The Great Escape (1963)

The Great Escape (1963)

By: Hannah Steed

This movie shows us how important teamwork is. It shows if it a very unique way.  The men in this movie couldn't have dug the tunnels alone. It was impossible. It was barley possible using teamwork. Hilts, Roger, and their crew worked really well together, I think. I don't recall a time in the film where they fought. They had a few disagreements, but they were solved rather quickly. I thought it was amazing how the movie showed a historical event, while getting an important message to the viewer(s). They had a whole bunch of skilled men stuck in this camp, and every one of them was very eager to get out, so everyone was more that willing to contribute as much as they possibly could with the escape. They had lookouts, people to dig the holes, people to plan the escape, some to distract the officers while they dug, and that has men to hide the holes. There were many other important jobs that were carried out by these men, and it ended up paying off, for the most part.

Without teamwork, the idea of this elaborate plan probably would not even survive. It took everyone in the camp to attempt this almost impossible task. It would take time, hard work, and patience to complete this task, and that's what the men were willing to donate. They were so ready to get out of that camp. This movie teaches the viewer that you how important teamwork was and is to people all over the world. Even military people have to have help sometimes, no one can do everything alone. It take moke that one person to do most things, there isn't many things that you can do alone.