i'm not a huge supporter of mainstream films. furthermore, i rarely find myself dishing out $9 to watch a film with a bunch of loud strangers at the theatre. but, last night my dad, my sister rachel, and i went to go watch the film "brothers" at the staunton regal cinemas. i had seen the trailer some time ago, the story line had caught my attention, and i'm a huge fan of jake gyllenhaal's work. if you see any movie this year(and when i say movie, this is definitely excluding docu's), go see this one. it catalyzed conversation amongst us three afterwards, and definitely got my brain thinking about war, and reiterated my belief in just how wrong and unjust war is.
here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLlpabVRnyc
p.s Statistics say that 29% of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans will suffer from Post Traumatic Stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD.
p.s a staggering 120 war vets commit suicide every week. It's also estimated that as many as 100,000 Vietnam veterans have committed sucicide--nearly twice the number of troops killed during the actual war.
now, what are you waiting for? go get your hind end in the theatre nearest you.
This film (and especially the u2 song in the closing credits) does make a powerful statement about the war. But what I liked about the film is that it's delivery of that message is subtle enough to where it doesn't distract from the tremendous performances of Maguire, Portman, and Gyllenhaal. I was particularly impressed by Maguire's performance. I think he should get an oscar.
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