Patton

I really enjoyed the speech that Patton gave. At first, I thought it was kind of odd how Patton just came up the stairs to this big stage with the United States flag in the background. While he was doing this, you can hear people kind of whispering, all of a sudden Patton orders them to stay quiet. It was kind of like the director did this on purpose to kind of give us a feel of being there. It was almost if Patton was directing his words to us through the TV. They also zoomed in on his rings,his badges and this intense look in his eyes. Those credentials=status symbol, he has power, he is someone important, he earned respect. That was my take. The director was emphasizing all these points to give us an idea that Patton was no ordinary Sgt. Patton is very blunt to start out with. He almost kind of wants to make you go out there and fight for America. The part that really got to me was when he was saying how he will cut the enemies guts and use them to oil the tanks, or when he refers to your friend, if you were to stick your hand in a bunch of goo...and knowing your friend had died. You can kind of just visualize this by the words he uses and the way he presents them to us. While he is very blunt and violent, he is also very reassuring. The way he concluded the speech was in a low tone, very calm, and it gives you this feeling that this guy is for real.