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Act of Valor
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Act of Valor Today, I took my 10 year old to see the movie "Act of Valor". This is a movie he had seen previews at another show and had asked to see it many times. Honestly, I was against the idea mostly because I'm not real comfortable bringing my to see R rated movies. Sure I see other parents bring smaller to movies all the time I feel is inappropriate and I had hoped I wasn't making a mistake bringing my to the movies today. I'm glad to say I was never any more wrong in my preconceived notions of this film. Against my better judgement and opinion, I was out voted by my and his mom on one of these War Games for the Wii. Like many fads, our went through this killing, guns and shoot em up phase. We are still in it but not nearly as bad. At one point, it really was getting out of hand as he simply does not fully understand what he is talking about and asking for. His school has been fortunate enough to have several times over the course of this school year to have both men and women from all branches of our US Military pay a visit to the at his school. Each time, he comes home with lots of questions and information. When he was in his crazy stage of wanting to kill everything, his mom and I made him sit down and watch the film "Saving Private Ryan." Perhaps not the best or most appropriate movie but it go this attention and gave us the desired effect. This movie he and i saw today did have a couple of scenes that are what to me gave it the R rating but again, I think it has altered his like image about guns and the job our military does. Now I know this movie was made for cinematic purposes but for him, it is real enough that he got the message. It also gave us a chance to again talk proudly about all the men and women who serve in our armed forces and the sacrifices they make. Not trying to give the details of the movie away, I'll say this; in one scene that my did not understand was when a soldier selflessly threw himself onto a grenade. I can't speak highly enough for the sacrifices our brave men and women make. The fathers and mothers. The brothers and sisters that each day put themselves in harms way with very little recognition or monetary gain so that the rest of us can continue to have the freedoms we so often take for granted. I'm glad I was able to have and share this moment with my today. No parent ever wishes there off to serve in a position that might one day put him or her in harms way. But should my grow older and decide he wants to serve his country in any branch of our military, I will be one proud dad to stand beside my and support him in his decision. I'm just really glad it's a long way off form now before we have to worry about such serious decisions though. |
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I'd have to agree with you on this point. He still likes his guns to play with and he enjoys shooting cans and such at the farm with his BB and Pellet guns but I think the kid glorification of guns and killing have passed.
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I look forward to them Doe. I really do. I just hope we can keep the teenage tensions on the downside. No matter what, I know this kid will turn out alright. You are also very correct, the next 8 years will fly past very quickly. 
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I couldn't agree with you more. The ending for me as a dad sitting next to his son is a moment my son won't realize until the day it happens to him with perhaps his own son or daughter. I think this will be a keeper movie for me when it comes out. Thanks for paying my humble place a visit and leaving your comments. 
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3/11/2012 9:18 pm |
My daughter wants to see it too. My thought was SEALS should never jeopardize their status as covert operatives and their identities need to be protected... So, I didn't want to encourage more films like this, not that I object so much to the violence. Kiddo needs to know that real, not just stylized, violence exists. That there are real monsters. And real people who fight them. Just not necessarily all today. Going fishing Spring Break. Not movie going. She needs to know the difference between The Hunger Games and the nightly news first.
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