Mackenzie Click-Mickelson
Chugging along the path of life
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2015
So tonight we had the opportunity to see a complimentary screening of 'Thank You for Your Service' film via a movie promotion (for me it was through my AMC Stubs Premiere membership) that is to be released on October 28th. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2776878/?ref_=nv_sr_1
The film is actually based on the book of the same name by David Finkel which is in turn a sequel to his book 'The Good Soldiers'. Both books are biographies about real people during the current war we are in. In 'The Good Soldiers' he shadowed an Infantry Battalion in Baghdad and 'Thank You for Your Service' he followed a few of those soldiers home.
I thought I'd share a few thoughts since from time to time fellow DISers share their recommendations on movies. My intent is not to get political at all but simply to share a movie recommendation.
We didn't know going in that the location it would be based on on our area so that was interesting and from the reactions of those in the theater they were caught just as much off guard as I was. I'd be lying if I didn't say that didn't make the subject matter hit more home for me and added an additional layer of awareness.
There was some triggers in there including dog fighting, a few war scenes, ptsd/flashback consequences, suicide, etc.
'American Sniper' dealt with this topic as well (meaning how you adjust to life when you're back home) but 'Thank You for Your Service' also delves into VA issues such as waiting periods to get helped and help in general, suicide as well as pressures some military members may receive from other military members to stay in the service, drug usage, etc. A large portion of the film was devoted to consequences of wartime in the physical (including brain injuries) and mental (memory issues, ptsd issues, guilt, etc) ways. These are things that seem to be getting more attention (and rightfully so) from the general public or at least things that weren't talked about openly previously.
I enjoyed the movie and so did my husband. We both thought 'American Sniper' is a good movie but so is 'Thank You for Your Service' I think both are worth seeing.
The film is actually based on the book of the same name by David Finkel which is in turn a sequel to his book 'The Good Soldiers'. Both books are biographies about real people during the current war we are in. In 'The Good Soldiers' he shadowed an Infantry Battalion in Baghdad and 'Thank You for Your Service' he followed a few of those soldiers home.
I thought I'd share a few thoughts since from time to time fellow DISers share their recommendations on movies. My intent is not to get political at all but simply to share a movie recommendation.
We didn't know going in that the location it would be based on on our area so that was interesting and from the reactions of those in the theater they were caught just as much off guard as I was. I'd be lying if I didn't say that didn't make the subject matter hit more home for me and added an additional layer of awareness.
There was some triggers in there including dog fighting, a few war scenes, ptsd/flashback consequences, suicide, etc.
'American Sniper' dealt with this topic as well (meaning how you adjust to life when you're back home) but 'Thank You for Your Service' also delves into VA issues such as waiting periods to get helped and help in general, suicide as well as pressures some military members may receive from other military members to stay in the service, drug usage, etc. A large portion of the film was devoted to consequences of wartime in the physical (including brain injuries) and mental (memory issues, ptsd issues, guilt, etc) ways. These are things that seem to be getting more attention (and rightfully so) from the general public or at least things that weren't talked about openly previously.
I enjoyed the movie and so did my husband. We both thought 'American Sniper' is a good movie but so is 'Thank You for Your Service' I think both are worth seeing.