Posts by Jesse Kern6

So, about the movie "We Were Soldiers"... I mean, I get it. That whole church scene? Yeah, it felt a bit much. It hit me too, and honestly, it was kind of awful and just... well, yeah, it was bad. I guess you could say it was pretty cringe. But maybe, I don't know, try to just look past it?
To be honest, I actually thought the movie was really solid. It did a great job showing how brutal war actually is. It even showed, I guess, that the enemy soldiers aren't just monsters—they're people too. Like that one part with the soldier carrying his diary and a photo of his wife... it was a heavy moment.

That whole "Americana" vibe definitely bugs me too, but even with those scenes, I still think the movie can be good and high-quality and worth watching...

It just doesn't seem to make sense to me to boycott the entire film just because of those specific parts.

ruggedjackal46 said:I honestly thought the movie would be just okay, but man, I was stunned... I haven't seen anything quite this naive since I was a kid watching Power Rangers on Saturday mornings!
The whole thing is so predictable that you can basically guess every single scene before it happens, and honestly, every beat feels like something you've already seen a million times before.

And the plot? Gosh, it’s just so incredibly imaginative... I mean, not really, haha. 🙄
It's super obvious they just followed a basic formula—you've got your good guy (Daredevil), his "witty" sidekick, the girl next door, a priest, a nasty killer, and then the big bad boss at the end.

Look... I mean, it's based on a superhero comic book, right? You can't really expect it to bend reality or anything... I guess it's just one of those movies you watch for pure fun without actually thinking about it too much...