In some ways, this is excellent; however, the opening is garbage. Or perhaps it meant to depict the naivete of war volunteers. It is not easy to be sympathetic to a volunteer who expected a gentle, non-injurious war. The movie would have been far better without this scene. It is anti-heroic, and true heroism does not involve a paycheck or benefits.
The political message is clear in summarizing the falsehoods of Iraq. It harkens to the falsehoods of Viet Nam. When will America hold politicians financially culpable for the costs of fraudulence?
Excellent casting and performances; but a failure to recognize its own weakness in its inability to be wholly honest in all aspects. When we stop glorifying war and veterans, perhaps all of us will examine the motives for using mostly the poor as cannon fodder.
The political message is clear in summarizing the falsehoods of Iraq. It harkens to the falsehoods of Viet Nam. When will America hold politicians financially culpable for the costs of fraudulence?
Excellent casting and performances; but a failure to recognize its own weakness in its inability to be wholly honest in all aspects. When we stop glorifying war and veterans, perhaps all of us will examine the motives for using mostly the poor as cannon fodder.