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ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING OF ALL THE WARTIME FILMS
IS REASON AND EMOTION.
MADE IN 1943 AND NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD.
HERE, USING INGENIOUS VISUAL IDEAS AND HUMOROUS EXAGGERATION,
THE FILMMAKERS PAINT A VIVID PICTURE
OF HOW OUR IMAGINATION CAN RUN AWAY WITH US.
WHAT DAMAGE WE CAN DO BY ALLOWING OUR EMOTIONS
TO OVERTAKE OUR COMMON SENSE.
HITLER, IT ARGUES MOST CONVINCINGLY,
DESTROYS REASON AND PLAYS ON EMOTION TO GAIN POWER
THROUGH FEAR.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Narrator: EACH ONE OF US IS EQUIPPED
WITH THE ABILITY TO THINK, KNOWN AS REASON,
AND THE ABILITY TO FEEL, KNOWN AS EMOTION.
WITHIN THE MIND OF EACH OF US,
THESE TWO WAGE A CEASELESS BATTLE FOR MASTERY.
[CRASH]
OF COURSE, IN THE UNDEVELOPED MIND OF A CHILD
THERE IS ONLY EMOTION.
LET'S GO INSIDE JUNIOR'S HEAD AND WATCH EMOTION AT WORK.
A-HA! HERE HE IS.
HE'S GOT THE WHOLE PLACE TO HIMSELF.
HE CAN DO AS HE PLEASES
BECAUSE REASON ISN'T BORN YET.
MEANWHILE, EMOTION IS COMPLETE DICTATOR
AND HAS CONTROL OVER THE CHILD.
GO ON! PULL THE KITTY'S TAIL!
[SCREECHES]
EMOTION LOVES ADVENTURE AND EXCITEMENT,
SO HE SAYS...
LET'S GO DOWN THERE.
DON'T BE SCARED. IT'LL BE FUN.
SO JUNIOR STARTS DOWN.
MM-HMM. EMOTIONALLY UPSET.
[CRYING]
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M REASON. HAD I BEEN HERE SOONER,
THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
OH, YEAH?
WELL, JUST REMEMBER, I'M THE BOSS AROUND HERE.
TIME WILL TELL.
Narrator: WELL! THE BATTLE FOR MASTERY IS ON.
AND SO JUNIOR GROWS UP INTO AN AVERAGE NORMAL MALE.
TIME HAS BROUGHT ABOUT MANY CHANGES
INSIDE HIS HEAD SINCE CHILDHOOD.
REASON SEEMS TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
WITH EMOTION UNDER CONTROL IN THE REAR.
OH, I HATE BEING TIED DOWN ALL THE TIME.
LET'*** THE HOT SPOTS.
NOW, JUST CONTROL YOURSELF.
WHEN I'M DRIVING, THERE WILL BE NO NONSENSE.
AW, GEE ***. I WANT TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY!
WHOO-HOO! LOOK AT THAT!
Emotion: [WOLF WHISTLE] A CLASSY DISH, HUH?
Reason: WELL, SHE'S NOT BAD.
HEY, SLOW UP. LET'S GET ACQUAINTED WITH THIS NUMBER.
WE'LL JUST GO UP AND I'LL SAY...
[GASPS] NOW, NOW, WE MUST MAINTAIN
PROPER RESPECT FOR WOMANHOOD.
AW, THEY LIKE THE ROUGH STUFF.
ING
WE CERTAINLY ARE.
NOW SIT DOWN AND BEHAVE YOURSELF.
HMM, COULD I GO FOR THAT. OH, BOY.
HERE! LET ME HANDLE THIS!
[BONK]
WE'RE GOING PLACES!
WHOO-HOO!
[SCREECH]
HI, BABE! GOIN' MY WAY?
[SMACK]
Narrator: AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET
FOR NOT LISTENING TO REASON.
IT SERVED HIM RIGHT, YOUNG LADY.
OH, BY THE WAY,
MAY WE BORROW YOUR PRETTY HEAD FOR A MOMENT?
THANK YOU.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SLAPPED HIM.
HE WAS CUTE. DO YOU WANT TO BE AN OLD MAID?
PLEASE! REMEMBER, WE'RE A LADY.
OH, A LADY.
I'M TIRED OF SITTING AROUND BEING A LADY.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.
I KNOW! LET'S EAT. I'M STARVING.
WELL, I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY,
BUT WE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING LIGHT,
LIKE TEA AND TOAST.
I WANT A CLUB SANDWICH AND A GIANT DOUBLE MILKSHAKE.
OH, GRACIOUS, NO! THINK OF OUR FIGURE.
YOU HEARD ME!
A CLUB SANDWICH WITH POTATO SALAD!
BUT I INSIST! TEA AND TOAST!
A 4-DECKER CLUB SANDWICH WITH CHEESE AND HAM AND TUNA
AND CHICKEN AND MAYONNAISE!
