The Beast exhibits similar and different ideals. Some of these ideals such as
leadership, tactical
knowledge and their attitude toward the Russian
soldiers play an important role in these
soldiers fates.
Both
Constantine and Mej have very good leadership abilities. They are similar in
that both of them have their position forced upon them. Mej becomes Khan
when the
ruling Khan is killed and his older brother is run over by a tank
driven by the Russians.
The Uncle of Mej whom he adores, tries to explain
how to be a good Khan and how to
control himself and his men through his
title as Khan. Constantine is in the leadership
position only temporarily.
The Commander is losing his mind and Constantine mounts a
mutiny against
him. The Commander overcomes and ties Constantine to a rock and leaves
him
for dead. Against the word of his soldiers, Mej takes Constantine in who has
cried
for “nanawati”. Constantine proves his worth when he fixes the Arabs
RPG missile
launcher. He helps Mej lead his men because he knows the Russian
weaknesses. Mej asks
for Constantines’ help to destroy the tank and
Constantine agrees. Constantine in a way
takes the Uncles place in guiding
Khan Mej to destroying the tank which has taken his
brothers life.
Tactical knowledge also plays a major role in these soldiers traits as a
characters.
Both Constantine and Mej are very smart, clever and resourceful.
Constantine repairs the
Arabs RPG with parts from another gun so that it
would be operational. Also he devises a
plan to overthrow the commander. Mej
shows he is savvy because he knows a shortcut to
the pass that the tank must
drive through. They are both different from each other in that
Constantine
knows a lot about the weaponry and the weaknesses of the Russian tank and
Mej knows the Arab terrain. this Puts the Russians at a huge disadvantage.
Constantine and Mej both look at Russian soldiers alike. Constantine seeks
revenge against the soldiers for leaving him for dead. Mej wants to kill
what killed his
brother. They are different because Constantine will not go
as far as killing them. Even
after killing a fellow soldier and leaving him
for dead, Constantine does not want the
Commander dead. Constantine asks Mej
not to kill the other soldiers and the Commander
and to let them go.
Constantine offers the tank as their sacrifice, the thing that killed Mejs’
brother.
In the movie “The Beast”, Second in Command, Constantine and
Arab Khan, Mej
both exhibit similar and different ideals. Some of these
ideals such as leadership, tactical
knowledge and their attitude toward the
Russian soldiers play an important role in these
soldiers fates.
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