Bush & Obama

I liked how the beginning of Bush's War started off clips from the 9/11 attacks. These attacks were a big event during his presidency which he had to be strong towards his country during this hard time. Watching these clips again reminded me of when 9/11 first happened. My teacher bursted in crying and turned on the news channel. The tone was set by having dramatic music which engaged me more into the video. I also liked how the interviews were shown, where the shot taken was only the person being interviewed, not the interviewer. This reminded me of Fog of War, where McNamara was just sitting solo, talking away, and taking up most of the shot. The sounds and noises in the backgrounds of the clips made me feel as if I was there experiencing that particular clip. It was very effective to crap any viewers attention and keep them engaged to this frontline.

Obama's War was different from Bush's War. The beginning of it reminded me of Patton's speech, where it was directed towards the troops. In contrast from Bush's War, this frontline we saw the death of a marine, which made me emotional. This footage was very effective because it grasped my attention even more..Personally, I enjoyed Bush's War more than Obama's War. I wasn't as drawn to Obama's War as I was drawn to Bush's War. I found the 9/11 clips and imagery very interesting and more eye-catching than clips shown from Obama's War