Recommended Movie: "Body Of War"...

Mar 24

Movie: “Body Of War”…

Category: Movies

Body Of War-Poster
A couple of nights ago, I sat down to eat some dinner and turned on the tube to be entertained. My choice was PBS (public broadcasting system), as it often is, and there was a story about this movie called “Body Of War”. The show showed clips from the movie, as well as interviews with the directors (Phil Donahue & Ellen Spiro). Let me just say that this was one hell of a emotionally charged show….and I was thinking to myself, “wow, this isn’t even the movie…just a show about the movie”.
Basically the movie is about the life of an injured soldier that returns from Iraq paralized from the nipples down. I wanted to do a little write up and try to bring a little attention to this film because I think that many people forget that the numbers we hear, regarding the fallen soldiers in Iraq, do not include the large number of soldiers that are severely injured. This film is an inside look at how drastically one of these soldiers lives and their families lives are affected by their injuries. It’s also a story of how this particular soldier has decided to speak out against the war.
Like I said, just the show about the movie was very moving, so if you get the chance, watch the movie. I know it’s easier to bury your head in the sand and pretend that ‘out of sight, out of mind’ is great, but sometimes reality does peeps some good.