Lions for Lambs

Personally I enjoyed Lions of Lambs very much. With such simplicity it was able to help explain the situation in Afghanistan and all the thinking that went into it. The part that moved me the most was the very end. About 20 minutes into the movie one of the two friends falls off the plane and the other jumps out after him. As they are lying in the snow the Taliban are closing in in the walls around them. I love how strong they managed to stay even though they were nearly frozen and knew that they were going to die. Once it got towards the end of the line (when they ran out of bullets and could see the Taliban closing in on them) one dug himself out of the snow and crawled over to his friend. Then this last part is what moved me to almost tears. They knew the end was coming and they didn’t want to end it as weaklings lying on the ground. They were proud of what they had done for their country. So very lowly they stood up with their arms wrapped around each other. Then the Taliban took their chance and shot them down and they die together. But the symbolism behind that is so strong. They chose to admit themselves into the army no matter how many times people told them not to. They had been inseparable for as long as they had known each other and they weren’t going to let on die without the other. And when they die they died together just as they always had been. But also this exhibited the failure in what exactly the reporter and the senator had been talking about at the same time. The reporter didn’t like the idea of sending more troops and trying to overtake areas that were not to be overtaken. She didn’t want to spare innocent lives.. And the death of these two exhibited exactly what she was afraid of. When they mixed the student in with the whole mix it showed a different side of the story that I think was necessary. It showed the youth of America today and what they have grown up thinking is the “right thing to do.” The college student made me mad in a way because he was so stubborn. He had so much real potential to make a difference in the world but he chose not to. He chose just to sit on his but and play video games all day. He had no idea of what was going on half way across the world. He had no idea that innocent people were dying and that if he wanted to he had the chance to help. I loved the balance of this movie and how it showed the futre and the potential of change and motivation to do something. It showed the action behind all the fighting and the masterminds behind the publicity. And it showed the strength and the loyalty of the fighters who are doing everything they can to fight for their country.