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The Toy Soldiers (2014)
An Indie Masterpiece with Warnings
I know that there are people who have different tastes, and maybe some older viewers will not be able to relate to it, or appreciate it. However, at the risk of sounding like a dick, I can confidently say that those are people I would not want to know anyways. This is a film that does what great films are supposed to do; that is to transcend our daily lives and bring us joy and fear at the same time. There are a few films that can be called indie masterpieces because all the different film elements that are brought together have a unique quality and vision and the final result is something more special than the sum of the elements themselves.
The soundtrack features some of the best music in recent times, in terms of making you feel joyous, and impervious to the world's problems. Mostly contributed by Daily Bread.
Erik Peter Carlson direction is even; giving the audience plenty of music and show stopping bits, yet unafraid to lure you back to the grim reality of what our heroes are always up against. The story is equal parts dramatic, comedic, exhilarating, and pensive, and moves along just as rhythmically as the music.
It's a wonderful, disturbing film that is meant to reach the youth by not holding back. It accomplishes this with great taste and with incredible form. Amazing movie.