16 May 2011

Truth Behind the Lies (The Giant Mushroom) , JSim (2011)


            Shock, horror, sorrow, anger, blankness, confusion, happiness, and betrayal. These are some of the many feelings people feel at times of war. Truth Behind the Lies portrays these emotions that government tends ignore when it comes down to declaring a war. This work questions the government and their statement by showing people, of all ages, gender, and race, crying over the loss of their loved one in a war, where the causes and effect seems questionable. Whether you live in the winning side or the losing side in the war, it always brings tears to people's lives. Many people lose their loved ones, from civilians to soldiers. The crying people are of all races. It doesn't matter what country you are from and it does not matter whether your country's bombing another or destroying their land because sooner or later, they will seek revenge. The girl in the middle is holding a white paper that has a smile on it, as if to hide her true feelings of the war. She also have a question mark, indicating that she is confused on whether she should be happy or not. Furthermore, the bombs are targeted to the people and stealth planes are dropping bombs to people and their houses. As people watch bombs being thrown to them and see their houses being destroyed, are they truly happy, let alone thankful, about the war? The government repeatedly uses their citizens as an excuse to war, stating that the purpose of war is for the goodness of the citizens and their well being in the future. How is the war supposed to help if so many people are unhappy and sadden by the war? 

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