We Were Soldiers

Still wiping off my misty eyes while writing this blog. And I've never cried like this over a movie in a very long time. As you can see from the above picture I'm referring to "We Were Soldiers" of Mel Gibson. It's an old film but I just got the chance to see the beauty of it today. It's a two hour film and the moment it started 'til its very end I got my self sobbing over each scene. It's a war film but the movie is not just all about it. While most movies of the same genre are made with beautiful ending that you can celebrate their victory with, We Were Soldiers got a different one. Perhaps they were victorious for some reason but the ending is just so sad but uplifting at the same time. As you started watching the film you would know that most of them would die in the end, but still it won't make you prepared enough not to take it emotionally. The last 30 mins of the film is just the best part where everyone was struggling for survival, caught between orders and dignity. Col. Morris (Mel Gibson) as the commanding officer that lead the troupe against Vietnam soldiers that stayed true to his words 'til the very end. He never faltered, kept his faith to God and to his people. One journalist in the film that joined the war to cover the story made the film so interesting, one character that made the movie unique from other war films. For me, apart from the Col. Hal Morris, Joe Galloway (the journalist) is one the most significant characters in the film, his part was short but very powerful. He said, not in verbatim though "If I can't help to stop war, then I would just help to understand it". Which is really true, no one can stop war, and none of us understands it either. The movie however is not about how you would understand the war, but it's a question to everyone of us. Some of us witness it, our loved ones are even involved, but we never understand what we are really fighting for. It makes sense to me because if we do, there would be no war otherwise. 'Coz people fight because of misunderstanding, the order was never put into place for both parties resulting to collision, and the casualties are even bigger than what we want to achieve.

As one of the critics said on the movie poster says "The best war film in years" and indeed 'We Were Soldiers' is extra ordinary, one of the best movies I've watched, another film added to my all-time favorites. For those who haven't watched it yet, please do so, and see the beauty of the film yourself. 'Til next movie experience, Great Friday to everyone!