The movie is based on a true story. A private first class Chance died on the battle field in the war against Iraq, a senior colonel Mike apllied initiatively to escort Chance's body home. During Mikes' trip, many people showed him their respect and condolescence.
Some shots are really touching, for example, when Mike encountered another soldier who also escorted a body, he asked,"are you related to the dead?" "yeah, he's my brother." the soldier answered, with tears holding back in his eyes.
The movie is solemn, soft and thought-provoking. I just couldn't help and weeped for several times. Some criticizes that the movie is meant to defend America's policy and justify its war against Iraq. But I hardly think so. Here's a case in point, in the airplane a man was reading a newspaper, the headline of which is "Bush: US 'must not waver'" and the title of another artitle is "Ashcraft says Clinton's rules 'handcuffed' anti-terrorism". Therefore, see? The war policy is against most Americans' will, not that the whole nation is as warlike as Bush!
Forget the affairs going between America and Iraq, forget out of what aims are those wars, forget who is right and who is wrong,the movie is a perfect tribute to those innocent and ordinary lifes lost in battlefields.
A man's life does matter.
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