Wednesday, November 2, 2011

OP Restrepo

All I can say is wow. My brother is a marine and although he has not been in active duty yet this film kind of scared me. The only thing I really remember is actually seeing the bullets fly through the air and the emotions of the soldiers when someone was killed in battle. The violence really sticks with you. The soldiers wanted to mourn but Captain Dan Kearnry told them "I want you to mourn but I want you to get over it and do your job", (Restrepo). The most memorable scene to me was the scene of Rock Avalnche, the whole part of the film just stuck in my head. It was a violent place and the soldiers were scared. Being apart of the audience, you could tell that they feared the war but tried to be positive about doing their job. I would definitely recommend this movie to my friends and family especially my brothers. All of my brothers want to join the army or marines when they become of age. My oldest brother is already apart of the marines and he has yet to see active duty so maybe this movie can show him what he might be up against one day.

9 comments:

  1. I can understand about it scaring you. My cousins husband, my cousin, and two of my friends are in the military and its scary thinking that something like what happened in the film could happen to them.

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  2. Ya I understand having a relative in the service and seeing this could be tough, but thats good he's not in active duty right now.

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  3. My brother was in Iraq for a year so it was kind of scary. He was a paralegal so he wasn't actually fighting but it is still Iraq

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  4. my brother was suppose to leave for Iraq in May but he was lucky because a week or so before he was suppose to go, he was told that his platoon did not have to go anymore!

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  5. I know exactly how you feel. My aunt is in the navy has been on two seperate tours of Afghanistan and one of Iraq. My friend Ross is also a captain in the army and is leading a platoon in this very location. He has already lost 4 men and 5 have been wounded. It's terrifying.

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  6. I understand how you feel about it scaring you. My boyfriend is currently in the army and was in Iraq over the summer. Seeing this made me see exactly what happens and made me more scared for him but I also gained even more respect for him. Seeing what these men do for our country is amazing.

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  7. Nice post and I would agree about Rock Avalanche that entire scene was so powerful

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  8. I'm sorry that I don't know what it is like to deal with that, but I have a better vantage point of the war after seeing this movie. Great Post.

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  9. I can imagine how hard it must be watching that and knowing that you have family/friends in the military. Personally, I have not delt with any family/friends in the army but I can imagine how hard it must be. I really liked your post!

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