Don't mean to be rude or abrasive but it seems like its just some Marine officer escorting a coffin back home. Did he have a connection with Phelps? Why is he so depressed in this movie? The army guy that is escorting his brother back has a reason to be sad but it seems Bacon is just overly dramatic for no real reason. Its war people die, get over it?
shareEvery Marine is family. When a Marine dies, we all feel it. It is hard to explain something like this to civilians. I guess it's the whole idea of band of brothers. PFC Phelps died protecting his platoon which in my opinion makes him a hero. He deserves every bit of respect.
shareI understand where OP is coming from. I am in 100% disagreeance with it, but I understand. This movie made me truly feel what Bacon's character was feeling. I watched it a week ago and I still remember every detail of the movie (and I usually don't remember movies well.. my memory sucks, lol). I won't even pretend to say I know what the marines go through, but the media seems to have lessened the role of the Marine in society. It's something like this that makes me feel the way I used to feel, respecting every single member of the USMC and praising them for putting their lives on the line just for my freedom.
I marched a Drum & Bugle Corps, a group of 150 people who practice non-stop for 12 hours a day every day and tour the country competing in marching music festivals. There were maybe 30 drum corps in all of the league, and each member lived on busses and high school gym floors. One of our members died after tour in 2006, and although I barely knew her at all, I still cry every time I see a memoir to her or think enough about her. Anytime a member of any single corps dies or has something tragic to them, I truly feel pain as if they're a member of my family, even though I've never met them. I see this as a very small-scale example of this movie. Where there have only been about 150,000 people that have marched in a drum corps in the past 40 years (estimation), there are 180,000 people enlisted in the USMC at this present time. At the risk of sounding like I know a lot about the USMC (I'm not worthy of making such a claim), it seems to be a huge fraternity. It would be like any one of your acquaintances dying. You don't have to be extremely close to them to grieve. You just need that bond. Now I'm getting long winded, so I'll quit, lol.
You are pathetic if we have to explain this to you.
shareThe big deal? Are you kidding??? This Marine was NINETEEN!! I don't agree with this war, but the care are respect that this young man was given along the way touches me more than I can say. If this was your son, brother, daughter, sister, grandchild, etc., wouldn't you want the same? Not only was his body respected (carefully washed, dressed immaculately in full dress uniform) but also were his personal effects that were to be given to his family (imagine if you were given bloody dog tags, watch, medals, etc)! This young man was the same age as my daughter. If I couldn't escort her body myself, it would mean the WORLD to me that someone else would do this with so much care, honor and respect!
sharedaveeh,
you are either a troll, very young, or a sociopath.
for your sake, I am hoping you are just chronologically challenged.
1) he is not escorting a coffin, but the body of a fallen Marine.
2)did he have a connection to Phelps? Yes. they were both human beings.
If you dont get this movie, no amount of explaining will help. you either get it. or you dont. for those who dont. I feel sorry for you.
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water!
The OP should be ashamed of himself for being such a thoughtless dolt.
shareWe are all but a huge family, when one is lost we all feel it.
"In this time of war you will see no glory in my eyes, only the sorrow for those who will see no more"
-Ghostchaser 15 Whiskey
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If you want to be a smart ass, have some experience to back it up.
I think the manner and dignity of how the marine was escorted back ws what was captivatingSource:Movie Reviews - Taking Chancehttp://moviereviews.noskram.com/2009/09/movie-reviews-for-taking-chanc e
shareSame hometown. The Corps is a brotherhood very hard to explain. Burying a PFC is like burying your own little brother that died trying to walk in your footsteps.
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