The Killing Fields

Rating: Null/10 (25 January 2005)

After watching the movie, "The Killing Fields", it really gives you a sense of relief that we are fortunate to be living as privileged as we are. The director Roland Joffe, creates a tremendous portrayal of the suffering that went on during the war in Cambodia. He also tries to convey the Khmer Rouge in a terrible way to get the point across of how awful they really treated everyone. The main characters give a great performance as they play the parts of reporters during the war. It is great to see this because not only did they provide a reporters view on things, but they came to self realization when they experienced the horrors of war themselves. The only flaw that I felt was in the movie is the idea of how people would look in the wrong direction and get killed, but Pran would runaway, get caught disobeying and would never get punished. Obviously it is a good thing but it is just a little unrealistic I thought. I definitely think you should see the movie and the great job everyone involved did to piece it together to let the audience feel the experience.