First, this movie is not for the scoffers, or the jaded, over-privileged film aficionados out there.
It is a story of real honor, duty, sacrifice, and friendship.
There are few left who have a heart to appreciate such a story, as evidenced by the shamefully low rating it has received here.
James Cromwell is superb as usual, and his son John is a good match to play him as a younger man.
The profound aspect in this film is its accurate depiction of the pain, pride, and regret of war.
Most of us who have had war vets in our families have never heard stories like these, because most war vets either refuse to talk about them, or else those who could listen to their stories are repulsed and unwilling to. There is scarce empathy for those who have served us by engaging in the brutality that is war.
Most of us would rather pretend that war is a bad dream that will go away if we refuse to acknowledge it.
But those who have gone through the real fires of war have no such option. They must carry it with them for the whole of their lives. The price they paid for our safety and way of life is a fact of their existence that they cannot escape.
This film will help you understand a profound truth, if you will open yourself to understand the terrible but inescapable truth of what war is.
There is evil in the world, and it must be fought without reservation. Even the pacifists should understand how much they inescapably owe to those whose actions they so vehemently disdain.
The undeniable truth is that the horrors of war require only one aggressor; that is why we must always fight when necessary in order to remain morally good.
The one who cowers in safety during wartime cannot escape this legacy, any more than the war vet can.
It is a story of real honor, duty, sacrifice, and friendship.
There are few left who have a heart to appreciate such a story, as evidenced by the shamefully low rating it has received here.
James Cromwell is superb as usual, and his son John is a good match to play him as a younger man.
The profound aspect in this film is its accurate depiction of the pain, pride, and regret of war.
Most of us who have had war vets in our families have never heard stories like these, because most war vets either refuse to talk about them, or else those who could listen to their stories are repulsed and unwilling to. There is scarce empathy for those who have served us by engaging in the brutality that is war.
Most of us would rather pretend that war is a bad dream that will go away if we refuse to acknowledge it.
But those who have gone through the real fires of war have no such option. They must carry it with them for the whole of their lives. The price they paid for our safety and way of life is a fact of their existence that they cannot escape.
This film will help you understand a profound truth, if you will open yourself to understand the terrible but inescapable truth of what war is.
There is evil in the world, and it must be fought without reservation. Even the pacifists should understand how much they inescapably owe to those whose actions they so vehemently disdain.
The undeniable truth is that the horrors of war require only one aggressor; that is why we must always fight when necessary in order to remain morally good.
The one who cowers in safety during wartime cannot escape this legacy, any more than the war vet can.