Essays Tagged: "We Were Soldiers"

Movie Anylisis of "We were soldiers"

Movie ReviewEnglish Folio #2Title: We were SoldiersRating: MA15+Directed: Randall WallaceStarring: Mel Gibson, ... WallaceStarring: Mel Gibson, Barry PepperWriting Credits: Joseph Galloway (book)Lt. Hal Moore (book)We were soldiers is the next movie in the popular current trend of war movies, Following the same ge ... ivate Ryan, Enemy at the Gates, Black Hawk Down. All reasonable movies and this no eception. When i went to see this movie i was expecting a violent movie, and thats exactly what it was. People commen ...

(2 pages) 148 0 4.3 Jun/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Review of Film--We Were Soldiers--written 1 week from release in theaters. I was limited to 2 pages.

On March 1, I was the first in line at the movie theatre to see the premiere of We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson. Besides the fact that I am a Military History major and a sol ... they had fought, and the surviving family members of the soldiers who fought, ended with a pact: between Moore and the photographer that the true story of Ia Drang Valley, Death Valley, would be told ... ld be told through the stories of those that lived it--sparing no detail. Their idea became a book, We Were Soldiers, Once and Young, and it was that book that spawned the movie.The movie was incredib ...

(2 pages) 179 3 4.4 Sep/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"We were Soldiers" and the novel "all Quiet on the Western Front".

Comparison & Contrast Of:All Quiet On The Western Front & We Were SoldiersThe Novel " All Quiet on the Western Front" and the movie "We we ... d of the novel, almost every major character is dead, symbolizing the war's effect on young men who were forced to fight it. Another theme is The Effect of War on the Soldier; it is set among soldiers ... medical care. They are forced to deal with the sudden deaths of their close friends. Paul States, "We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers--we reach the zone where the front begins and become on ...

(3 pages) 64 0 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Grave of the Fireflies -------- My Personal Reactions

But unlike so many American blockbusters that treat brave soldiers as heroes (such as Pearl Harbor, We were soldiers, Windtalkers, etc.), this one addresses war's brutal impact on innocent civilians, ... ased on a semi-autobiographical book by Nosaka Akiyuki about the death of his sister, and is a very well known book in Japan. The movie itself is about a teenager boy named Seita and his 5-year-old si ...

(6 pages) 41 1 4.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Rascal Flats, Country Music

e DeMarcus met Rooney when they both got jobs in Chely Wright's band. Meanwhile, Demarcus and LeVox were playing gigs in a Nashville bar's, with a part time guitarist. When their guitarist could not m ... a Nashville bar's, with a part time guitarist. When their guitarist could not make it to a show one weekend, Demarcus invited Rooney to sit in. They were very happy with the results, they recorded som ...

(4 pages) 13 0 1.7 Sep/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers