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Act of Valor (2012)
If you're a hardcore soldier/war freak: watch it. Anyone else: DON'T!!!
I can now see why the reviews here are so mixed.
It's a uber-realistic but Hollywood-style portrayal of war, gore, blood and everything. The brutality of war is masked in the "awesomeness" of war machines, brothers in arms clichés, and heavy duty shooting action.
At times you're not sure if you indeed watching a US army recruitment video, as some have said here.
At times you feel like it's a B-class action flick.
At times you feel like it's an adrenalin filled CGI-effect demovideo, or maybe even like playing Call of Duty on your XBox.
As I am someone who likes movies a lot, especially action movies, who has been in the army, and who lives in Europe, it doesn't make much sense.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Everyone should know what happened in 1994, watch this movie!
Not only is this movie a perfect movie with perfect cast, directing, story and everything, it also holds up the mirror to us all.
Everyone should see this one, and I really, really mean everyone. No matter what you usually like, drama, comedy, action, musicals, it does not matter here. It is the hardest movie ever to watch, especially when you know every little bit actually happened to people there.
I am really not kidding you at all when I say it will make you see the world around you in a different light for the rest of your life. And that's outstanding achievement for a movie.
When you become interested after the movie, find out how it all started and how our dear western countries not only ignored it all but also gladly provided the guns for it in the first place. Better yet, do what I did and talk to someone who's been there.It will set your mind free.