tigerland or ( 2000 ) half ( out of four ) by blake french represent throughout the year audience have see and understood war film with every point of view possible and and somehow producer and writer always come up with new and innovative method of portray various soldier on the battlefield . joel schumacher ( 8mm and a time to kill ) and easily one of the risky director currently work and have find resemblance with the thin red line in the way his new drama tigerland step in an individual soldier shoe . this movie and write by ross klavan and michael mcguther and have more gut and irony than the thin red line or even save private ryan . although the movie dramatic impact be somewhat lessened due to the perversity of the material present and it certainly enlighten u on a new perspective of young men train for war . i would want to know joel schumacher experience with the army . be the men really this unabashed and brutal . i be sure some of them be and but the movie view it uncompromising world through the eye of a young man name roland bozz ( colin farrell ) and who be rebellious against the idea of war . his personality instantly counteract with several other character and one who become his best friend and paxton ( matthew davis ) and and another and wilson ( russell richardson ) and whose flamed temper often exasperate bozz tension with the idea of go to war . the war depict in this production be not find on a battlefield and but on train ground of a louisiana base instruction camp between conception and fear of the soldier in training . this film be specifically about the preparation for war and nothing more nothing less . it end when the soldier finally go to war and kind of disappointing since witness the character in action would have serve a a supurb payoff . shot on location in about 28 day use 16mm stock and a minuscule budget and joel schumacher accurately display a gritty and perverse and cruel and and unmerciful atmosphere use hand hold cinematography and unique light technique and direct sound . schumacher grainy and blow out image make the movie feel like a documentary feature . this unusual style of filmmaking only contribute to the hard core realism of the movie and quite graphic in it use of coarse language and perhaps a little too disturb . wave of four letter word pound the audience and some in shock of what they be hear . even the extreme amount of vulgarism do not keep the dialogue from prevail a heartbreaking and true and and emotional . if anything and tigerland provide u with a minor appreciation of how much our soldier go through for our country in the beginning stage of combat . such bravery must it take to enlist in the army during time of war and know the hardship and risk that be be take . such thought provoke idea be make possible through the heartbreaking performance by the young aspiring actor who portray the various trainee . this movie be not for all audience and but one that young men should take a look at before enlist themselves in the army . and adult audience should watch to appreciate the courage need to do such . .