Staggering...

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 1998)

Now almost 24 hours removed from seeing SPR I still get a little choked up. I have several veterans in my family and until yesterday I hadn't really though about all the sacrifices they made for our country. I always loved them and appreciated their service in WWII, Korea, Vietnam but it had always been a vague idea what their experience was like. I don't know anyone who was on the shores of Normandy on June 6, 1944 but I'd be surprised if SPR's depiction was significantly different.
Until yesterday, Memorial Day was always just a 3-day weekend for me. I don't know if would have been brave enough to handle the carnage I saw yesterday. I know I hope I never have to find out. Some jerk sitting by me was laughing through the movie and calling characters wimps, etc. I was unable to get over the irony of real people dying 50+ years ago to defend this idiot's right to see a movie depicting that struggle, but that's freedom and today, it's not just an untangible idea for me. Today I feel free.