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We Were Soldiers
March 1, 2002
Starring: Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear, Jus Garcia, Chris Klein, Barry Pepper
"We Were Soldiers" is the story of the first major battle of the Vietnam War. It is based on actual events and the book, "We were soldiers once, and young." Mel Gibson stars as Lt. Gen. Harold Moore of the U.S. Air Calvary. He and his troops are badly out-numbered as they battle the Viet Kong but they must find a way to survive and win the battle. Also starring Greg Kinnear ("Someone Like You"), Barry Pepper ("Saving Private Ryan"), and Chris Klein ("American Pie"). Rated 'R' for graphic war violence and language. Time spent hoping that someday we will run out of wars to make movies about: 138 minutes.
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War, not a word most Americans like to hear, but recently it's all we are hearing about. "We Were Soldiers" is based on a true story that will touch and inspire most hearts. It will take us on a journey through the eyes of soldiers and their wives before and after fighting a battle.
Mel Gibson did an outstanding job. His character may be seen as a hero, a great father and husband, and most of all a leader that will stop at nothing. He will stand behind his word and won't let it change, no matter the cost.
I thought "We Were Soldiers" was just going to be a big fighting scene, but it turned out to have a story line other than showing just blood. This movie will definitely make you cry, so please make sure you take tissues with you.
Is this movie worth the price of admission? Yes. Maybe watching all these war movies recently will teach us so we don't make the same mistakes again. Would I see this movie again? Maybe when they show it on T.V.
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I think the best way to talk about this movie is to compare it with another recent war movie, "Black Hawk Down." While both flicks show intense and gruesome battles, they each went about telling their story in different ways.
In "Black Hawk Down," we are almost immediately thrown into battle. The movie's main focus was the battle and we saw very little of anything else. "We Were Soldiers" took a slightly broader view. Sure we see the battle, but we also get a very short history of the situation in Vietnam and a brief look at the preparation for the battle. More importantly we get to know the characters in more depth than in "Black Hawk Down." Knowing the characters like we did made this flick more emotional, especially when a soldier died and they had to notify his wife. Man, that was sad. No tears here, but I could hear some people turning on the water works.
Most of the tears were because of sadness but some might have been out of pure shock from the horrible ways that some of these soldiers died. The deaths weren't any more gruesome than in other war movies, but they were still made me feel sick to my stomach.
Is "We Were Soldiers" worth the price of admission? Yes, very much so. It is a powerful movie. Is it worth seeing again? Definitely.
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