As opposed to what people may say this movie wasn't even remotely cowardly. Oftentimes when a movie doesn't pick a side its in an effort to appease one or both sides of its demographic. It doesn't shy away from some of the horrors of war yet its not entirely violence based. Its visuals are without a doubt incredibly striking. So many scenes here were breathtakingly horrifying.
Now I fully believe that as good as this movie was it could have been much better.(spoilers onwards). Jesse and Lee had great parallels, Jesse as someone eager to jump into the horrors of war while Lee, someone who was tired of war. Lee as a character was an interesting character and often you don't see the effect of war on war photographers. However as a character at times she felt kind of bland and her conclusion was kind of unsatisfactory.
However the whole "Would you take a picture of me If I died" was great but I still believe Lees death could have been avoided. Also I believe another half an hour of this movie could have made it brilliant. I think too much of this movies story went unexplained and I don't think it was enough to simply throw "politics" into the air. Still a phenomenal movie. 8.7/10.
Now I fully believe that as good as this movie was it could have been much better.(spoilers onwards). Jesse and Lee had great parallels, Jesse as someone eager to jump into the horrors of war while Lee, someone who was tired of war. Lee as a character was an interesting character and often you don't see the effect of war on war photographers. However as a character at times she felt kind of bland and her conclusion was kind of unsatisfactory.
However the whole "Would you take a picture of me If I died" was great but I still believe Lees death could have been avoided. Also I believe another half an hour of this movie could have made it brilliant. I think too much of this movies story went unexplained and I don't think it was enough to simply throw "politics" into the air. Still a phenomenal movie. 8.7/10.