10/29/2022 0 Comments No longer home of the brave![]() ![]() Winkler (producer for 40 years, including "Rocky" II-VI) sticks with characters in the context of the war, not making mouthpieces of them for or against a cause. The film portrays both the support for and the opposition to the war, but favors neither. Given the subject, it's to Winkler's credit that "Home of the Brave" (a confusing title choice, considering the many movies with that name) remains firmly neutral about the current debate central to all politics. #No longer home of the brave tvThis story of a group of National Guard soldiers from Spokane serving in Iraq and returning home is a schizophrenic experience: you are watching scenes straight out of last night's TV news, and yet feel as if you were back in the 1940s, in the era of "The Best Years of Our Lives" war movies, and the 1970s "Born on the Fourth of July" type Vietnam veteran sagas. Regardless of its merits, "Home" is brave, worthwhile, even admirable in its pioneering coverage of 150,000 soldiers "over there," and roughly the same number of returnees, who are trying to return in fact, not only in name. It is, without question, an important, thought- and emotion-provoking film, certain to be controversial. It's not over, it's only just begun.Irwin Winkler's "Home of the Brave" is much more than "just a movie," even if, as such, it's a partially flawed one. There is more to your story and that you can get through it all even when you feel like you are falling apart. It strengthens your heart through pain, It will shine in all circumstances, letting you know that there is something more out there for you. This faith, northern star will lead and drive you forward when your belief fails. This is why it is so important to have a higher governing force that is like your Northern star. Belief in yourself, belief in those around you, even belief in humanity. You see, the trials that come our way can have a way of striping you of your belief. This is why it is so important to believe in something. If you believe in the secret, the magic, you are in tune with the greatest creative force that exist in the universe and through your words, feelings and thoughts, you are able to create the abundant life that you desire. If your faith is in God, I would say that he sent you the holy spirit, a piece of himself, the greatest creative force that exists. We are put on earth to have an abundant and blessed life. Through hearing their stories or testimonies, along with my own experiences, you find that we all go through trials and tribulations. I am quite an open person that begets openness from people around me. I am blessed to have many influences in my life. Have a morning routine, that allows you to set your day off right. If you have a morning ritual, meditation "namaste" or deep thought, you are setting your intention out there into the universe and this is one of the greatest gift you can give to yourself. Whether your faith is in God, yourself or something else, there is something that gives you strength when all else fails when you have faith. There is something so true about those words. "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6. We would pray about the week ahead, and the life ahead. Every morning at 6am, we had a family huddle. In the seven years he was with me, he gave me one of the greatest gifts. Even in his absence he taught me so many lesson's. Honestly, I thank God for my father every day. I grew up away from my father but by God's grace and blessing, with a very strong mother. Curve balls that you could and never would see coming. Life has a way of throwing curve balls at you. Faith in God, faith in yourself, faith in your partner/spouse, faith in your kids, faith in your friends, faith in strangers, you get the point. ![]() There is something powerful about having faith. believe in something or fall for anything. As I grow older and wiser, Ive come to realize two things, 1. ![]()
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