Gun Shy Goes to the Movies...

...well...not really...and I am not a film critic by any means...but...

I watched this movie last night titled "Brothers at War". It is an up close documentary about two brothers from a family who are Airborne and deployed in Iraq, and their older brother, who had aspirations to go to West Point but failed to make entry, who decides to make a documentary about his two brothers and their lives in the military. He is allowed to travel in Iraq with one of the brothers and experience various aspects of operations, and in turn gains a much greater appreciation of the sacrifice that his brothers and their associates are making for their country. In return, his two brothers gain a greater respect for him, because he cared enough about them to experience the oftentimes grueling nature of their daily lives as witnessed through the eye of his camera. The thing that I like most about the film, is that it shows the human aspect of soldiering, an aspect that many might not fully grasp by watching the typical standard media presentations. You get to meet the whole family in the documentary, which helps you realize the environment that the brothers grew up in that shaped them into such great young men. I enjoyed it and would highly recommend it. I think I may watch it again tonight.

There are various clips from the movie on the net, and you may be able to find the complete movie posted there.