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I first saw this film freshman year in Dr. McClurken's seminar, "When Americans Come Marching Home," and I was still as moved by the movie as I was then. I empathized with them when they came home and their struggles to reinstate themselves back into society. From the PTSD Frank suffered to the judgment they suffered from friends and family, I would have to say that this beats a Mel Gibson war movie any day of the week. The film really did display the difficult transition that men had when they came home; that it was not the big homecoming celebration as many Americans often think or even what the media displays. -- Kelly | I first saw this film freshman year in Dr. McClurken's seminar, "When Americans Come Marching Home," and I was still as moved by the movie as I was then. I empathized with them when they came home and their struggles to reinstate themselves back into society. From the PTSD Frank suffered to the judgment they suffered from friends and family, I would have to say that this beats a Mel Gibson war movie any day of the week. The film really did display the difficult transition that men had when they came home; that it was not the big homecoming celebration as many Americans often think or even what the media displays. -- Kelly | ||
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| + | The movie really showed how strange soldiers must have felt when they returned home. Homer and Al seem very timid to get out of the car when it arrives at their homes - the anxiety in Homer's voice when he announced "This is my street," was heartbreaking. I also thought it was interesting how Fred was the highest rank out of the three of them, but he was just a "soda jerk" before the war. He had the respect of his community but he had no real skills for the job market, which would be incredibly frustrating. There were several lines here and there that expressed some of the cynical post-war sentiment, such as Butch's line about "another war..we'll all be blown to bits", showing the anxiety over the new power of the atomic bomb. Wilma's father had a line about expecting widespread depression and unemployment in the year to come. I think it's these little moments that really set this film apart from other war films; it shows the stark reality of war and its aftermath. - Celia | ||
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The movie accurately portrayed how divorce happened when men came home from World War II. It was awkward for all three of them when they came home and had to reacquaint themselves with their family and their wife. I think it accurately portrayed PTSD when Frank was having nightmares and then he was in the nose of the bomber. I really liked the part where Frank told his wife that they could never go back to the way they were when they first met. Clearly the war had changed him in many ways. He was no longer concerned with the some of the things he had once been concerned with. I also really loved the portrayal of Al's daughter and wife, Both of them were quick witted and funny. "I guess that ends my career as a home-wrecker" - Peggy. Great line. - LeAnn | The movie accurately portrayed how divorce happened when men came home from World War II. It was awkward for all three of them when they came home and had to reacquaint themselves with their family and their wife. I think it accurately portrayed PTSD when Frank was having nightmares and then he was in the nose of the bomber. I really liked the part where Frank told his wife that they could never go back to the way they were when they first met. Clearly the war had changed him in many ways. He was no longer concerned with the some of the things he had once been concerned with. I also really loved the portrayal of Al's daughter and wife, Both of them were quick witted and funny. "I guess that ends my career as a home-wrecker" - Peggy. Great line. - LeAnn | ||
