Poetry. A tribute to the mothers.

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2002)

If you didn't watch the movie because you're afraid of watching horrifying scenes, you could try to reconsider your position. All of the blood scenes in this movie have poetry behind them, and they should be understood within their inherent duality: External horror, yet warm at heart. The figure of the mothers is referenced several times in the movie. I think this movie is (at least partially) meant as a tribute to the mothers of the soldiers.
This is not a typical war movie. It's not Platoon either. It's very different from what a war movies fan would expect. I guess many war movies fans will dislike this one, while people who usually don't like war movies will enjoy it.