The way the poems were linked together was perfect. The soldier from the Owl imagines and remembers what the soldiers who could not get leave had to experience Dulce Et Decorum Est. The solders who die in Dulce Et Decorum Est are turned into propaganda with Flanders Field.
I was wanting to enlist in the army after I graduated from HS 2008, my Mom and Dad chewed me out for wanting to. My Dad is a veteran from the Vietnam war, he never talks about it, but he said my mind and heart would be shattered if I was sent out to fight. "You're a good kid, I don't want to end up like me after you come home. Go to college, get your dream job here."
This...was tragic, heartbreaking, terrifying, and jawdropping. This is a fitting portryal of one of histories most devastating wars. Please keep doing your amazing work!
As this was, very depressing as you can see some people weren’t able to put on the gas mask, as i thought, how traumatising you be one of those people that knew, there was nothing to do, as they watched. As they knew, that man begging as All that pain. How terrifying that some people went through long death.
If only more people knew about the horrors of World War 1, IMO it was worse for the soldiers then the second world war. May these poor souls rest in peace.
The three poems are : The Owl d'Edward Thomas then 04'04 Dulce et DEcorum Est, then 6'19 Flanders Fields.... Thanks for this excellent job on such a sad subject :)
great animation. Good to see the creatitvity of these poets is being kept alive. A creativity that is hardly matched these days in terms of their writing and skill
Excellent readings and presentations of the poems. I was sorry they didn't include the Alan Seeger poem, "I Have A Rendezvous With Death." The literary world took a hit from those lost in WWI. A great film. Thanks for posting.
Could you guys put a subtitle in there? i can't barely understand what they're saying without subtitle cause english is not my first language. I do love this video though, it's beautiful yet sad
And it's a never ending cycle... some come back, scarred for life, while others die in battle. Yes as they die, their deaths are twisted into propaganda to get more to go, and keep feeding young men the lie of Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Is that 3 poems together , it was amazing but I just want 1 separated poem ... can anyone help me to recognise just the first poem in the video???? Please it's very important for me !!!
Dear Poetry Foundation, please hear my critisicsm on how you chose to present the first poem. It was unwise to detract from the heroe's words with all the horror movie shrieks and macabre imagery which you used to help the viewer see his experience as exceedingly horrific and miserable, but I was struggling to hear his words because I was overwhelmed by the noise. Truly,, you could have done a better job of letting the poet convey his message through his poetry alone. I really appreciate the cardboard figures and settings you did, it has an aesthetic appeal that is very useful, but from a man like myself who enjoys writing rhyms and poetic messages, I would encourage you to be more diligent to not detract from the poet's work in any way when you do something like this. I imagined the soft low voice of the Poetry Foundation guy reading this, the guy whos name I cannot find, the one I used to hear on the radio every day I drove home from work about 12 years ago, and I thought it would be more dramatic and emotional than this work because a person would likely focus more on what was being said. Surely, this was your aim, but I tell you, you missed the target. WW1 was such an exceedingly terrible tragedy in all of human history that modern society really needs to have more discussions about so that we can honor the fallen heroes and innocent civilians as well as work to avoid another tragedy if this kind, you know? I am thankful that you are doing things like this. Please keep it up and may God bless you to do so. Love, peace and grace from heaven to you all.
The music was good, I just found at the beginning of "The Owl" that it was louder than the narrator, so I stopped listening. I wish sound editors would learn to, when mixing music with narration or dialogue, keep the music at a lower volume so the voice-over and or dialogue can be heard more clearly.
I am insulted that poetry magazines used Covid to charge reading fees. It’s not our fault you can’t manage your business. Put up a donation site or is poetry in such a sad state? So much poetry so much inefficiency and now you gotta pay so people will read your work. I never paid never will. This is a turning point in history and you are charging reading fees, what is systematic racism. Nah, but think about it. Put up a donation site say for the future of the world and writing and start publishing more. What is the disconnect? If your interns can’t handle it, get new ones. Art is essential life. So sad.
The way the poems were linked together was perfect. The soldier from the Owl imagines and remembers what the soldiers who could not get leave had to experience Dulce Et Decorum Est. The solders who die in Dulce Et Decorum Est are turned into propaganda with Flanders Field.
I was wanting to enlist in the army after I graduated from HS 2008, my Mom and Dad chewed me out for wanting to. My Dad is a veteran from the Vietnam war, he never talks about it, but he said my mind and heart would be shattered if I was sent out to fight. "You're a good kid, I don't want to end up like me after you come home. Go to college, get your dream job here."
This...was tragic, heartbreaking, terrifying, and jawdropping. This is a fitting portryal of one of histories most devastating wars. Please keep doing your amazing work!
Brilliantly put my friend
As this was, very depressing as you can see some people weren’t able to put on the gas mask, as i thought, how traumatising you be one of those people that knew, there was nothing to do, as they watched. As they knew, that man begging as All that pain. How terrifying that some people went through long death.
Absolutely heartbreaking poems. So important that they continue to be read though.
I haven't seen anything so tragic and hard hitting like this in so long, thank you
If only more people knew about the horrors of World War 1, IMO it was worse for the soldiers then the second world war. May these poor souls rest in peace.
That second one was read in my English class back in high school. It was so visceral to read back then that I recognised it almost immediately
Bravo Manual Cinema. I am so inspired by your work. Thank you for this....
