World War I: Trench Warfare

Cpt. Indiana and Lt. Bushido in the trench

World War I was the first video ever produced by the dudes. The video is an educational project created for Jack and Eric's 10th grade history class providing information about the horrors of trench warfare. World War I: Battles of Absolute Destruction was created 1 year later for a class project Jack and Eric were not actually a part of but chose to help out in. This now serves as the prequel to Trench Warfare.

## Plot

The film follows the experiences of 2 U.S. Doughboys named Captain Indiana and Lieutenant Bushido as they fight and live in the trenches of the Western Front. The pair blame the Germans for much of their strife and often unsuccessfully attempt to cross No-Mans land. The movie starts with the two attempting to dig the trench deeper but decide to take a break since they are making little progress. Bushido informs the Captain of en event earlier in the day where he mistook a massive trench rat for a bear prompting him to flea back into the barracks. Indiana remarked how their comrade Johnston was killed by a rat of similar size. Soon after this their dissatisfaction with their conditions leads them on to attempt a trench raid against the Germans which is repulsed causing both men to supposedly wet their pants.

Then a few days later after the two attempt to push the trench forward in order to reach the enemy since Bushido heard this was possible. After this failure, Bushido goes to perform another raid but Cpt. Indiana refuses to go over the top because he had caught trench foot and begins to exhibit symptoms of shell shock. On Bushido's Indiana informs the Lietenant of his physical issues and also finds it important to mention he had found Johnston's hat. After putting on the hat Bushido remembers Johnston had lice alerting the Captain causing him to toss it off quickly into No-Man's land. The Lieutenant then manages to convince the Captain to assist him in yet another failed trench raid. After this last assault Indiana attempts to shoot a German machine gunner leading to his death as he shot in the head after attempting to see if he made his mark. Bushido then spirals into insanity caused from shell shock as the death of his comrade deeply affected him psychologically. In the final scene Bushido awakes to another charge where he encounters German soldier knocking him to the ground with the stock of his rifle but before he strikes the soldier again he notices the time on his watch being 11:00 on 11/11/1918, the end of the war. Bushido then in an act of mercy brings the German back to his feet wishing him better luck during the next war and both head back to their respective trenches.

## Trivia

-Only Jack and Eric were involved in the making of the movie meaning they had no one to hold the camera leading to the decision to duct tape it to a garbage can to act as a camera stand.

-Bushido is actually wearing a WW2 Ike Jacket and a WW2 British Brodie helmet rather than genuine Doughboy equipment since Jack's collection was very small then.

- Eric tore the edge of the British helmet's chinstrap making it occasionally fall off the hook. In an unseen blooper when Eric shows this to Jack he is visibly displeased.

-The video was actually created in October, 2015 but Jack did not decide to upload this video as well as WW2 until later.

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