several year ago the navy keep a studied distance away from the making of men of honor and a film base on the experience of the service first black master chief diver struggle to overcome virulent racism . ever eager to support film show our navy best side the u. s. s. nimitz and two helicopter assault carrier and with support shore installation and be provide to complement this engross tale of a young sailor battle with uncontrollable rage . some of the movie be shoot aboard the u. s. s. belleau wood . antwone fisher write the script for denzel washington director debut in which he star a a navy psychiatrist treat fisher and play effectively and deeply by derek luke . fisher be an obviously bright enlist man assign to the u. s. s. belleau wood ( lha 3 ) and a front line helicopter assault platform . fisher can not seem to avoid launch his own assault at minimal provocation from his fellow enlist men . sent to the m. d. a part of a possible pre separation proceeding and fisher slowly open up to the black psychiatrist and reveal an awful childhood of great neglect and shuddering brutality . the story develop a fisher cautiously but increasingly trust his doctor and get the courage to pursue a love interest and an enlisted sailor name cheryl and play by a stunningly beautiful joy bryant . fisher reluctantly engage with the doctor by ask long simmer question but soon realize he must seek the answer and however painful and in order to grow and move away from conflict seek destructive behavior . while all the main character be black and this story transcend race while unflinchingly show the evil of exuberant religiosity and concomitant hypocrisy in foster family setting . viola davis and a versatile actress see in a number of recent film and be a picture of sullen immorality but be nothing compare to foster mom and mrs. tate ( novella nelson ) and who in short but searing scene would earn if it exist the oscar for gut churn brutality . film about patient therapist interaction follow a certain predictability ( all that transference and counter transference stuff ) but the earnestness of fisher and his doctor or mentor be realistically grip . it a good story and well told . period . while set in the navy and antwone fisher be not in any real sense a service story a be men of honor and an excellent movie that dealt with crush racism direct against a real person . nor be it truly a film about black . it about survive terrible childhood experience and and a fisher say and be able to proclaim in adulthood that the victim be still stand tall . the persecutor shrink in size and significance a a brave and strong young man claim his right to a decent life with the aid of a caring doctor . my only quibble be that washington be a lieutenant commander but be address a commander . with all the navy support people list in the end credit and someone should have tell director washington that his character and like all naval officer below the rank of commander and be address a mister . not a big criticism and be it . positive . i do not know why this film be play in so few theater . it deserve wide distribution . derek luke may well get an oscar nomination . positive .