“It is you men who make war! We, who have children, would never make it! Why should a woman be broken up in pain, to give her child life, only to see him carried away from her, to make food for guns?” -Bottome, Phyllis. In the film beats of No Nation a young boy by the name of Agu tends to turn to violence in his village in order for survival, a way for a new life and hope to reunite with his mother and sibling. The tragedy of Agu losing his father, brother, grandfather, and people of his village causing his to grow up fast.
Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film highlighting the extreme brutality of a young boy named Agu fighting in a civil war in Accra, Ghana in West Africa. The village which Agu lives in government starts to fall, nothing …show more content…
Being in the NDF, he was trained to protect his new brothers and father which is his commandant. Agu’s joining of the rebel group was out of the act to seek revenge upon the rebels who murdered his family, the people of his village, besides Agu seeking revenge he also hopes to find his mother and younger sibling as a result of joining the NDF. The NDF turns Agu into a savage, Agu now taking part in a number of bloody battles and ambushes. In result Agu gains success in killing hundreds of innocent men, women, and children. As the killings of hundreds of people continue Agu reminisces of his mother and of the times when she was there to show him love, care, and support. It is clear Agu joined the NDF as a way for survival, to seek revenge and to hopefully reunite with his mother and younger sibling. On his quest to reunite with his mother, Agu has to make life changing decisions in order to survive through this tough time in his life. As time progressed the NDF, outrageous behavior starts to follow up with consequences. Now they are wanted by UN, and government forces of Africa. In result the NDF, actions now finally face real consequences, that they become ambushed unexpectedly. Airstrikes and supply shortages kill many members of the NDF, NDF members run out of ammunition leaving the group with no way to defend themselves, resulting into
Beasts of No Nation is a powerful film highlighting the extreme brutality of a young boy named Agu fighting in a civil war in Accra, Ghana in West Africa. The village which Agu lives in government starts to fall, nothing …show more content…
Being in the NDF, he was trained to protect his new brothers and father which is his commandant. Agu’s joining of the rebel group was out of the act to seek revenge upon the rebels who murdered his family, the people of his village, besides Agu seeking revenge he also hopes to find his mother and younger sibling as a result of joining the NDF. The NDF turns Agu into a savage, Agu now taking part in a number of bloody battles and ambushes. In result Agu gains success in killing hundreds of innocent men, women, and children. As the killings of hundreds of people continue Agu reminisces of his mother and of the times when she was there to show him love, care, and support. It is clear Agu joined the NDF as a way for survival, to seek revenge and to hopefully reunite with his mother and younger sibling. On his quest to reunite with his mother, Agu has to make life changing decisions in order to survive through this tough time in his life. As time progressed the NDF, outrageous behavior starts to follow up with consequences. Now they are wanted by UN, and government forces of Africa. In result the NDF, actions now finally face real consequences, that they become ambushed unexpectedly. Airstrikes and supply shortages kill many members of the NDF, NDF members run out of ammunition leaving the group with no way to defend themselves, resulting into