Reviews

Movies like that would be worth watching if left a sense of reality with the viewer. As a woman, I find it highly unlikely for soldiers and officer in the movie to display emotional weakness during wartimes. Especially as it's our granparents' generation (my grandpa fought during WW2). This generation was unlikely to show a lot of emotion, even towards immediate relatives such as btothers, sons, etc. This was the mentality of those Times. Men should not display emotions or weakness at any time. Otherwise, the movie reminder me somewhat of The War Horse, another case in Point.

The movie is about action and reaction in life, responsibility and why parents shouldn't try to stifle and spoil their children. More importantly, it is about control and how love understood wrongly as transfer of responsibility and even consciousness leaves the son in the story weak and defenseless, incapable to face maturely the consequences of his actions. on the other hand, He can't do that because he's been taught not to take any responsibility for anything. This does not mean however the mother is the only guilty person. Her love for her son has translated into complete takeover of his individual responsibility. He realizes he must fight her and get back control over his life too late. Love is no excuse for that. The movie is dynamic and to the point. The characters are well defined.