A film EVERY High School History student should see! -SPOILERS-

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2000)

Appropriately released on the 4th of July Weekend, this film reminds us of the reason we are able to have the bar b que, and why we shoot the fireworks (I kinda liked the fireworks display in the film. You'll understand when you see it).
I was stunned. Tears flowed, for this was a poignant film. There was even occasional laughter as Martin Riggs poked his head in from time to time.

But the real greatness of this film, is it reminds us, in and incredibly well done way, of the sacrifices, the losses and the courage of the men whose lives and livelihoods, and the lives of their families, gave birth to this nation. The pain and suffering which brought these people to the point of revolution, and which made the war itself so horrible, was perfectly portrayed.
Many may say that the monstrous things, the dishonourable things we saw in this film never happened, that they were devices to make us hate the bad guy more. But the fact is, innocents were killed for no other cause than aiding their fellows. Townspeople WERE burned alive in churches for aiding the rebels. It was NOT a polite war.
In an age where we take our many and precious freedoms wholly for granted, when we believe that our very liberty is a God Given right, we need to be reminded that God Given or not, it was won for us, and to this day continues to be guarded for us, by men and women who are willing to sacrifice their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honours.