Several things shocked me throughout the documentary. First, I was shocked on how brittle the soldier’s mental mind was right after the war. Their emotions were full of sorrow, fear and sadness, and just looking at the attitudes of the soldiers, despondent, anxiety, and despair was clearly evident. Not a single soldier shown in the documentary looked okay, even they say they are. I was very sympathetic and dismal to see soldiers telling the psychologist that they think they changed after the war, clearly showing the destructive nature of war. …show more content…
War not only causes physical damage in a city, but also it gives severe physical damage to humans.
However, I never thought it would cause a mental problem to humans. Of course, the fear and the experience of killing and shooting can be a trauma, leading soldiers to nightmares and insomnia. But the fact that those emotions can cause a psychological effect on the body was a surprise for me. Some soldiers had conversion hysteria that hindered him from walking well and feel as if he had a spinal lesion. Some soldiers forgot everything in his memory, even his name, address and family. Some soldiers, quite a lot, had trouble speaking boldly, stuttering as he talked to the psychologists. All of this came as a shock to
me;