war is bad, thats the plot

Rating: 5/10 (25 January 2015)

I'm a pretty open minded person so, although I don't believe in war, I gave this film a chance since I heard it was good and it got nominated for a few Oscars. I'm finding it hard to digest this movie. It attempts to speak at a certain type of people rather than to everyone. I wanted a story, a plot, a twist, excitement. I got real life. They didn't even add some good quotes that stick with you. I think it got such high reviews because the people who admire war fail to see that this sort of thing happens every day. Soldiers die. That's what war is about. People seemed to be stupefied by the tragic murders depicted in the film. They were gross and inhumane, but it's no different than what happens daily, not just to Americans but to German, Chinese, French soldiers. The film doesn't even question war and it's morality, it just accepts killing. I felt like I was watching a documentary or playing call of duty at times. And important details were always excluded like why or how the ending happened. People just respect war because our people die for it, yet they fail to make any changes in their life routine to understand each other better. It makes them hypocrites and takes their ancestors in vain. It's a good film, it's just a little too long and lacks a morale. It's teaching the wrong values, encouraging violence over compromise. It's depressing and counter intuitive, an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.