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War Film Analysis
Please answer the following questions on Blogger. Use your name as the heading/title for the comments.
Paragraph 1: Offer your overall impression of the film while mentioning the movie's title, director, and key actors.
Paragraph 2: Summarize the plot of the film
Paragraph 3: Were any particular film techniques used in key scenes? How did the film techniques and music enhance the setting and themes of the film? You may need two paragraphs to explain this information.
Here’s a list of common film techniques. Feel free to conduct additional research if needed.
• Close up
• Long Shot, Aerial Shot
• Freeze Frame
• Lighting
• Special effects
• Voice Over
• Sound
Paragraph 4: What common theme(s) does your film have with that of our class novel The Things They Carried.
Paragraph 5: Ending paragraph—you are the critic. Offer final remarks to persuade a viewer to watch this film.
You may choose one of the 10 films listed below or another film related to war.
GI Jane ,Glory, Apocalypse Now ,Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket
Braveheart, Platoon ,Good Morning Vietnam ,We Were Soldiers,
Hamburger Hill
*These are suggestions; there are plenty of other films that fall into a variety of rating categories, topics, wars, etc.
~Shannon~
ReplyDelete“GI Jane” directed by Ridley Scott was the film I watched for this assignment. Key actors and actresses in the film are Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen. My overall impression of the film is that “GI Jane” was a very entertaining and interesting.It made me think about women in the military and some of the issues they faced when first given equal rights in the area.
The plot of the film is that Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil(a woman)is hand-picked by U.S. Senator Lillian DeHaven to go through the rigorous training of the U.S. Navy Combined Reconnaissance Team, basically U.S. Navy Seals, right along with the men. O'Neil faces sexism and physical challenges as well as the “horse-trading” by the Senator who selected her for the experimental program.
Film techniques used in the scenes included dramatic music, close-ups , long-shots and dramatic pauses. These enhanced the setting and themes of the film by affecting mood and giving more dramatic or emotional effects.
Common themes “GI Jane” shares with Tim O’ Brien’s “The Things They Carried” are the hardships of war, differences between genders and determination.
As final remarks, this film was very interesting, though at points a bit slow. If war movies and movies about women’s rights intrigue you, this film will be very enjoyable.
~Melissa~
ReplyDeleteOn Saturday, March 5th, I watched the war related film "G.I. Jane", directed by Ridley Scott. The key actors in this movie were: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Anne Bancroft. I loved this movie. I believe the leading actress Demi Moore played her part all too well. The plot of this film of course was women in the military, and the struggle they have to face to STILL be considered equal to men. This movie's about women's rights. The main character, portrayed the hassle and obstacles a woman would potentially have to face if she were an active member of the Navy Seals, equal in every way to men.
One particular scene in this movie stood out because of the film techniques used. This so-called G.I. Jane was finally progressing in the Navy Seals training and getting along with the guys, when her reputation was blown because of photos with her with women. It wasn't at all in a sexual manner but the pictures depicted it as so and the military took it as that. This incident led to this woman being accused and then possibly going to trial for "unlawful fraternization". So because from the get go nobody wanted her there and they were sabotaging her anyway, she rang the bell three times. Now at her training facility, ringing the bell three times means you quit. There was some real symbolism in that little outtake of the movie. When this woman rang the bell, it was raining, she was soaking wet, she walked out to where the bell was picked up a bat, and hit the bell very hard three seemingly drawn out times. The camera zoomed in on her face to show her anger. The music went low at times and stopped at others, showing the immensity of this action.
