First and foremost, this movie does not glorify
soldier or war, unlike most movies on the subject.
The film takes us on an emotional journey of family and soldier life, in war and in peaceful territory. It does an interesting job comparing what is or isn't worth fighting for.
This isn't the typical Hollywood war movie with large production budgets. But this also means the crux of the story is reliant on the dialogue and camerawork. Which it delivers on.
The movie starts with foreign troops patrolling in Afghanistan. It doesn't go into why they're there besides the vague "we're there to help liberate the locals from terrorist" line. But the film expects the audience to accept their presence there regardless.
This leaves today's viewer post the dreadful 2021 pullout of Afghanistan with even more questions. What was it all for?
The film takes us on an emotional journey of family and soldier life, in war and in peaceful territory. It does an interesting job comparing what is or isn't worth fighting for.
This isn't the typical Hollywood war movie with large production budgets. But this also means the crux of the story is reliant on the dialogue and camerawork. Which it delivers on.
The movie starts with foreign troops patrolling in Afghanistan. It doesn't go into why they're there besides the vague "we're there to help liberate the locals from terrorist" line. But the film expects the audience to accept their presence there regardless.
This leaves today's viewer post the dreadful 2021 pullout of Afghanistan with even more questions. What was it all for?