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| Movie Description The Vietnam War provided plenty of cinematic ruminations on the futility of battle and the struggle of returning soldiers to adjust to normal life. With HOME OF THE BRAVE director Irwin Winkler (THE NET) applies similar concepts to the Iraq War of the early 21st century, positing actors Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, and 50 Cent (credited here under his real name, Curtis Jackson) in the roles of army recruits who tussle with the mundanity of life after war. The action begins during the heat of battle, with an ambush that leaves many of its victims either dead or wounded. Winkler subsequently transports the action to the struggles his characters endure once safely back home, with alcoholism, prosthetic limbs, parental abuse, and a hostage crisis all causing innumerable problems, none of which are helped by a military that remains uninterested in their frantic pleas for help and guidance. Winkler infuses his film with an equal mixture of anger and grief, and while he may not reach the heights of Oliver Stone's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY or Michael Cimino's THE DEER HUNTER, he draws on similar frustrations felt by the characters in those movies. HOME OF THE BRAVE was shot while the violence still raged in Iraq, which will doubtless make it a fascinating curio in years to come, especially as this denied Winkler a distance from his subject that many of the filmmakers who masterfully dissected the Vietnam War undoubtedly benefited from.
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Reviews  ExcellentReview created: 04/16/08 by:  This movie was great thanks alot fast shippind and great communication!!!! Would do business with you anytime. Review ID: 10000000006733726 Was this review helpful? Report this review  bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbReview created: 04/13/08 by: 0 of 2 people found this review helpful. pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp Review ID: 10000000006686128 Was this review helpful? Report this review  life after war.Review created: 04/10/08 by: a strong performance by samuel l. jackson,and a good supporting cast,you will feel for the characters,and the struggles they face,in trying to cope with normal life after seeing the effects of war,it will make you laugh cry,and feel pride in the will to perservere,no matter what the odds are! Review ID: 10000000006655600 Was this review helpful? Report this review  I was not happy with movie.1 of 1 people found this review helpful. I was not all at the war front but most of the film was the lives of the men at home. It put me to sleep! Review ID: 10000000006415096 Was this review helpful? Report this review Home of the BraveReview created: 03/22/08 by: Dear Friends, This is a movie that we all need to see. It makes one realize,how much our soldiers are doing for us in Iraq and how much they still go through even when they come home. We need to treat our soldiers with the respect that they deserve. They are laying their lives on the line, whether we believe they are doing what is right or not. Review ID: 10000000006300036 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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