Not Black Hawk Down (thank God)

Rating: 8/10 (25 August 2002)

The opposite of Black Hawk Down, it was nice to see a post-World War II movie that did not condone our actions there. I am convinced that the American experience in Vietnam was not one that all of the soldiers who fought there shared, but more of a highly personal experience: that is, more than any other war in our history, each man viewed it radically different from the next, but they seem to always agree on the major points. We Were Soldiers agrees on the major points, and shows another side of the war that we are not use to seeing in the movies. All points are valid; but a few are just different. I am so glad this movie did not try to delude us into thinking that patriotism is watching your friends die for nothing. I give it an 8.75