At last, our long national nightmare is over (almost).
Tag: movie
Jun 07 2015
Sucky Blogging Sunday (Part 4)
Jun 26 2009
“The Hurt Locker”
Soldiers on a Live Wire Between Peril and Protocol
If “The Hurt Locker” is not the best action movie of the summer, I’ll blow up my car. The movie is a viscerally exciting, adrenaline-soaked tour de force of suspense and surprise, full of explosions and hectic scenes of combat, but it blows a hole in the condescending assumption that such effects are just empty spectacle or mindless noise……..
Jun 24 2008
You Don’t Have to be Elected to be a Leader.
The title quote comes from the movie The Shift, not yet released. My niece is involved with it and sent me the following preview. It was just the kick in the ass I needed to shift my doom and gloom, so I offer it here. I considered placing it as a comment in dharmasyd’s terrific essay, but decided this is a bit too off the point of the important substance there.
I’m trying to get my feet back under me. I’m not going to have my hope buried by the dense, unconscionable acts of the fatally fearful and greedy. I’m going to join with the spirit dharmasyd’s essay offers.
Maybe this movie is too easy, maybe it’s as shallow as recycling, but it renewed my sense of hope. Maybe most of our hope comes from NGO’s non-profits, informal groups, brave individuals acting alone. Here’s what Derrick Ashong says:
Making the world a better place is not only your responsibility. It’s your choice, it is your blessing, it’s a gift, it’s your opportunity to make your life mean something. So take it.
Mar 30 2008
“Stop Loss” Military and Military Family Perspective
The reviews you should be reading and listening to, from Military Personal and Family members Of. The ones, small numbers they are, who are actually sacrificing and understand the meanings some of these movies are trying to bring out, that the greater majority, the civilian population, really need to be explained to. Especially in these conflicts they do little to nothing as a sacrifice, most important not wanting to pony up the cost of these Wars of Choice and the Huge longterm Costs of!
Stop Loss:
Retention policy of keeping solders in the military past their contractual obligation
Mar 06 2008
STOP LOSS
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon’s will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor.