literary war film

Viviane 2022-03-24 09:02:25

Pretty dull movie, but it grabbed me. It may have been the gritty and decisive father who attracted me.
Another aspect shows the pain the war brought to the victorious soldiers and their families. No gunfire, no killing scenes, but it shows in our hearts how war has transformed people and hearts.
Of course, in the end, the father who was a soldier all his life raised the star-spangled flag sent by his son to the battlefield, which seemed to prove that people have two sides. On the open side, they still love this country.

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In the Valley of Elah quotes

  • Hank Deerfield: Do you know what it means when a flag flies upside down?

    School Janitor: No...?

    Hank Deerfield: Its an international distress signal...

    School Janitor: No shit?

    Hank Deerfield: No Shit! It means we're in a whole lot of trouble so come save our asses 'cause we ain't got a prayer in hell of saving it ourselves.

    School Janitor: It says alot...

    Hank Deerfield: Yes, it does...

  • Chief Buchwald: But didn't you just say that you would do whatever you were told?

    Det. Emily Sanders: Yeah, I sometimes exaggerate for effect.