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Alvera 2022-11-25 08:25:57
A hero is not a hero
The movie is divided into three timelines: the war line, the line as a hero after the photo is taken, and the reality line of the characters aging years later. The war line reflects the deepest emotions of these characters, they have experienced brutal wars, and the inhuman wars have brought great...
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Cale 2022-11-29 17:11:21
Exploring the nature and human nature of war
When I first saw it, I thought it was the best war movie I've ever seen.
The story is about the male medic's son who stumbles across his father's Medal of Honor while rummaging through his dad's belongings, never knowing his father was a hero. Driven by his father's low profile and curiosity, the...
Shannon Gayle Hurd
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[last lines]
James Bradley: I finally came to the conclusion that he maybe he was right. Maybe there's no such thing as heroes. Maybe there are just people like my dad. I finally came to understand why they were so uncomfortable being called heroes. Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us, but for my dad and these men, the risks they took, the wounds they suffered, they did that for their buddies. They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends. For the man in front, for the man beside him, and if we wish to truly honor these men we should remember them the way they really were, the way my dad remembered them.
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Franklin Sousley: So, where do you think they're sending us?
Mike Strank: I think it's the desert, Frankllin.
Franklin Sousley: Well, that makes no sense at all.
Mike Strank: Well, it's just military psychology. They always train you for the desert on a volcano.
Franklin Sousley: Aw, now you're just havin' fun with me.
Mike Strank: Harlon, take your men right. Watch for Bedouins.
Harlon Block: Yes, sir.
Franklin Sousley: Hey, what's a Bedouin?
Harlon Block: It's a guy with a camel.
Franklin Sousley: Well, Jeez Louise, maybe we *are* going to the desert.
