Amazzing and different from most other war films

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2005)

I saw this movie earlier tonight. I went in there thinking it would be good and came out thinking it were amazing. The cast chosen for the roles were all so perfect for each part that they played. The acting performance were also amazing. The thing that this movie does that makes it different is that it shows the story of an individual soldier. Shows his experience being in a war, and it shows how it all changed him. The story begins by showing these young soldiers going through vigerous training equal to that of what the soldiers going into Vietnam had to go through. These men were told to expect 70,000 casualties. The mother of all wars they called it. The soldiers wait for months in the hot desert that happens to be 112 degrees everyday, just waiting for when they would be called to go to battle. The day comes when they finally go out to fight, but it only last for 4 days. Our main character doesn't even get to fire his rifle. All the training and waiting for this? This thought puts our main character into confusion. He feels as if he had accomplished nothing.
If you're looking to see a war movie with big battles and explosions and killing. Please save your money and don't go see this movie. Go rent Saving Private Ryan or Apocalypse Now. Something along those lines. But if you are looking to really get a feel of what it was like for and individual soldier to be in the Gulf war, then this movie is PERFECT. I loved it. Definitely one i will buy when it comes on DVD.