Anti-soldier? How can anybody come to that ridiculous conclusion watching these disenfranchised young men in their struggle to return to normalcy in a country that is only interested in them as dogs of war. It is anti-gung-ho-patriot which if a least couple of synapses are firing correctly does not equate to anti-soldier. I thought the movie was about the fierce camaraderie between soldiers and how that remains a constant despite all conflicts.
Michael
· 1 year ago
Anyone notice the propaganistic undertones? He chooses 'Death before Dishonor' in the end doesn't he?
PF
· 1 year ago
This obnoxious review is simply ridiculous. The reviewer is "tired" of movies about Iraq, hence the "American people" are as well? And too much Iraq news on TV? Do you get off your computer at all? The Iraq war has disappeared from television and mass media. It is not even mentioned on television, despite the ongoing genocide that has killed more than a million people, made millions more homeless, and destroyed an entire society, all this after a decade of "sanctions" that starved another million people -- mostly children -- to death.
And yes, the current wars are even worse for US soldiers than previous wars, although all wars are hideous. The level of firepower on both sides is unprecedented in a guerrilla war. More than one-third of returning vets are diagnosed with a serious mental illness, a likely undercount given that the VA does not want to provide treatment so it ignores most cases.
All that said, the movie is incredibly powerful, and makes a star out of Ryan Phillippe in probably the best role of his career. That Mr. Carr is so jaded, and so far removed from reality, that he cannot be moved by this film is more a statement of his pathetic mindset than Ms. Pierce's film.
Mr. Carr, you disgust me.
Miliani
· 9 months ago
PF - Thank you for saying it all. You are 100% correct.
As a friend of 1 returned officer and another on his second tour (which I'm sure will be a Stop Loss given his immediate return to the front line at age 48 from the reserves) this movie does hit some issues right on the head. These men and women experience such horrific combat experiences that no matter how hard we try to understand, we are not able to. We can't and shouldn't pretend to know.
Mr. Carr, I am glad that you know people who have successfully returned from war unscathed, however there are many, many more soldiers who have not. And I don't think the people you know are unscathed as you like to think. If they are, then that is frightening within itself.
A movie that can help any of us understand even the tiniest bit of a soldier returning from war is much appreciated in my book.
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And yes, the current wars are even worse for US soldiers than previous wars, although all wars are hideous. The level of firepower on both sides is unprecedented in a guerrilla war. More than one-third of returning vets are diagnosed with a serious mental illness, a likely undercount given that the VA does not want to provide treatment so it ignores most cases.
All that said, the movie is incredibly powerful, and makes a star out of Ryan Phillippe in probably the best role of his career. That Mr. Carr is so jaded, and so far removed from reality, that he cannot be moved by this film is more a statement of his pathetic mindset than Ms. Pierce's film.
Mr. Carr, you disgust me.
As a friend of 1 returned officer and another on his second tour (which I'm sure will be a Stop Loss given his immediate return to the front line at age 48 from the reserves) this movie does hit some issues right on the head. These men and women experience such horrific combat experiences that no matter how hard we try to understand, we are not able to. We can't and shouldn't pretend to know.
Mr. Carr, I am glad that you know people who have successfully returned from war unscathed, however there are many, many more soldiers who have not. And I don't think the people you know are unscathed as you like to think. If they are, then that is frightening within itself.
A movie that can help any of us understand even the tiniest bit of a soldier returning from war is much appreciated in my book.