Watched because of the DoD removing his page from their website
This is a fantastic movie. It depicts the struggles Jackie Robinson had to overcome in order to just play baseball. Hatred to his family, team, and himself were regular and the fact he endured all of that is insane.
One of the best moments from the movie is when the kid, who is existed to watch baseball, sees his father and the crowd around him shout slurs and obscene…
“Who else is better than a migrant to travel into the unknown?”
This a beautiful movie of how a strong family unit can push you towards achieving whats possible. Staying together through the hard times and trusting in eachother, putting face and dedication to one another is so, so valuable. This movie depicts the struggles and hardships that go through with a marriage and raising multiple children, worrying of family matters, and dealing with grief.
The other aspect of this…
“are we winning?
yeah, i think so”
1917 shows just one example of grueling the latter days of WW1 was. its really impressive how this movie is taken in such few shots, and how seemless they transition into eachother.
this is an anti-war movie at heart. the generals, commanders, captains are shown to be cold-hearted and tough, disregarding soldiers, showing the true faces of the war. there are men just following orders, despite them not wanting to do…
“Maybe you just wanted to see me.
I have seen you. You look like shit.”
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the score is REALLY REALLY GOOD. its a whole other element in the movie. but i cant help but not find enjoyment in the movie. i mean, the love triangle is interesting, but it then ends up in cucking (as all romance movies do) which is just great man, go ahead and cheat on your family i guess. i get shes stuck between someone…
