I usually don't write about movies, but I recently watched this movie, starring Tommy Lee Jones. For everyone who has not seen this movie, it's a must see. It tells the story about a father, played by Tommy Lee Jones, searching for his missing son who just returned from Iraq.
The movie is based on real events, and it shows some of the things soldiers go through while at war, and how hard things are when they return home.
I wasn't sure if I was going to like this movie, since I usually don't like war movies. In The Valley Of Elah isn't really a war movie. I really hit home on telling the story of a single family dealing with the loss of life during a war. It shows us how messed up war can be; not only during combat, but having to deal with life once they return to the United States.
It made me realize how much our soldiers are sacrificing for our country, on a war that should not even be going on.
I'm not going to get into the politics of the war in Iraq, all I am going to say is I disagree with why our men and women are over there. Watching this movie just brings it all into prospective. All I can say is, if you have not seen this movie, take the time and watch it.