Another, relatively hilarious scene that used visibly good film technique was the part where after the unit is on a practice run, so to speak, during this time period G.I.Jane is the leader of the pursuiting squadron trying to take down an enemy camp. Two of her "subordinates" who didnt respect her at the time, go in against her orders and wind up getting caught. Of course in the military and especially this assignment, its the leader who takes responsibilty for whatever goes down. her group is taken to a POW camp and locked in cages to be tortured and pressed for information. The Master Chief (instructor of the Navy Seals training program, is iniating the "torture". They finally get to the girl. The Master Chief decides to "teach her a lesson" and beats her up. This woman has such will power she fights back even though her hands are cuffed behind her back. All the while her unit is locked in a conjoined cage witnessing this. The Chief pushes the limit and proceeds to rape her, but not for real. The "prisoners" are watching this happening and don't like it. As a sign of lost respect they all turn their backs on their chief as he justifies his actions. The exciting part happens when he asks the female if she's ready to give up yet and as she stumbles, blood in her eyes and all over her face, after a short silence she looks dead at him and says "Suck. My. Dick!" That moment in the movie was so hilariously important because right after she said that her former opressors(the men in her unit)turn around and cheer and chant "Suck my dick!" repeaetedly. This girl earns a lot of respect because of that moment and is finally accepted by the guys. The film techniques used that helped this scene was of course the acting by miss Demi Moore and the close up on her bloody face as she said the line, and the silence before she said it.
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~Melissa~(continued)
ReplyDeleteThe common theme the movie I watched and the book "The Things They Carried" shared, was the hardships of war. Whether it be for women or men, or active duty or training, the similarities were there. For example, they both touched on the eventual bonds created between squad or unit members.
This movie was a tribute to its time, the 1990s (1997 to be exact). I say this because movies are going downhill, and this movie really made me believe in and love movies again; if your having that problem, if you like watching obstacles be overcome, if you are a strong advocate of women's rights and equality, if you want a meaningful laugh and to look at a movie with sentiment & morale behind it, look no further, watch this movie.
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ReplyDeleteDirected by Ridley Scott, "G.I. Jane" is a movie that every future female soldier should watch. The plot keeps the watcher wanting to watch the whole movie, and surprisingly, it was very entertaining.They couldn't have picked any better cast members than Demi Moore, Viggo Mortenson, and Anne Bancroft. They played thier roles very well. For a war movie, I really loved it and I would recommend it to anyone.
Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, a woman, was recruited to be the first female to try the new Navy program. If she could make it through it, it would prove that women are just as capable to fight in a war as men are. In her trial, she encountered harsh treatments such as almost getting raped. She also had to go through many days of sexest comments and having miss treatments by the sargent. Even after dealing with all of this, O'Neil completed her program and, not only earned the respect from her team mates, but she earned respect from her sargent, the one who gave her the hardest time.
In all movies there are key scenes and film techniques used to enhance the movie's apperence and overall view. Throughout the picture, you would see close-ups, aerial shots, sound, basically all movie techniques. These techniques helped the watcher get a dramatic effect of what was happening. There were also many different key scenes such as when O'Neil rung the bell that symbolized her quitting, when she gave her opinion at her first job and was right, or, lastly (my favorite part), when O'Neil told the sargent to, and quote, "suck my d*ck." All three of these key scenes provide symbolism about women and they are not that hard to figure out.
The most common theme between The Things They Carry and "G.I. Jane" is that war is war reguardless of what sex you are. Both sexes have to deal with killings of their friends and both sexes have to deal with the mental effects the war leaves with them. From a girl's perspective, girls have it a tad worst becasue they get treated differently from men even if they are doing the same job. This is nobody's fault but our country's becasue thats how we made society; men come first and women come second.
Everyday, women face discrimination whether it's openly or hidden. This movie helps brake that barrier of women not being able to do what a man can do. The pain and emotions this woman, O'Neil, goes through is so real and understandable for almost any age woman. This movie will not dissappoint you because it shows that women can do what they put their mind to. Even though you may have to go through really tough times, you can do it and this movie proves it. I'll recommend this movie to any female looking for the motivation to be great at anything they want to achieve.
The opening scene of Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan finds us in an American military Cemetery. An older Ryan, accompanied by his family, searches for one particular grave the one of Captain John Miller(Tom Hanks). When he finds it he's overcome with emotion and his memory sweeps back in time to D-Day, the Sixth of June 1944. This movie is great how the US military actually cares about the soilders families and wants to send home as many people as possible
ReplyDeleteWe then cut to a boat full of army guys gettin sick and looking scared. The boat wall thing comes down and the guys start getting slaughtered by German gunfire. It's gory. Then we go to Washington DC where someone's being told to get Private James Ryan home to his family because his brothers have all been killed. Miller and 8 guys have to save him. There's a huge gory fight with the Germans, in which they eventually find Ryan, who doesnt want to leave because he feels like it's his duty to stay. So Miller and Ryan and the crew all fight together and they're getting slaughtered. Miller falls, and it seems like everyone's doomed, and then American reinforcements show up. There's a sentimental moment while Miller's dying.
