Friday, March 27, 2009

A Great Movie You Should Watch

Have you ever been assigned a mission that goes beyond your ability? I think you may come across some situations where you don't want to do the assignment, but you do not have any choice. You can find the same situation in the movie called Saving Private Ryan, where eight people have to carry out their mission to rescue one person in a terrible battlefield. I recommend this movie because of the friendships within the army, the nature of the battle, and the decision to commit to the assignment.

Firstly, you have to see this movie to learn about the soldiers' friendships within the army. Many people who have been in the military will miss those days, even though they were really tough times. In fact, the treasured memories are their friendships in the army, which is called the love of brothers-in-arms. Not only did they have to be trained together, but they also completed the tough assignment and shared their feelings with each other. This movie shows how precious the friendships the eight people have to help each other. Without this, they could have died. For example, when I committed myself to a military assignment to remove a jammed shell from a cannon, I had my soldiers help me to solve this dangerous situation. Luckily, we completed it, and then we built strong friendships.

In addition, you can also find this movie heartening by its depiction of World War II. If you look deeply inside your heart, you will find that the nature of war comes from nothing but cruelty from this movie. Too many people died in the war. This movie reminded me of my time in the military. I could also remember that my captain gave me an order to shoot my soldiers if they didn't fight or if they ran away when the war between China and Taiwan almost broke out. And I also had to keep a final bullet for myself when the enemy captured our cave. I had no idea whether I could do it or not. Why can't people treat each other with peace? Like the soldiers in Saving Private Ryan, it was cruel that I had to face such a ridiculous situation. Fortunately, the war didn't break out and I didn't need to kill my soldiers, or even myself. I hope any kind of war will never happen in the future because the the nature of war is cruel.

Finally, the most important idea is that we should criticize the value of the mission of eight men risking their lives to save just one. It really cost too much that I think the mission was not worth completing. Especially we have have to think of the benefits of the whole country in war, not only one person or one family. In other words, we should rather do the right thing than do the thing right. Nevertheless, they are soldiers, so they have to obey their order even it is ridiculous. From this movie, you will have to discover if you are in the same situation, you will also have no choice when you get the same mission.

I love this movie very much. Not only is it a film which is my favorite genre, but it also makes me think about my military service. I had been a commander in the military, so I could realize why Captain Miller made the decision even if it was a dilemma. I would like to recommend this movie because it can make you think more about friendship within the army, the nature of war, and the ridiculousness of the mission. I hope you will watch this movie if you were interested in my statements.

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