Saw this movie on PBS, in passing one day at my girlfriend's apartment (she doesn't have cable, so you make do.) What initially caught my eye about this movie was the fact that Dan Ratcliffe was in it. Harry Potter? Trying to do a break out role, perhaps so.
However, in all seriousness this was quite a good movie. Though parts were conflicting at times I found myself getting into this film. Specifically because you never see many good World War I movies. In my opinion Daniel Ratcliffe succeeds in breaking from his role as the wand waving wizard and takes on the role of as young Leftenant Jack Kipling. And yet the main message is a bit confusing. His mother and father, plus Bert, have mixed feelings about him going to war and in the end you see that they come to accept it, cause they have to. Still what are we to understand as the end message? War is neither honorable nor glamorous? Don't believe in Nationalism? Be all you can be? Momma's don't let your boys grow up to be British soldiers?
Still it was a good film to see.
However, in all seriousness this was quite a good movie. Though parts were conflicting at times I found myself getting into this film. Specifically because you never see many good World War I movies. In my opinion Daniel Ratcliffe succeeds in breaking from his role as the wand waving wizard and takes on the role of as young Leftenant Jack Kipling. And yet the main message is a bit confusing. His mother and father, plus Bert, have mixed feelings about him going to war and in the end you see that they come to accept it, cause they have to. Still what are we to understand as the end message? War is neither honorable nor glamorous? Don't believe in Nationalism? Be all you can be? Momma's don't let your boys grow up to be British soldiers?
Still it was a good film to see.