Wednesday, November 2, 2011

OP Restrepo

What was not said hit me the hardest in the movie. There were many times when the soldiers being interviewed just sat in front of the camera and thought. No words would explain those thoughts so they didn't try to make sense of those thoughts. The most powerful part of the movie to me was when they had let off flairs where Restrepo had been killed. "Raise on up and say a prayer" one soldier said. Again the soldiers didn't say much, but you could see the pain in their faces talking about their fallen soldier. I would recommend this to my family and friends because we have a lot of vets and people serving now. I think it would be helpful for them to see that the soldiers can still have fun over there even though they are in a war zone.

6 comments:

  1. I agree, those moments where they just sat in front of the camera were stunning, cause no one would know what they went through.

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  2. I definitely agree with you. Sometimes slience is golden and to these soliders the slience of the war might just be helping them the most. Not saying how they feel might just help them forget a little bit

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  3. Like the two that commented, I agree with how silence struck you. Justing there eyes and seeing how much the war had affected them, makes me wonder how it affected my family and friends who have been over there.

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  4. I agree, the moments where they just sat in front of the camera just thinking were very powerful. No words to describe how difficult it was to lose someone you have a close bond with and to witness what they did.

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  5. Completely agree. I wanted to cry for them! I also agree with you on the humor part. I think it's important for the soldiers to still have fun and not mourn and worry 24/7.

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  6. This was a very hard-hitting moment. The soldiers had to stop for a minute to keep themselves together and still keep their train of thought. It's hard to talk about their experiences. I can't imagine trying to live through them. Good post!

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