Ok. I would just like to say this: I am not anti-war when it came to the two World Wars. BUT...I think people have the right to be. And This movie really didn't like people who were anti-war.
It follows 3 veterans returning from War, coming back home to America and their everyday civilian lives. One of the them is an aging alcoholic, one is a captain who doesn't know what he wants in life, and the last one is a teenager who had his hands burned off when his ship was attacked. It sounds a little exciting, right? Um...no. Not at all. I was bored, and I'll confess I even fast forwarded through parts just because I didn't care for the way the characters were behaving.
For example, Al, the older man who comes home to his wife and two kids, is dolling out presents he brought back for his kids from Japan. And he hands his son this flag and says 'I took that off of a dead Jap!' and you can tell that the audience is supposed to think that's a lovely thing to give his son. Which...at least to me, it's really not. Because he stole it off of a DEAD PERSON.
Also, the only action that ever really takes place is when the young captain punches out a man for saying that America was 'suckered into the war' and such. So, basically, it's ok to punch people that dislike the war. Or at least that's the message I got from this film.
Overall, not a good movie...but I have African Queen coming up next, and that's my Mom's favorite movie.
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