The film techniques that stood out to me were in the begining during the beach scean the sound would cut out and zoom in on Hanks and show the views what he was seeing.
A common theme between Saving Private Ryan and the things they carried was the they want everyone to go home dead or alive.
This movie is extreemly long for no reason at all. In the beging it was really boring but once it got started it was actually a great movie. It's interesting to see what World War 2 was like through the eyes of a soilder just like the book The Things They Carried. I would reccomend this movie to anyone with three hours to kill.
THAT LAST ONE WAS TREY!!!!!! ^^^^
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ReplyDeleteSAVING PRIVATE RYAN, STARRING TOM HANKS AND DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG, WAS A GORY MOVIE, AND PROBABLY A SOMEWHAT ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF WAR EXPERIENCES. THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN IT THAT YOU WOULD RECOGNIZE IF YOU SAW IT, LIKE THAT GUY FROM STAY ALIVE, AND VIN DIESEL, AND THE GUY FROM AVATAR THAT WANTS THE UNOBTANIUM, AND THAT GUY FROM SERENITY. I THINK ALL OF THE PEOPLE PULLED THE MOVIE TOGETHER VERY NICELY, EVEN WITH THE GORE AND DEATH AND STUFF.
THE PLOT, BASICALLY, IS THAT TOM HANKS (CAPTAIN MILLER) AND A SMALL GROUP OF SOLDIERS HAVE TO GO FIND THIS GUY NAMED PRIVATE JAMES RYAN BECAUSE HIS BROTHERS HAVE BEEN KILLED. SINCE HE'S THE LAST ONE LEFT, THEY'RE GOING TO SEND HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY. HOWEVER, THEY RUN INTO COMPLICATIONS ON THE WAY, INCLUDING A MISTAKEN IDENTITY GUY AND A BUTTLOAD OF GERMANS. THE SOLDIERS ARE DEEP IN THE WAR ZONE WHEN THEY FIND RYAN, AND GO FIGURE, HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO HOME. SO THEY ALL STAY AND FIGHT THE GERMANS AND EVERYONE DIES EXCEPT RYAN WHO HAS THIS MOMENT WITH TOM HANKS WHILE HE'S DYING. TOM HANKS SAYS 'EARN THIS,' MEANING HE WANTS RYAN TO BE WORTH ALL THIS DEATH.
THERE WERE A MILLION FILM TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS MOVIE. IT'S STEPHEN SPIELBERG. COME ON. HE USED CLOSE UP IN THE VERY BEGINNING ON OLD RYAN'S FACE TO SHOW THAT HE WAS FLASHING BACK TO THE WAR TIME. THERE WERE ALSO COUNTLESS CLOSE UPS ON PEOPLES FACES IN THE MOVIE SO WE COULD REALLY SEE THE EMOTIONS. HE USED LONG SHOT/AREAL SHOT TO SHOW HOW THE U.S. WAS SO HEAVILY OUTNUMBERED BY ENEMIES WHEN THEY WERE FIGHTING THE GERMANS. HE ALSO USED IT WHEN VIN DIESEL DIED SO WE COULD SEE THE WHOLE SQUARE AND GET A BETTER IDEA OF THE POSITION THEY WERE IN AND SEE ALL THE BLOOD EVERYWHERE. I DON'T REALLY RECALL FREEZE FRAME, BUT I THINK THERE WAS SOME STOPPING BEFORE SLOW MOTION PARTS, LIKE DURING THE EXPLOSIONS ON THE BEACH AND WHEN THEY ROLLED OUT THE GERMAN TANKS. THE LIGHTING WAS ALWAYS DARK AND GLOOMY IN THE WAR ZONE, WHICH LENT TO THE OVERALL DEPRESSING FEELING. IT WAS LIGHT AT THE SAFE CAMPS, LIKE WHEN TOM HANKS WENT TO GO PICK UP HIS TRANSLATOR. OF COURSE THERE WAS A BIT OF HUMOR IN THAT SCENE, SO THE LIGHT WAS JUST MOOD ENHANCEMENT. IF EXPLOSIONS COUNT AS SPECIAL EFFECTS, THEN THOSE WERE USED IN DROVES. THERE WAS NO VOICE OVER. THE SOUND EFFECTS WERE ALSO USED IN DROVES. THERE WAS ALMOST CONSTANT RAIN AND GUNFIRE, EVERYONE YELLED ALMOST ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES THEY MUFFLED SOUND TO SHOW THAT AN EXPLOSION WAS SO LOUD THAT PEOPLE COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING AFTER.
