Writing assignment for the movie The Monuments Men
Synopsis:
Several middle aged men, many art historians, artists, scholars, museum staff and curators, left comfortable jobs and families to enlist in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MMFA). They found themselves traipsing through bombed-out Europe tracking down elusive paintings, statues and protecting architecture that would otherwise be lost or destroyed.
These men, originally American and then later British, petitioned President Franklin D. Roosevelt to consider creating this division of the military. While they had support from FDR, Eisenhower and Churchill, they had little to no supplies and sometimes met with resistance once in Europe.
All the while, Hitler, obsessively confiscated art that supported his Nationalist ideology and at the same time purged Europe of modern artists. Their task was to find and return the artistic and cultural treasures that were stolen and hidden throughout Europe.
The movie focuses on characters derived from the original dozen of Monuments Men who were on the ground in Normandy after D-Day (June 6, 1944). Another twenty or so men where gradually added until the end of the hostilities with the awesome responsibility of covering all of Northern Europe.
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Assignment:
Write a two-page response to the movie. 12 point, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins
What did you think of the movie, the ideas discussed and the characters in the film? Did you change your opinion of the function of art? Add any details that you think are noteworthy. What was your opinion of the film?
Be sure to have:
An introduction, that includes your opinion
A body that supports your opinion, be sure to include the scene(s) that supports your thoughts in the body of your essay
End your essay with a conclusion restating your opinion