RAF

/This movie was incredibly interesting to me because I was so completely opposed to what the RAF was doing, but I could understand what they stood for at the same time. It was unnerving to see the movement start and then get completely out of hand. While I know it was there goal to make a point I don’t think any of them knew that it would escalate so much that they would all end up dying in jail cells. I especially cringed a little bit when they went over to the Middle East to ask for help. It just seemed like they opened up Pandora’s Box and it was too much to handle.

On the other hand, I found it really impressive and interesting that the individuals of the RAF were so committed to their cause. I believe that it was the reason why they were so strong at what they did. It did seem unnecessary to kill them in jail though because they already had too many followers to be stopped. The movement spread like wildfire and soon enough the original members didn’t even know the people working for the RAF by the end of the movie.

I honestly don’t even know what to take from this movie. It was interesting and informative, but I don’t know that I learned anything from it other than just being informed of the situation. Is some terrorism okay? Is the government right in what they do? There are a lot of questions left unanswered.

The RAF (Red Army Faction) is an urban guerilla group resisting against what they called the German fascist state. It was started byAndreas Baader, Gundrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof.  The group was started in 1970. This group was the main cause of what is called the “German Autumn” which is what was seen in the movie. The group disbanded in 198 and is said to have had no further activity since.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction 12/19/2012