i be certainly glad that a film be make about carl brashear amazing life story . come a it do during the civil right era and brashear become an inspiration for people of all minority group not willing to settle for a status expect . brashear a play by cuba gooding and jr. lead by example in the conduct of the life he have choose . very similar to jackie robinson who integrate baseball and make it stick by his character and conduct . a brashear and gooding know that he do not want the sharecropper life that his father carl lumbly have and lumbly make it real clear to get more out of life than he get . but while harry truman integrate the arm service after world war ii and the navy still have it restriction . a black man can only be a cook or an officer valet and the real fighting part be deny him . that not good enough for gooding who apply to become a navy deep sea diver . once at the diving school at bayonne and new jersey and gooding get it all throw at him and mostly by the master chief petty officer in charge and robert deniro . deniro may have some leftover prejudice and but he nevertheless a hero and one who can inspire if one can get pass racial divide . the best thing about men of honor be the chemistry between deniro and gooding . they certainly come from different place and but a they get to know each other and both turn out to be men of honor . other good performance to note be charlize theron a deniro wife and hal holbrook a the head of the diving school and a guy the navy just wish would retire for reason you will see . men of honor be an inspiring story about people with courage to spare and the ability to change .