Bowie's relationship with Travis, and flashbacks with stupid girl!?

Rating: 7/10 (9 November 2004)

his coughing was a little over the top, too. i think he was first timer at that. he was an awesome actor, its just his role that annoyed me, sometimes. whipping out the "knife" scenes were annoying, too one time was enough. that girl he kept having flashbacks about was really getting on my nerves. I mean, there was no meaning for that and it just took up too much time. And why did the girl have to be so ugly? god, she looked like one of those "homeless/ need extreme makeover" people.I mean, at least use a pretty woman, gosh! and did they have to be so graphic on his death? I'm not a fan of blood. they had to have the sound effects and everything even slicing the guy! I like the music though. it went well with that scene. the scene where travis makes his speech makes me angry because I had to study travis and it says he drew a line in the dirt after he said: "and if any of you wish to depart you may do so now" and then he draws a line in the dirt and TWO people are supposed to cross the line. (means they chose to depart.) that just makes me angry, that they forgot such a great part that travis does. and i don't remember reading about a little boy or girl either, all i read was about the pregnant wife. the thing that makes me laugh in this movie is how travis and bowie are always fighting, but then they eventually make up. They are like brothers in this movie, fighting and eventually making up. i really like the part where travis comes in to talk to bowie and says: (after the speech stuff)"How'd you like them?"(the words of the speech) bowie:"good words, good words." (travis then offers bowie a way out)bowie replies with my favorite line: " I deserve no mercy, but I do deserve a drink. Have anything stronger then water?" travis says all his crap about things he'd do rather then drink and then says:"I'll see if I can fetch you a bottle" and runs of to fight and yada, yada.thats what i'm talking about when i say "brotherly relations." its so touching! this is a movie i highly recommend you to see it is amazingly done, and its something I would watch over and over again. (which i do by the way.)i rate this movie an 8.5 out of ten and I hope you enjoy it because I did. the way i saw was we watched in history class which made me fall in love with it.