NO, NO, NO, NO!
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
WITH WHIPPED CREAM ON TOP AND A CHERRY!
REMEMBER, WE'RE ON A DIET! PLEASE!
AND FOR DESSERT, I'LL HAVE CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
WITH FUDGE ICING!
OH, DEAR! THIS ISN'T GOOD.
OH, AND THEN A HOT FUDGE SUNDAE!
OH, IT'S LUSCIOUS!
OH, DEAR, MY WAISTLINE!
SMOTHERED WITH WHIPPED CREAM
AND NUTS AND CHERRIES ON TOP!
OH, OH, OH! STOP IT! OH, DEAR!
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE! [SOBS]
Narrator: AND HERE AGAIN YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE
THAT UNCONTROLLED EMOTION CAN CAUSE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE.
NOW, IN THESE STRENUOUS TIMES, IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
THAT WE CONTROL THIS CONFLICT BETWEEN REASON AND EMOTION.
LET'S TAKE THE CASE OF MR. JOHN DOAKES,
EEP UP
Radio: TONIGHT THE NEWS IS VERY GRIM.
LOOKS BAD, FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THIS WAR CAREFUL.
I HEARD THEIR SUBS ARE SINKING ALL OUR BOATS.
RADIO T...
[SPEEDING UP]
MY SON TOLD ME THAT THE MAJOR TO
PRETTY POLLY, PRETTY POLLY.
Man: THE ENEMY IS LANDING WITH HEAVY TANKS AND GUNS
AND I'M AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT IN.
A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF MINE WAS AT PEARL HARBOR
AND HE SAID HEE-HAW HEE-HAW!
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
THEY'RE TAKING ALL OUR FOOD AND SENDING IT TO EUROPE
WHILE WE STARVE TO DEATH! [ECHOING]
YOU CAN'T GO TO WORK WITHOUT TIRES AND GASOLINE.
.
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR.
WE'RE LOSING! HE SAID SO!
DON'T BE STAMPED BY HEARSAY!
ANT T
YOU MUST USE JUDGMENT AND GUARD AGAINST--
EMOTION.
GO AHEAD. PUT REASON OUT OF THE WAY.
THAT'S GREAT...FINE...
FOR HITLER.
THAT MASTER RABBLE-ROUSER DESTROYS REASON
BY PREYING UPON THE WEAKNESS OF EMOTION
WITH FEAR, SYMPATHY, PRIDE, AND HATE...
JUST AS HE DID IN THE MINS OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE.
BEHOLD THE NAZI SUPERMAN.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
FEAR.
[SHOUTING]
FEAR OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMP, FEAR OF THE GESTAPO.
OHH, I'M SCARED!
DON'T LISTEN TO THAT MADMAN.
[CRYING]
NOW THROUGH SYMPATHY BY CRYING...
"I ONLY WANT PEACE, BUT THEY FORCED ME INTO WAR."
[SOBBING]
DON'T CRY. HE IS A BIG LIAR.
DON'T CALL MY FUEHRER A LIAR!
THE WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST OUR PEACE-LOVING FUEHRER.
GERMANY UBER ALLE!
Narrator: NOW IT'S PRIDE.
PRIDE IN PHONY RACIAL THEORIES ABOUT *** SUPERIORITY.
IT'S ALL CHILDISH NONSENSE.
SHUT UP!
HE IS A GENIUS AND A GREAT LEADER!
HEIL HITLER! COME ON! HEIL HITLER!
HEIL HITLER!
[SHOUTING]
HATE...HATE FOR THE FREE DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE.
THIS IS MADNESS!
DOWN WITH THE DEMOCRACIES!
SEIG HEIL! SEIG HEIL! SEIG HEIL!
Narrator: YES, IT'S MADNESS.
REASON HAS BEEN ENSLAVED, WHILE EMOTION IS THE MASTER--
A MAD EMOTION, STRIPPED OF ALL REASON,
LEAVING NOTHING BUT RUIN IN ITS WAKE.
SO YOU SEE, FELLOWS,
FOR US, THERE IS BUT ONE ANSWER.
YOU, REASON, YOUR JOB IS TO THINK,
ATE.
AND YOU, EMOTION, TO BE A FINE STRONG EMOTION.
AN EMOTION THAT LOVES HIS COUNTRY, HIS FREEDOM,
HIS LIFE...
AND TOGETHER YOU MUST BE GRIMLY DETERMINED
TO FIGHT AGAINST ALL ODDS
WITH REASON FIRMLY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT,
ALONG THE DIFFICULT COURSE TO VICTORY,
AND WITH EMOTION BY HIS SIDE,
WE WILL GO ON AND DO THE JOB WE'VE SET OUT DO...
AND WE'LL DO IT RIGHT!
[MUSIC PLAYING]