Carrie-Ann+Movie


 * //__A short summary of the Movie "Come see the paradise"__//**

This movie takes place during world war 2. When the Japenese bombed Pearl Harbor, the president, Franklin Roosevelt sent out a warrant of sorts to arrest every Japenese-American on the west coast. He had them sent out to camps where they would live. The majority of the movie takes place before the bombing, Showing how Japenese used to live. Many of the characters were born in America, which should make them citizens right? Wrong. In the state of California, where the movie takes place, it is illegal for Japensese people to become citizens. This movie illustrates all of the cruelty to the japenese people.


 * //__Lessons to be learned about freedom and tolerence__//**.

People take their freedom for granted. The Japanese people loved the freedom the had, and gave it up when told to do so. Everyone says it is their right to have freedom. If so, then why are Americans so reckless with it? "Come see the paradise' is a fable to remind us of how easily we can surrender our liberties, and how much we need them." - Roger Elbert. I think this quote pretty much sums it up. One of the characters surrendered his liberties when he entered the camp. He basically said that his freedom was left beind when they got there. Seeing all the things happening in these internment camps really showed me how much we need out freedom. WIthout freedom, we would be forced here and there and we could not do most of the things we do now.


 * //__How is this movie relevent to today?__//**

This movie is relevent because America is doing to Iraq and Afghanistan what we did to the Japenese during WWII. We are taking away all the freeodm have by invading their country. Also, Because of the events of 9/11, people are treating Musilim-Americans horribly, just like they did with Japenese-Americans. Also, Being an American does not only mean being a citizen. It means you are happy where you are, successful This movie is showing how the Japenese were not Americans, both in the sense of not being a citizen and in the sense of them not being as happy as they could be here.