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Restrepo very emotional unlike the book WAR
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Permalink Reply by Connie Klein on
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I just left the theatre after viewing "Restrepo." It was heart-wrenching and very overwhelming emotionally for me, mother of a vet of Iraq.
I honor and praise both writer and photographer for this film and it has helped me understand what my son may have experienced in an
emotional setting, if not in a similar location. I felt so much empathy and fear and even love for the soldiers in Restrepo. I honor each of
you for your loyalty, bravery, strength, humor and for your fear and anguish, also. May you all be well and never have to return to KOP.
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Permalink Reply by Jose L Perez Ortiz on -
I say go see it ,tell your friends and family .The real war at hand.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew J Panko iii on -
Does anybody know when the movie will come out on Itunes?
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Permalink Reply by Wayne Redick on -
Actualy I found the book to be emotional at times,especially when the author breaks down why these guys do what they do,how they do it and what emotional consequences they deal with afterwards.
I did not find the book "War" to be a cold read like the 9/11 Commission Report or a FM Technical Manual.
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I agree with you Wayne after reviewing the book and not having just seen the movie. My son is a vet and the book
and the movie let me into the private concerns and emotional roller coasters of the soldiers. Both are brilliant and
for me very enlightening. I just feel that a visual with music packs a bigger wallop than a well reasoned and experienced
book does.
Wayne Redick said:Actualy I found the book to be emotional at times,especially when the author breaks down why these guys do what they do,how they do it and what emotional consequences they deal with afterwards.
I did not find the book "War" to be a cold read like the 9/11 Commission Report or a FM Technical Manual.
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Yes, my wording was lousy, Katarina. I did see the film and that's when I wrote the first post. I was overwhelmed
emotionally. On the other hand when I read the book weeks before the movie I was involved in a more rational way
and looking for facts about what it would be like to serve. Remember, Katarina, I am not a soldier but rather the
mom of a vet who served in Iraq. My information comes strictly from books I read and blogs like this. And, when
I went back to the book I did feel more having then seen the film.
mouse said:I'm not really understanding you, Connie. "Reviewing the book and not having just seen the movie?" What does that mean? You stated in your first post that you had seen the movie. "Well reasoned and experienced book"? Not quite sure what that means either. There's a strange gap in communication here (especially in the use of the word "unlike" in the header title), but in any case....
My two cents: I agree with those who found reading the book to be an emotional experience. I actually can't imagine anyone not finding the book emotional. It gives us so much vivid and harrowing detail into the scenes we see on film, and in no way falls into the category of simple news reporting. Somehow, as much as Sebastian stands back and lets the story tell itself, you do feel his involvement, concern, caring, and investment in those words.
I'm really grateful I found the book first. I think it absolutely enhanced the film. I would have found the film mesmerizing anyway, but having already read the book, being familiar with the key "characters", and knowing a bit of the back-stories really served to deepen my enjoyment of and appreciation for the film.
Katarina
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Permalink Reply by James Timothy Hefferon on
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C'mon now ease up on Connie a bit !. Book or movie ?. Does'nt really matter. Her son is doing the
business that most Americans won't even acknowledge. You know that as well as I do. Our questions should be directed towards the Washington, D.C. fat -cats who put these boys in harms'
way in the first place. Some even have daughters over there !. God bless and keep them all. Their
bravery and dedication is boundless. You all know that as well.
Jim Hefferon / Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Hi James,
I was heartened by your compassionate posting. Thank you. I, my husband and three kids, all were born in Elizabeth, too. Then we moved to Cranford and now everyone is scattered, some of us on the West Coast. And as I said my
son has been in the Middle East for far too long. And probably will be for quite some time to come. Did you serve
too?
James Timothy Hefferon said:C'mon now ease up on Connie a bit !. Book or movie ?. Does'nt really matter. Her son is doing the
business that most Americans won't even acknowledge. You know that as well as I do. Our questions should be directed towards the Washington, D.C. fat -cats who put these boys in harms'
way in the first place. Some even have daughters over there !. God bless and keep them all. Their
bravery and dedication is boundless. You all know that as well.
Jim Hefferon / Elizabeth, New Jersey
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Permalink Reply by Clare Rosalind Harrison on -
Hi Connie..
I hope you are doing good today....It must be hard having one son a VET and another being there in the Middle East for whatever length of time he may be deployed there....I have been reading the book and as Katarina said..I find it highly emotional, so open and cut to the core...I am digesting the detailed writing that is Sebastian's style in bringing home the truth that rocks your insides....I hope that Restrepo gets to Melbourne soon...
Well..have a great Sunday and take care of yourself....All the best to you and yours..may your son return to you safe and sound.....so long Connie...Clare
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Hi Rosalind,
Thank you for your warm and encouraging remarks. Wait 'til you see Restrepo--it is brilliant and heartbreaking too.
You enjoy your day in Melbourne. I hear your city/country is gorgeous. Be well. Best, Connie
Clare Rosalind Harrison said:Hi Connie..
I hope you are doing good today....It must be hard having one son a VET and another being there in the Middle East for whatever length of time he may be deployed there....I have been reading the book and as Katarina said..I find it highly emotional, so open and cut to the core...I am digesting the detailed writing that is Sebastian's style in bringing home the truth that rocks your insides....I hope that Restrepo gets to Melbourne soon...
Well..have a great Sunday and take care of yourself....All the best to you and yours..may your son return to you safe and sound.....so long Connie...Clare
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Permalink Reply by Joe Frady on -
I haven't seen the movie "Restepo" yet, it just started showing at a theater in Miami (I am going to see it this week). I did read the book "War" & I found it to be extremely emotional. I would read certain passages & break out in hysterical laughter & read other passages and well up in tears. I have read many books about combat, but never one that has been as insightful and moving as this one. Hopefully the civilian world will take note of this book and understand that what makes a soldier "effective" sometimes will conflict with being a "good" citizen when rotating back to "The World".
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Permalink Reply by mouse on -
Very well said, Joe! I agree completely. I've always found it amazing that we expect that intense warrior training and battle readiness can simply be flipped off like a switch once our servicemen and women return home. It doesn't make sense and one would think that this would have been treated as the serious issue it is by now!
Katarina
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