Human trafficking is a serious issue that is taking place all around the world. It is a criminal activity where people are forced to work under threat or violence and are unable to walk away. Human trafficking is a type of slavery and it affects so many innocent peoples lives.
In the movie Taken, 17 year old Kim convinces her dad to let her travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive at Paris, they share a cab with a stranger on the way to the place they are staying at. While in the cab, Amanda slips that they are staying there alone. One night, the stranger and his gang of other human traffickers break into their house and kidnap them. They were eventually sold as prostitutes and had no escape.
Recently in class we studied slavery. I had to do a report on a specific type of slavery called human trafficking. This movie really relates to what I learned in class because it is a specific example of human trafficking that shows how common it is and how it can happen to anyone. Also, it plays how serious human trafficking really is because of its terrible affect on many peoples lives.
Though we may not realize it, human trafficking is very common and affects many people in very bad ways. Learning about human trafficking and watching Taken really showed how serious this issue is and how much we need to stop it for good. It is not right for so many people to be in harm because of human trafficking. Therefore, by learning about it and watching a movie that displays it, I have learned how common this issue is, and that other people need to know about it too, so human trafficking can be ended once and for all.
Picture Citation:
"Taken Movie Poster" Graphic. Wikipedia. 2001. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_(film) December 6,2013.
Shreya Samant. "Not For Sale" Graphic. List Dose. http://listdose.com/top-10-countries-infamous-for-human-trafficking/ December 6, 2013.
Great job! I really enjoyed how you related the movie taken to human trafficking.When I watched this movie I never really though of that fact that this is a type of slavery until I read your blog. I totally agree! I thought you did a very good job and I was very interested in reading your article just from the title.Great job!
ReplyDeleteI never realized that human trafficking had to do with the movie taken. That just really shows you how brutal this stuff was. this also gives me a better understanding of the topic then i learned in class
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