THE COMMON THEME IS THIS: WAR IS GROSS AND FULL OF DEATH. WE SEE THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, WITH KIOWA'S DEATH AND LEMON'S DEATH AND STAR SHAPED HOLE GUY'S DEATH AND EVERYONE ELSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE LISTING. AND THEN THERE'S THIS, WITH ENOUGH DEATH AND GORE IN THE BEACH SCENE TO LAST ME FOREVER. THEN IN THAT FINAL STANDOFF SCENE WHERE EVERYONE'S DYING, IT'S JUST AS BAD. STUFF LIKE THAT SCARS PEOPLE AND IT STAYS WITH THEM FOREVER, LIKE RYAN IN HIS OLD AGE GOING TO THE GRAVEYARD.
IF I HAD TO PERSUADE A VIEWER TO WATCH THIS FILM, I'D GO WITH THIS ARGUMENT: IT'S A HEART WRENCHING TALE OF DEATH AND SADNESS AND SACRIFICE; ONLY WATCH IT IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT. IT MAY CHANGE YOUR VIEW ON THE WAR, BUT IT PROBABLY WON'T BECAUSE WE ALL ALREADY KNEW HOW CRAPPY WAR IS. IT IS AN OKAY MOVIE OVERALL.
@ MEE MEE: DUDE I LOVE YOURS! THAT'S A GOOD MOVIE! AND THE SUCK MY DICK PART HAS ME DYIN EVERY TIME I SEE IT! GOOD CHOICE MY MAN! GOOD CHOICE!
ReplyDelete@ TREY: -_- YOU'RE A SILLY GOOSE.
@ TIFFANY: I LIKED HOW YOU WENT WITH THE WAR ANGLE AND THE SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION/FEMALE STRENGTH ANGLE. IT'S A VERY TOUCHING MOVIE.
@ SHANNON: I LIKE HOW YOU MENTIONED THE POLITICS. WELL PLAYED.
LOVE DANIELLE.
OMOYEME IS THE AUTHOR OF THIS POST!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSaving Private Ryan Definitely changed my perspective of what really goes on in war. I realized that not only is a soldier defending the country, but they are also defending themselves and their brotherhood. Tom Hanks portrayed what a real soldier was throughout the film and ultimately set the tone as well.
The film begins with Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) just before the Normandy invasion. As soon as they take over the Beach, Miller, as well as several other platoon members, form a smaller unit that is assigned to find Private Ryan, since Ryan was the only surviving son and child of four children. When the group did reach Private Ryan, he didn’t want to leave because he felt that his life was no greater than others. After the last battle of the movie, Miller dies, and Private Ryan realizes how thankful he was that Miller and the group cared to save his life.
One particular technique used in the film was when Miller was in combat, everything would go silent. Not only did this symbolize how temporary hearing loss happened frequently, but also viewers could see how detailed and emotional the battles really were. This also showed that when in battle, people forget how serious things are. There wasn’t really that much music, but most of the techniques greatly enhanced the settings and scenes of the movie by making the film more serious and portrayed the meaning of the war.
