Tuesday, October 22, 2013

An Analysis Of The Monuments Men Book

By Cornelia Reyes


The monuments men book is story based on the film by the same title. The film will hit the cinemas later this year. It is likely to be a huge success based on gross revenues collected across the globe. The story behind the book is based on a couple of stories. These stories are collected from various battlefields in history.

The story book primarily aims at shedding some light about a number of things. Since the story revolves around a treasure hunt of precious jewels, cultural clashes are brought into light. There are a number of groups of armed men sent to reclaim the stolen jewels. The jewels are of great value the two societies in picture. This brings us to the First World War. Later, the Second World War is also brought into the picture.

The movie is produced by the finest production houses in the world. Columbia Pictures and 20 Century Cinemas pull resources together in order to bring the best out of the story. The production houses collect an array of finest actors on earth. These characters bring the best into acting. The setting and the scope of scenes also contribute into this fine story.

The plot of this story is based on one of best treasure hunt missions in history. The drama takes place in the First World War. The events continue unfolding up to the Second World War. A group of well trained army is sent to repossess stolen jewels from the enemy. The soldiers had to use every trick in the book to reclaim the stolen property.

The mission of hunt later turned to be impossible. This is mainly because some of the soldiers within the camp were working for the enemy. The enemy had infiltrated the camp. This was done through paying off the soldiers in order to leak the classified information about the mission. The traitors use a couple of tricks to cover their tracks.

After some time, the hunting mission almost falls apart. This is when the soldiers realize that there are traitors among themselves. They have to lay a trap for the traitors or else the entire mission falls apart. Sooner than later, the traitors are caught with their pants down. They are then shamed. The enemy is then tricked and falls for the trap. He is captured and the stolen pieces of fine art recovered.

A number of moral lessons can be drawn from the plot. Loyalty is one of the main subjects in the plot. The author uses a couple of tricks to emphasize on the subject matter. The special characters also enable the author break down the drama.

The monuments men book is primarily meant for the mature audience. The setting of the movie is very complicated. The book furthers the complication by employing a deeper setting. This calls for a very sober and critical mind in analyzing the complexity of this story. This means that the story is out of scope for the young audience.




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