so many people have take shot at platoon and bear on the fourth of july among other call them leftist propaganda film . now it my turn to take a political shot at a movie . to me this movie be very impose on certain religious belief and on it political view . the acting and writing be a little to clichéd for my liking . mel gibson seem to like to play in these unnecessary violent film and prove it once again by team up with his partner randall wallace for yet another one . throughout this movie there be this garbage prototypical just tell my family i love them or tell ronny to pray before hoe go to bed line . the be so overloaded with this garbage retread line that i felt like i have to vomit . how about that scene be gibson wife go to do her laundry and this no color apply to what to put in the washing machine . it in the mid sixty be she some how stuck under a rock not notice the racism around her . another scene be be gibson daughter ask him what war be and the scene be shoot in such a trivial matter . the direct display this all perfectly . the countless scene of gibson and his family or soldier pray . i be fine with show that once or twice but after a while i wonder if the movie be try to shove something into my head . how many scene with the american flag at it fine hour be shoot with the melodramatic music on . the director also make it seem like we win some sort of victory in vietnam . what exactly be win their . the cinematography be the bad of it with the slow down scene see the american flag in the distance scene spread throughout . i love america but movie like this seem to glorify every little thing we do . this may seem like a rant and maybe it be but i can not stand it when a movie like this make people who be not religious be not so patriotic that they will agree with anything their country do look bad . this movie to me be narrow mind and limit in so many aspect . to me it say if your not christian your wrong . would god or jesus want people to kill i do not think so . to me this movie be offensive . at first this movie be funny with the countless clichés and overacted scene but then when i look at what this movie be try to say or not say it be really frustrating to watch . i guess though it be my fault that i choose to watch this movie . i hope no one take this comment offensively because i be not criticize religion or patriotism but some of the narrow minded people who be so into both and discount everyone else . if you want a real depiction of the vietnam war watch platoon and bear on the fourth of july and apocalypse now and the deer hunter or the killing field . even full metal jacket which i absolutely hat be a good depiction . i have read a quote that in context say a true patriot do not go with everything the government or country do but question it when it wrong . a real patriot love their country too much to see it do bad thing .