the senselessness of war theme
The idea is put forth that war is an immature and undignified way to resolve problems.
13 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: La Grande Illusion (1937) | choice | underlying the whole story was the idea that war is stupid in addition to terrible |
| tos1x27 | choice | from Organian point of view |
| movie: Duck Soup (1933) | major | the story seemed to tell us that leaders are selfish fools who bring us all into meaningless idiotic conflicts |
| movie: Goke Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) | major | One of the messages of the film is that war is the real enemy of all mankind. |
| play: Arms and the Man (1894) | major | we are shown various soldiers who are foolish, cowardly, or vainglorious buffons |
| tos1x19 | major | Metrons opinion |
| ahp3x21 | minor | Alfred Hitchcock asserter sarcastically, and quite incorrectly that this was the theme of the story. |
| bbf4x14 | minor | some Minbari ruminated over this |
| ftt1982e6x03 | minor | The soldier voiced his opinion that "all wars are sad... and should be avoided", and the king agreed. |
| movie: Cavalcade (1933) | minor | Jane refused to drink to the war when it was declared in 1914. She spoke sarcastically about patriotism. |