Usually, it's difficult for me to watch war movies, especially when they are based on real events. This miniseries is no exception, but I must say, it's wonderful. Wonderful in a very painful kind of way. At the beginning of each episode, there is an interview with the men whom this story is about (not the actors) - talking first-hand about their experiences. And then, we watch it unfold on-screen. I don't have anything even remotely close to an idea of what war is like, but I think The Pacific makes it clear - more so than other films of this type I've seen - that there is absolutely nothing glorious about it. I'm amazed and completely humbled by it all... what our fellow Americans had to (and have to) do to ultimately keep our country free.
It makes me think about my grandfather (who passed away a year ago yesterday). He was a WWII vet... on the other side of the continent - fighting the Germans, not the Japanese. For a long time, that's all I knew about his experiences because he never talked about them with us, my grandma, or my mom. I'm sure it was unbearably hard to relive the horrible things he probably did and saw. When we were home for his funeral, my grandma dug up his old scrapbooks from the war. Being the WWII history buff he is, my husband was able to tell us a little bit of what my grandpa was part of during those years. I can't even begin to imagine it. But, I know he was a hero.
God bless our troops and the sacrifices they have made and continue to make so that we are able to live in freedom. Let's remember every day (not just on special holidays) - and live lives that make them proud.
Great statement, TP. I absolutely agree!
ReplyDeleteHave you guys ever seen Band of Brothers? We thought that was even better than The Pacific. Just such an amazing story.