For a very simply and poorly supported statement of my feelings toward the movie, I think it's rather retarded. I know it's the same as all the movies that have been centered around events in the past such as vietnam, pearl harbor or other WWII themes and the fact that this is a movie about something that's actually happened in our life time is kind of neat... buuut I think movies like this sort of blind the public and make them emotionally retarded. When all you're doing is blubbering over a movie (not documentary) you forget all the issues surrounding the event.. political or otherwise.
A majority of the American public tends to think they've accomplished something--done something for their country--when they watch a movie like this (as if it's educational), shed a few tears and fly their little flags. I view this movie as sort of encouraging this sort of behavior.. It's entertainment not education or a way to better your understanding of the event, but I would expect most people around here to view it as such a substitution.
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