To End All Wars

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Ron L Feb 11, 2019 The only bad thing about dropping the nuclear bombs on the little cruel people was that any of them survived.

Abraham R Feb 4, 2019 I have read many reviews, which criticized the movie. And although I may understand the reasons, mainly because some may have read the autobiographical book before watching the motion picture, I still do not understand why it was so put down. I for one, liked the movie. I would have said "enjoyed", but that's a far too cynical approach to what is depicted in it. War is horror and despair on Earth, and people simply cannot really enjoy such things. And this is why I just say that I liked it. Of course it may not be "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", but having read and watched "The Bridge on the River Kwai", which in themselves, already described quite clearly what was happening in Japanese Prisoner Camps, this was a very interesting and tragic addendum. And what's more, this time it's indeed autobiographical, which makes it even more important to both read and watch. It must have been very hard for the actors portraying their characters, to do so, fully understanding what the real men must have been going through, since Japanese treatment was very often brutal and abominable to say the least. But if someone reads about Japanese history, and understands a little bit about their religious beliefs and philosophy, as well as the very strict rules contained in the Bushido, reserved to men at arms, more specifically to the Samurai, one may find that even among the Japanese, such treatments were not uncommon. What this picture displays very clearly though, is the fact that at some point in history, two completely "alien" cultures faced each other, and simply couldn't understand each other, due to the fact that for centuries the two ignored the one and the other. This is why, in my humble view, such a movie, as well as the book from which it is taken, are so very important. To this day, we still have prejudices of all sorts against "alien" cultures - sometimes justified, but many times though, just due to our own ignorance and cultural arrogance. If we would finally manage to set aside our preconcepts, and stop listening to media spread propaganda, and instead go deeper in our neighboring cultures, or perhaps even far away ones, we would slowly see that we are bleeding men and women, who need to breathe the very oxygen that surrounds us in order to live. It is just our irradicated culture and knowledge that hinders us from doing so. Breaking away from it and being more flexible in seeing others through their own eyes, would indeed help us become more humane and perhaps indeed "End all wars". But perhaps I am just a dreamer, and this is just a stupid idea of mine. And yet, these themes are very well shown in this anti-war movie, and this is why I praise both the effort of having made it, as well as the hard work everyone involved in it has put himself through, in order to make it all make come alive in the most vivid and most horrid ways possible. My view on it, despite the language that might offend some, and the violence contained in it, is that this is a "must see" movie. But if you are more a "La-La Land" kind of movie goer, better stay away, because it has nothing pleasant to offer, except maybe, hope. Hope in a world without wars, and no more causes forcing people to kill each other, unless to really defend themselves from a direct aggressor. See more

Harry W Sep 25, 2007 Grim in theme yet seldom effective or convincing in execution, the pic is an earnest misfire.

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