Simply amazing. This truly breathes new life into these poems, it’s like I’m hearing them for the first time.
The three poems are : The Owl d'Edward Thomas then 04'04 Dulce et DEcorum Est, then 6'19 Flanders Fields.... Thanks for this excellent job on such a sad subject :)
Index:
Poem 1 [01:33]
Poem 2 [04:04]
Poem 3 [06:10]
this is so much better than it gets credit for
great animation. Good to see the creatitvity of these poets is being kept alive. A creativity that is hardly matched these days in terms of their writing and skill
This is very well-made. It was very touching, frightening, and almost... Overwhelming. Thank you for this.
So proud of Drew and Sarah and Manual Cinema.
Thankyou for upload and a true poetry. From this older Canuck viewer.
Excellent readings and presentations of the poems. I was sorry they didn't include the Alan Seeger poem, "I Have A Rendezvous With Death." The literary world took a hit from those lost in WWI. A great film. Thanks for posting.
This is an absolute masterpiece, love the style of it and of course the poems too
I love the cartoon cut out feel of the visuals. I've thought about trying this, but it's a little out of my comfort zone.
I think I'll use this in my history class. Thanks!
MY HISTORY TEACHER USED THIS AND IT WAS SO HELPFUL 🙏
like to understand the war
I've linked this video to my Teams lesson and the teacher loved it
Could you guys put a subtitle in there? i can't barely understand what they're saying without subtitle cause english is not my first language. I do love this video though, it's beautiful yet sad
amazing work!
Great work! Well done
Absolutely amazing piece of work!
The eye of an owl was creepy but good
Beautiful!!
Dulce et decorum eat has become my favorite poem of all time
Same
What does it translate too?
@@Afrancis16 it means “it is sweet and fitting”
@@schoenberg2974 Yeah I noticed the translation on the screen shortly after i made the comment, thanks for replying though.
That was Amazing I’m very inspired
And it's a never ending cycle... some come back, scarred for life, while others die in battle. Yes as they die, their deaths are twisted into propaganda to get more to go, and keep feeding young men the lie of Dulce et decorum est
pro patria mori.
Wonderful work
Amazing presentation
Beautiful.
Very nice! I would like to use your video as a backdrop, for the poem. Dulce et decorum est. How do I contact you?
I do feel that the stark, austere purity of the poetry is not enhanced this - it only requires a good reader
Incredible
Hey, does anyone know the name of the song the military recruiter is playing in the video?
I’m trying to find it too
It's "Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip" sung by Eugene Buckley! (Arthur Fields has also done a recording, again from 1918.)
@@elshow8835 thank you!
We are studying these poems at school
All of them are so heartbreaking! ❤️
I am at home
Red russian kinzer same now
I saw this at school today
same, it was so cool
Same
Keep on the good work
Does anyone know the name of the second song ?
Is that 3 poems together , it was amazing but I just want 1 separated poem ... can anyone help me to recognise just the first poem in the video???? Please it's very important for me !!!
The owl by Edward Thomas
Talk about trauma😢🌹🌹
powerful.
Wow! Bammo!
It's okay It's okay Is so exotic🩷❤️🫂
Dear Poetry Foundation, please hear my critisicsm on how you chose to present the first poem. It was unwise to detract from the heroe's words with all the horror movie shrieks and macabre imagery which you used to help the viewer see his experience as exceedingly horrific and miserable, but I was struggling to hear his words because I was overwhelmed by the noise. Truly,, you could have done a better job of letting the poet convey his message through his poetry alone. I really appreciate the cardboard figures and settings you did, it has an aesthetic appeal that is very useful, but from a man like myself who enjoys writing rhyms and poetic messages, I would encourage you to be more diligent to not detract from the poet's work in any way when you do something like this.
I imagined the soft low voice of the Poetry Foundation guy reading this, the guy whos name I cannot find, the one I used to hear on the radio every day I drove home from work about 12 years ago, and I thought it would be more dramatic and emotional than this work because a person would likely focus more on what was being said. Surely, this was your aim, but I tell you, you missed the target.
WW1 was such an exceedingly terrible tragedy in all of human history that modern society really needs to have more discussions about so that we can honor the fallen heroes and innocent civilians as well as work to avoid another tragedy if this kind, you know? I am thankful that you are doing things like this. Please keep it up and may God bless you to do so.
Love, peace and grace from heaven to you all.
Who’s here from miss Middleton 🤣🤣
yes! she is my mum!
@@danryan1912 poor you
The music ruined it
Reading = excellent, animation = good, music = rubbish.
The music was good, I just found at the beginning of "The Owl" that it was louder than the narrator, so I stopped listening. I wish sound editors would learn to, when mixing music with narration or dialogue, keep the music at a lower volume so the voice-over and or dialogue can be heard more clearly.
It’s supposed to be provoking and intrusive for the effect mate
I am insulted that poetry magazines used Covid to charge reading fees. It’s not our fault you can’t manage your business. Put up a donation site or is poetry in such a sad state? So much poetry so much inefficiency and now you gotta pay so people will read your work. I never paid never will. This is a turning point in history and you are charging reading fees, what is systematic racism. Nah, but think about it. Put up a donation site say for the future of the world and writing and start publishing more. What is the disconnect?
If your interns can’t handle it, get new ones. Art is essential life. So sad.