rationality alone will not save us.
Lesson #3: There’s something beyond one’s self.
Lesson #4: Maximize efficiency.
Lesson #5: Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
Lesson #6: Get the Data.
Lesson #7: Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
Lesson #8: Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
Lesson #9: In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
Lesson #10: Never say never.
Lesson #11: You can’t change human nature.
1. Which one of McNamara’s questions or challenges is of most interest or concern to you? Why?
I think a combination of lessons 1,3 and 11 are very interesting because although you are in a war ,lives are at stake and your actions could potentially bring nuclear war, it all comes down to human nature and what people will do and how they react. I think it concerns me because human nature is unpredictable and really anything could have happened.
2. Which of the eleven lessons were most interesting and important to you? With which
In order to good you have to engage evil. I like this lesson because it seems like something a person could live by. It seems like if you follow this rule although you would have to be unforgiving, you would do good in the end.
3. What was the most striking element of the film. Why do you remember that part particularly?
I think my favorite part of the film was the interviews Robert S. McNamara. Because he was right in the middle of it and he made decisions that could have changed the path of the war. I think talking to him could have been the closest thing to talking to Kennedy himself. He is a true living legend
The Fog of war is about the time of the cold war and the secretary of defense during the Kennedy administration Robert S. McNamara. The film is a Mixture between historical footage during the Cold War and interviews that capture the knowledge and insight of Robert S. McNamara. They also list Eleven Lessons That Robert S. McNamara lived by when it came to making decisions about the cold war.
Lesson #1: Empathize with your enemy.
Lesson #2: Rationality alone will not save us.
Lesson #3: There’s something beyond one’s self.
Lesson #4: Maximize efficiency.
Lesson #5: Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
Lesson #6: Get the Data.
Lesson #7: Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
Lesson #8: Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
Lesson #9: In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
Lesson #10: Never say never.
Lesson #11: You can’t change human nature.
1. Which one of McNamara’s questions or challenges is of most interest or concern to you? Why?
I think a combination of lessons 1,3 and 11 are very interesting because although you are in a war ,lives are at stake and your actions could potentially bring nuclear war, it all comes down to human nature and what people will do and how they react. I think it concerns me because human nature is unpredictable and really anything could have happened.
2. Which of the eleven lessons were most interesting and important to you? With which
In order to good you have to engage evil. I like this lesson because it seems like something a person could live by. It seems like if you follow this rule although you would have to be unforgiving, you would do good in the end.
3. What was the most striking element of the film. Why do you remember that part particularly?
I think my favorite part of the film was the interviews Robert S. McNamara. Because he was right in the middle of it and he made decisions that could have changed the path of the war. I think talking to him could have been the closest thing to talking to Kennedy himself. He is a true living legend
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