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just typical of the yanks!!!
beast5680:
i have to say i am in agreement with rangerider, i dont think the film is any more in bad taste than the one on at the minute telling the IRA story from the view of those in the IRA
strapping young lad:
is jarhead any different?
rangerider:
I think jarhead is different.
Jarhead is about a person who chooses to be a warrior and face adversity. Desert Storm was an overt war, planned for, expected and accepted by most, fought by soldiers in uniform to a plan. WTC happened in the back yard so to speak, with no warning, the only uniforms were blue, not green. The targets were not tanks, but desks, not soldiers but accountants.
I appreciate that in many ways this contradicts my earlier post about movies, my point in them was about the heroism of individuals as with the Nick cage character in WTC, I do not feel such heroism was portrayed in Jarhead.
Fingers Mclean:
\:D/ I knew this thread would provoke a interesting reaction from the members \:D/ :whothedaddy: rangerider you know my responce already so i will not repeat myself..But what a subject :? :? still as shocking to this day
rangerider:
It is, I have been in & out of my trade since my late teens, through many assorted terroist acts around the world, many percieved threats, some minor wars, but that one day turned the world upside down for everybody I know, certainly on a professional level, and as I stated elsewhere on a very personal level for one friend.
I personally think it was THE defining moment of the last 1000 years, JFK, sputnik, the internet, either world war seem pale in comparison to those few short hours that seemed to last an eternity. I think no matter who, what are where in the world you may be your life has been changed by that day.
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