"No Man's Land"

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This paper examines the movie "No Man's Land", set against the never-ending Serb-Bosnia conflict where peacekeeping missions failed to do any positive work. It discusses how this bleak picture of war is interspersed with light-hearted humor and abrupt craziness that gives a positive touch to the otherwise gross war drama. It analyzes how it is an anti-war movie depicting a war-torn land and the people caught in a bloody conflict that no one really cares about and how it highlights the absurdity of war. It looks at how the movie emphasizes the moral and psychological paradoxes of a conflict where no one is likely to emerge a winner.

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"In one of the movie's many bizarre scenes, the two main characters strip to their boxers to show their helplessness while standing at the edge of the trench waving a white t-shirt. However it seems that the world is more concerned with politics than the lives of these helpless men. This scene is important since it highlights the bond that unites human beings. It is here that we notice that while the two soldiers belong to enemy countries, they behave in similar fashion and acknowledge their helplessness in the face of all the trouble. In this scene, the relationship between these two major characters is interesting and quite thought provoking."

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