The Things They Carried and Saving Private Ryan both share the concept of Brotherhood. In both stories, each person felt as if they were responsible for each other’s lives, and when someone was taken by the war, each group kept strong to each other and carried on through the war.
This movie shows what soldiers up to today are experiencing in war and how they keep strong. I suggest watching Saving Private Ryan because its helps viewers to understand the concept of family and brotherhood. Sometimes we all need each other and cannot function on our own, and we can all admit that it’s a good feeling when someone is there to lean on with you when going through tough times.
**OMOYEMEN
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ReplyDeleteSaving Private Ryan, a production of Ian Bryce and Steven Spielberg, was quite a tear- jerker. This action- packed depiction of the war setting had a star- studded cast made up of familiar actors like: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel and Matt Damon. This film was precise in touching the heart and show'd it's audience that even strangers can show an unconditional amount of care and committment.
As the audience advances past the Paramount ring of stars, they come upon an elderly man and what seems to be his family standing in a graveyard dominoed with solid white, writing and all, gravemarkers. The man admires the stone with a blank stare and the viewer is given a frontrow seat to the gut- wrenching and tearduct- tickling journey of the quest to save Private Ryan. Tom Hanks plays John Miller, the man who led Company C of the 2nd Ranger Battalion onto Omaha Beach on D- Day in the opening action. The Rangers conducted numerous operations for the next few days, and on June 9th Miller was given a special mission to retrieve a 101st Airborne paratrooper, Private James Ryan, whose three brothers had been recently killed in combat. Miller was sent to inform Ryan of the deaths and pass instruction to return home. On the search for the last Ryan, many lives were taken, including those of Private Adrian Caparzo (Vin Diesel) and T-5 Medic Irwin Wade (Giovanni Ribisi). Private Ryan was finally found outside of Ramelle on June 13th. Ryan refused to leave with the Rangers, and made it clear that he intended to stay with his unit and defend Ramelle's bridge against an expected German attack. Miller and his troops decided to stay and asssist the small unit of paratroopers. Looks of distress painted the soldiers' faces as hopes of destroying the Germans faded. As numerical superiority overwhelmed the unit, the survivors retreated across a bridge from which explosives that could be detonated if the Germans could not be stopped were planted to The Alamo, but Captain Miller was knocked to the ground by the blast of a German tank shell. The detonation device for the explosives had been knocked out of his hands, and as he moved across the bridge to retrieve it, Miller was fatally shot in the chest. Alas it makes sense, decades later an elderly James Ryan visits Miller's grave marked with a solid white gravemarker, writing and all, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France. Ryan sought approval from his wife in the hope that he had lived up to the sacrifice made by Miller and his men.
Saving Private Ryan was very well thought out and quite affectively out into action. The angles at which the violence and gore could be observed made it that much more disturbing. Certain points where no music would play and all voices were silenced were most affective the me, however. All observation was left to the viewers' eyes at this point. Screams could not be heard, but they could be seen.
Saving Private Ryan showed that even a stranger could care as though they've known others for a lifetime. A soldier never gives up on his men; each and every one is human and has the emotion and baggage of humans alike. Like The Tim O' Brien novel, The Things They Carried, the film presents an exhibit of togetherness, the works of a unit, a whole; soldiers.
The Steven Spielberg film, Saving Private Ryan, supplied more than expected. It applied to all senses and made the viewer feel as though there was no giving up; no matter what. As soldiers they were given a mission. As soldiers, they died with no shame.
I think “Saving Private Ryan” starring Tom Hanks, Captain Miller, and directed by steven spielberg, is an excellent movie. It may be really violent and horrific, but that is how World War II was. I think the actors did a great job in portraying our strong American soldiers and the fight and struggles the endured throughout the war. In addition,this movie was very historically accurate about World War II except in the fact about it all being about saving one person, Private Ryan. Other than that I would recommend this film to my peers and adults.
