The movie, “The Great Raid,” was an extraordinary example of the brutality of the Japanese. We have always been told of the ruthlessness of the Japanese soldiers, but I could never fully visualize the acts that they had committed. The movie even starts with a scene in which American prisoners are placed in a confined space and set on fire. The Japanese police-like people were even more vicious than the original ones at Cabanatuan Camp. The head guy ordered that if one person went out of line, or tried to escape, then ten more will die with him. The Japanese viewed the American surrender as extremely weak, so they felt they could do anything to these prisoners. They seemed to not have any conscience or sense of ethics when it came to their enemies.
