Well. Ben has the day off and we have had The Hurt Locker on Netflix for about 3 weeks now. We had planned to watch it on the plane to San Francisco but did not do that so after Ben's 90+ hr. work-week last week, we FINALLY got to watch it today!
Best Picture. Best Director. Best Original Screenplay. Best film editing. Best sound mixing. Best sound editing.
Wow. What a great movie we thought it was and what mixed emotions it leaves us with about OUR war that OUR country is fighting. The movie got kudos for being so "realistic" and obviously I have no realm of determining truth to that, however, it really gave insight into the war that is being fought right now. There are many movies on past wars but none have been made (or made it into mainstream) on how the war is being fought right now.
The emotion I was overcome with was sadness. Sadness for OUR soldiers. Sadness for the soldiers' families. Sadness for the Iraqui people who may (or may not) want to be "helped" in they way WE are "helping." Sadness for OUR close friends who have CHOSEN to be a part of the military and fight for OUR country and freedom.
However...these days it is so difficult to perceive what we are fighting for. After watching The Hurt Locker, having a glimpse into what may be "reality" it brings about a lot of emotions as to what an everyday soldier in Iraq faces and what is so unpredictable to them in their everyday lives.
The other emotion I feel is anger. Anger towards the war and how it is being fought, the choices made and the choices that should have been made. However, to every situation there is a shoulda, woulda, coulda, BUT these are OUR men who CHOOSE to serve our country and I guess TODAY, for me, that hit home.
God Bless our troops and their families and let this war end SOON!
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