ReplyDeleteAfter leading a company of Rangers in the battle for Omaha beach on D-Day, Captain John Miller is sent on a mission to find paratrooper Private James Ryan and bring him home safely. Ryan's three brothers have all been killed in action and the Brass want him returned to his family. He is fighting with his unit somewhere inland, but no-one knows where. Miller chooses seven men for this dangerous mission. The squad picks its way across the devastated countryside - losing two members in skirmishes with the Germans. Eventually, they find Ryan dug in with his unit and awaiting a German counter attack. He refuses to leave his comrades and Miller agrees that his squad will stay to help them defend their position. The Germans attack in overwhelming numbers and Miller and most of his squad are killed, but Ryan survives and makes it home.
The director ordered the film crew to use a variety of film techniques to make Saving Private Ryan. Saving Private Ryan’ broke traditional conventions of the war film genre, mainly because Spielberg used a very wide range of techniques, to portray what he wanted the audience to witness. He uses de-saturated colour all the way throughout the film, which gives off a dull, and washed out impression of the film and made the red of the blood stand out against the dull background. Another technique used was the use of a handheld camera which made it seem like you were facing all the dangers the soldiers were faced, and seeing all the horrific things they saw from their point of view. Made the viewer part of the action.
The common theme found between Saving Private Ryan and The Things They Carried is the theme of war, the gore, and the soldier's life. Both the book and film portray the soldier's lifestyle and feelings. In addition, they both depicted the obstacles soldiers had to face and all the equipment they were assigned to. Afterall, the big picture of both was the gore and hardships on the front lines and how a death or disappearance of someone could hurt a whole blatoon.
There are not many films that I’ve seen that have actually made me physically react to the action on screen. I’m not speaking of the three-dimensional variety either. It gives a million reason why no one should go to war and one very powerful reason to go to war. It is a soul numbing realistic depiction of what our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and sons have faced in humanities darkest moments. When somebody was dying in that movie, it felt as if you could almost feel their pain. Speilberg did an unbelievable job of putting realism into this movie with the camera-work and everything else. Simply amazing. An all time great.
GREG GUTHRIE
so i noticed that everyone watched saving private ryan. i gotta say, i'm sorry guys. prouda yall for actually watchin it. love danielle
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ReplyDeleteBased on an incredible true story, Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott, will touch the heart of any red-blooded American. It is a story of brotherhood, above all, and it is a fine picture of humanity at its absolute best and absolute worst. Sergeant First Class Randall 'Randy' David Shughart played by Johnny Strong and Master Sergeant Gary Ivan Gordon played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau were both posthumously awarded the Metal of Honor. It is hard to choose two or three main characters/actors for this movie because each man had a key roll in the development of the film.
On October 3rd, 1993, an elite team of Delta Force soldiers and Army Rangers are sent into hostile territory in Mogadishu, Somalia in order to capture a local crime lord's men, and take them hostage. The mission is a success up until a black hawk helicopter is hit and goes down in the middle of the town. Recognizing the danger, the general in charge sends in a rescue chopper, and it's all down hill from there. The natives swarm the crash site, back up after back up are assaulted. Men take refuge in abandoned buildings, but no man is left behind.
This film utilized a lot of slow motion during shooting scenes for added dramatic affect. There were some long shots to help viewers gain an understanding of the soldier's surroundings. The very final scene of the movie is a voice over of what I'm assuming is a death letter a soldier wrote to his family. It adds an extremely sad touch to the end of the film.
I would say this movie and our novel share many themes. Some big ones are "no man left behind" and "war is hell." The entire theme of the movie is "no man left behind." The soldiers went back every single time to rescue their comrades, whether they were dead or alive. This is similar to O'Brien's platoon wading through a field of shit in order to find one man. Tim O'Brien, although he does not explicitly state it, constantly tells the readers how tough war is and how only soldiers truly understand war and what it's like. One of the last scenes in Black Hawk Down is of Sgt Norm Gibson saying how no one understands why soldiers do it, but all it really boils down to is the man next to you.
Black Hawk Down's greatness comes from making the viewer understand the hell our soldiers experience. The film is unrelenting reality. Combat enters your living room, and your house is a war zone. The film de-glamorizes war and hopes you understand the bravery and sacrifice of our fighting men. The story is a true one and, it is powerfully told. It does justice to those who lived it, and should be viewed by any true patriot.