If you are refering to when he kneels prior to transport in the new film, you will have noticed that they were going into an unknown situation with possible hazzords, this is a defence manouver to ensure they cover all angles of possible attack and gain maximum fire power from such a small away team.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.