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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.
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.