great movie

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2005)

In my opinion, "the killing fields" was a great movie and is probably one of my favorite war movies. It's not the normal war movie with a bunch of soldiers shooting it up and killing the enemy like what "full metal jacket" and other movies like it portray. Instead, "the killing fields" shows more of the consequences that war has on the innocent people of the country. This movie was also good because it was very informative. The civil war of Cambodia isn't the most talked about war in history and this one shows first hand the brutality and horror Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge brought upon the people of Cambodia. The story line between Sydney and his friend Dith Pron is vivid and moving, and helps give a clear example of what it was like to live in Cambodia at that time. To me, this movie was very good and i highly recommend watching it.