Movie Analysis of For Whom The bEll Tolls

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MOVIE ANALYSIS

American Studies Mid-term Assignment

-FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS-

By: Chory Trisa Yuanilasari

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1. The movie• Title :

The movie is based on the novel ritten by !rnest Hemmin" ay hi#h has the same title

$%or &hom the Bell Tolls'• Chara#ters :

a( )ain Chara#ters:1. *obert +ordan is a ameri#an soldier ho voluntered himsel, to be the side o,

re ubli#an durin" the anish #ivil ar. He ortrays as "ood erson/ has "ood

leadershi / and res onsible.2. ablo is a leader o, "uerilla #am ho ,i"hts to re ubli#an. He is des#ribes as a

drun en man/ only #ares about himsel,/ mad man.3. ilar is a ablo s i,e ho is more res onsible than ablo. he is inde endent/ #alm/

and ,irm at the same time.4. )aria is a oman ,ound by ablo "uerrilla team hen they ble the train. )aria is a

vi#tim o, ra e o, the ,as#ist. )aria ortrays as de endent oman/ #alm/ and beauti,ul.

he later in the movie ,alls in love ith +ordan. b( u orted Chara#ters:1. nselmo is a member o, ablo s band2. "ustin is a member o, ablo s band3. %ernando is a member o, ablo s band4. rimitivo is a member o, ablo s band

. *a,ael is a member o, ablo s band-usually #alled as the "y sy

6. ndres is a member o, ablo s band5. !ladio is a member o, ablo s band. !l ordo is a leader o, another "uerilla band ho ,ou"ht ,or re ubli#an

7. +oa8uin is a member o, !l ordo s band10. 9eneral 9ol is "eneral o, ;nternational Bri"ades ho "ave the mission to +ordan11. <as hin is e= +ordan s artner in the revious mission ho died in runnin" ,rom the

enemy.12. <ar ov is a ell-#onne#ted #orres ondent13. Ca tain 9ome is ,irst #ommander in the battalion in hi#h ndres as as ed to meet

by +ordan.

14. >ieutenant-#olonel )iranda is re ubli#an sta,, o,,i#e bri"ades



• yno sis :The story is about *obert +ordan ho is an meri#an ho served in international bri"ades.

He is ith the *e ubli#an to ,i"ht a"ainst the ,as#ist durin" ain Civil &ar. He is "iven a

mission by 9eneral 9ol to bomb the brid"e here the ,as#ist s tru# -loaded ith

rein,or#ements ill ma e a ay throu"h that brid"e. He ?oins ablo s band to a##om lish

his mission as dynamiter and ble the brid"e u by the hel o, ablo s band so that the

enemy had lost. side ,rom e=ternal #on,li#t/ there is also internal #on,li#t bet een ablo

and +ordan in hi#h ma e the ro#ess o, blo in" the brid"e be#omes more di,,i#ult and

#halen"in". This movie/ in all is about stru""lin" and ,o#uses to a##om lish in their very

,irst aim

2. The histori#al events• &hat is the histori#al event@

anish #ivil ar indi#ated as one o, the re- ar o, &orld &ar 2 hi#h as ha ened

around 1737 to 174 . Anited tates ere mi=ed u ith the ar sin#e it as #ounted as

llies. &orld &ar 2 as rimary about t o all "reat o ers millitary allian#es in the

orld-the =is and the llies. There is no e=a#t reasons o, hy &orld &ar 2 be"un. ome

says that &orld &ar 2 is the #ontinuation o, &orld &ar 1. The other says that &orld &ar 2

as ha ened hen many #ountries ,ou"ht to ea#h other to e= and their territory and sho

their o er to the orld. %or &hom the Bell Tolls used this ba# "round about the ainCivil ar hi#h is indi#ated as re- ar o, &orld &ar 2 in hi#h A. as mi=ed u .

• !viden#e ,rom the movie:1. Chara#ters: *obert +ordan as an meri#an ho volunteered in the international bri"ades

dynamiter e=a#tly resembles a meri#an ho ?oined ith the ar. The international

bri"ades is a mi=ed millitary #onsists o, British Battalion/ imitrov Battalion/ 6 ,ervier

Battalion/ and >in#oln Battalion ho are voluntary served in anish Civil &ar.2. Atteran#es: there are some utteran#es hi#h su ort the ba# "round o, the movie%rom the above intera#tion/ e #an #on#lude that +ordan as meri#an soldier sin#e the

"irl said hi to +ordan by

utterin" the ord meri#ano .

