new fan

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2009)

I saw this movie for the first time ever a few months ago and i keep renting it over and over...i should just by the film. I just can't believe how much I love it. I remember it from when I was little but I wasn't much into b/w films. I've definitely learned to appreciate them now. I am 33 years old and am a great fan of the post ww2 era. The funny thing is, I always thought that every single returning servicemen were treated with respect, hailed as heroes, saluted wherever they went, but when I saw the scenes where people complain about how they're going to take away the jobs and the man at the counter that says Homer was a sucker....boy, that opened my eyes. I've also always loved romance tales of the serviceman from one place marrying the girl in another state/country, thinking everyone falls and stays in love forever. Then you see Fred and Marie's situation and wow, another eye opener for me. I wonder how many divorces occurred after the men came home from Europe/Japan, etc. Anyway, this movie is great and I always tear up. To me the most touching scene is when Homer is getting ready for bed with help from dad and the camera zooms to his face. You can kind of see the humiliation? of having his father dress him. that just gives me chills. the only little thing that I wondered about was why they show Al and Milly as having a son, but he only comes out like three times in the whole movie...oh well. nothing major compared to the greatness of this movie. thanks for reading!