Hello!
Today my blog will be in regards to the film that we watched in class today. Aside from the fact that the movie was in subtitles, I was really able to pay attention to what was occurring in the movie. I found it very interesting to hear the opinions of those who live in the country to the Americans are trying to "help". I found it so interesting simply because they seemed to have a very negative outlook on what we are trying to accomplish while Americans feel that we are doing a positive thing for the country.

I also found it to be shocking that the boy in the first section of the film, was 11 years old and could not read or write, and also that he was repeating first grade for the fifth time. Also, that the man that was looking after him was so cruel about it. I feel that if I was in that situation that the individuals around me would be more supportive instead of making me feel that I was not good enough. I found it to be very strange that his boss said that he would beat him if he went back to school, because he wanted to keep him as a worker.

When listening to his monologue about wanting to be a pilot so he can see a beautiful place and then land there. I felt really awful that he was not happy with the conditions that he lived in, and he was looking into the future in hopes that he would find a better life for himself.

Overall, I felt very bad about the conditions that the ten year old boy was forced to live in and maybe he will one day find that beautiful place and call it his home.