Response to `Invisible Children`

INVISIBLE CHILDREN

In 2003 Jason Russel , Laren Poole and Bobby Bailey all students Southern California decided to make a documentary film about Uganda to show the world the effects of an internal conflict . Uganda was already ravaged by civil war for more than 20 and is always on the list of the poorest country in the world . Coming to this part of the Dark Continent they did not realize that this documentary film would stunned the world and make a great impact especially to the modern young Americans

This film started one

night while the group was strolling in a town area of Uganda hopelessly with nothing to film on . Surprisingly , they found a large group of Ugandan children packed together in groups and sleeping tightly everywhere . From streets , parking spaces , empty hospitals and anywhere they could lay their bare backs on . They have no blankets nor protection but only the shredded clothes on their small bodies . They found out that thousands of these children migrate to this town just to sleep and feel safer . They are running away from the rebels who would be their abductors

As related in this 55 minute documentary , the stories and plights of these children are beyond unimaginable to the civilized world Allegedly , the armed rebels frequent their villages every night looking for male children . Those boys as young as 6 to eight years old would be forcibly taken . In the camp these young children are forced to train in the use of guns and weapons ironically to use it against their own people . Those who refused or could not participate because of their weak bodies were butchered in front of their friends and brothers . This is to instill murderous behavior to children and psychologically prepare them for their war . Those who escape are hunted like wild animals and get killed . The rebels are raiding the villages at night to avoid conflict with government forces while the government is not protecting them . From there deeper interviews were made . Accordingly , the children were walking every night for 10-20 miles just to avoid getting abducted or killed . One boy related his story to the group how he saw his brother getting killed . He cried uncontrollably as he tells the story like he just wanted to die right there . One of the filmmakers was even heard in the movie crying with the boy ADDIN EN .CITE YoYoInvisible Children 2006September 3 2007http /www .holly woodjesus .com /comments /yo /2006 /04 /invisible-children .htmlEnglish (Yo

These are the Invisible Children ' of Uganda . They are never heard nor seen and they are never known in our world until fate has directed these three young people to show ' them out into our world . It is only a short movie but all the emotional drama was captured naturally and without any aesthetics . All the emotions and their conditions cannot help you feel pity for them at the same time feel fortunate enough to live in a more peaceful world

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