[joanie-f]

There is no foul language and no sexual content in the movie. But, of course, it being a realistic portrayal of the Japanese treatment of American POWs, there is a good deal of violence – not gratuitous, but very wrenching. I looked away during one particular scene in which the audience is well aware that much blood is going to flow, so, I’m sure that your son will have sufficient warning to avert his eyes if he doesn’t feel he can deal with what is coming.

Since you say he is a mature eleven-year-old, I urge you to take him. He will leave the theater with a genuine appreciation of the sacrifices that were made in his behalf, and a powerful comprehension of the cruelty that courageous, duty-bound Americans suffered at the hands of a barbaric enemy (which might serve him well, should he come across politically correct curricula in the classroom, now or in the future).

[B4Ranch]

"We must recognize that ‘their’ (our foreign and home-grown enemies’) assessment of the value of life is diametrically opposed to ours. And we must realize that they are forever attempting to camouflage that fact by either hiding or disguising their beliefs, or by deliberately distorting ours. If we don’t acknowledge that distinction, we will downplay the need for vigilance, and we will ultimately fail in our responsibility to step forward and fill the shoes of ‘the greatest generation’.

Reflecting on that distinction may prove uncomfortable.

Not doing so threatens our very survival."

joanie
Truer words were never spoken by anyone!