shagnscoob

i just finished watching black hawk down. that would be the third time ive seen the movie. and im currently on pg. 19 of the book, for the third time.

let me explain how i feel about this event. i could name 2 stories that have affected me this deeply, black hawk down ( the book, i read the book before i saw the movie), and to kill a mockingbird.
and let me tell you, black hawk down is one of the greatest stories ive EVER heard, and probably will be for the rest of my life. not that theres violence. most people my age will deny it, but they just love the violence. im not like that. i like swordfish but not because of halle berry's tits... i swear. but when your my age, it just aint easy to convey that. -.-

i wanted to talk about the ideals it presents. in the end of the movie, eversman ( hartnett) explains that he didnt go to war to be a hero, no1 has to be a hero, but they fight anyways. its not about whos war it is, or why your fighting, or who your fighting. its about who your fighting with. and in essence, war will never go away. it will always be here, and people will always be there to fight it. without war history would not progress. someone here had a good quote in their sig i think, war is like a rock, waiting for man before he came....

i thought about it for hours after i read the book. i wanted to know, is there more than just shooting and killing? what is it that will make a solider go into a city where everyone there is shooting at them? why would someone do this? and i still wonder,and, the very fact that it makes me think this much, tells me, that i wont read a book that good for a long, long time.