%rom the utteran#es o, +ordan hi#h

says that he s here ,or the *e ubli#an.

That as the seal o, the 9eneral ta,,. They #ommanded ,or the *e ubli#. ;t e= lains that +ordan

as ,i"ht ,or *e ubli#an/ hi#h belon"s to llies.



• !laboration o, the eventsain Civil &ar as

indi#ated as one o, the re-

&orld &ar 2 here in both

ain Civil &ar and &orld

&ar 2/ A. as #on#luded. ;n

ain Civil &ar/ A. be#ame one o, the members o, ;nternational Bri"ades ho ,ou"ht ,or

*e ubli#an in ain. *obert +ordan Dthe main #hara#ter ,rom the movie( as meri#an

volunteered himsel, to be a art o, ;nternational Bri"ades durin" ain Civil &ar hi#h

as ha ened around 1736-1737. ;nternational Bri"ades as also made ,rom EF

;nternational Bri"ades #onsisted o, 3 non anish battalion in hi#h one o, them is >in#oln

Battalion. >in#oln Battalion Dbattalion ,rom A. ( as established ,or hel in" the ain

Civil &ar to ,i"ht a"ainst the %as#ist. %as#ist is anish %alan"ist led by %ransis#o %ran#o.

>in#oln Battalion #onsisted o, 3.01 meri#an volunteers and more than 300 meri#an

soldiers ere dead hether ,rom ar/ si# ness a,ter the ar/ or ost- ar traumati#. There

ere t o reasons o, hy meri#ans ,ou"ht under the >in#oln international bri"ades. %irst/

,ri#ans- meri#ans soldier ho ere the member o, the bri"ades had e= erien#ed

in?usti#es ba# in A. so they ,ou"ht a"ainst in?usti#e. e#ond/ they had same aim that they

hated ,as#ism.

3. ;ndonesia at that timeThe settin" o, %or &hom the Bell Tools is about ain Civil &ar around late 1737/ also

indi#ated as the be"innin" o, &orld &ar 2. )ean hile / there ere some issues hi#h

ha ened in ;ndonesia hi#h ha ened same in the late 1737.1( Gn )ay 1737/ 9 ; D Gabungan Politik Indonesia / ;ndonesian oliti#al ,ederation(/

e=#e t ; D Partai National Indonesia / ational ;ndonesian arty(/ as ,ormed. 9 ;

as ,ull arliament in hi#h every ;ndonesia nationalist or"ani ations ?oined. 2( Gn

e#ember/ 9 ; as sta"ed in ;ndonesia eo le s Con"ress D Kongres Rakyat Indonesia)

and as identi,ied as the "reat su##ess. But due to Volksraad / the ;ndonesia leadershi

#ontinued to s lit. 3( Gn e tember/ 1 st 1737/ Hitler atta# ed oland in hi#h later as

identi,ied as &orld &ar 2. <no in" the %as#ism had been s readin" broader/ 9 ;

ressed to ut#h to say ar to %as#ism/ but/ o, #ourse/ ithout doubt/ ut#h did not

res ond it. Ho ever/ at the end ;ndonesia stated to be non-blo# member ho did not

su ort either =is or llies. ;n all/ late 1737 as indi#ated as the tri""er o, &orld &ar 2/

both in !uro e and also sia.



4. Comment and o inion• >esson learned and su""estion: ,rom the movie and its relation ith the meri#an History/

e #an learn that by havin" the same ur ose and "ood team or / no doubt/ e ill "et

our "oal. !ven e ,ail at the start/ e/ ith the stron" determined ill "et our "oal. ;

reali ed/ that meri#an eo le has stron" #hara#teristi#s. They are dis#i line/ ,irm/ and

,ully determined. They ?oined many ars hi#h ha ened both inside or outside Anited

tates. ;n another ords/ they e= erien#ed in many ,ailures hi#h ma e them stron"er.

Thus/ e should learn ,rom meri#an that e= erien#es and ,ailures ma e us be better. &e

learn ,rom our e= erien#es and ,ailures/ hat ma e us ,ail/ and ho e ,i= it so that e

#an su##ess.

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