Remember : Thoughts on the Movie "Fury"

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Remember:

If you haven't been reminded in a while why war is ugly, watch Fury.

If you haven't been reminded in a while how much death and destruction war can bring, watch Fury.

If you haven't been reminded in a while of how lucky you are to live in a free country like America, watch Fury.

If you haven't been reminded in a while how lucky we are to be living beyond WW2, watch Fury.

If you haven't been reminded in a while of the kind of fighting and deaths that made it possible for you to read this post on a smartphone in the safety of wherever you are (if you're in Guam, you're not being shot at), watch Fury.

I'm not sure how else I can articulate that you should probably go watch Fury and put your life into perspective, and maybe even start thinking of ways that you can remind other people that world wars are possible and real, and should be avoided AT THE VERY LEAST through our efforts to remember, even if its just by being reminded through a movie like Fury.

Faith: Thoughts on the Movie "Fury"

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Faith:

At first, I was annoyed by the shocking lack of Christian undercurrent in the film, and I say that because even Hollywood can't deny that most of America, back in 1945, feared God. That fact is usually more or less acknowledged. In "Fury", however, there appeared, at first, to be only one soldier who actively believed in God (specifically, he prayed and quoted the Bible).

His faith was laughed at initially, but as things escalated, you could see in the eyes of the soldiers (great acting, by the way) what kind of comfort and affirmation a single, relatable quote from the Bible provided.

Something I thought was really cool was when Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf sort of had a conversation through quoting to each other as LaBeouf's character patched up a hit Pitt's character had taken in the arm. Pitt seemed to be repenting, quoting a verse that essentially listed his faults, from pride to lust. LeBeouf's reminded him through another quote that, even in the midsts of his sins, he had accomplished God's Will (in fighting the Nazis). That's the way I understood it, anyway.

Logan Lerman's character was also very different from the other men fighting from with the tank called "Fury". He had a conscience to keep intact, which he did, I think, in spite of everything. In the end, the fact that he and the Bible-believing soldier were two to of the most respected men in troupe, besides Pitt's character. 

Ideas: Thoughts on the Movie "Fury"

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Ideas:

There were a few things about the movie "Fury" that really stood out to me. I think they were supposed to stand out, because there were only a few moments in the movie when the characters seemed to stop and make some sort of introspective, revealing remark like this one:

"Ideas are peaceful; history is violent."

Brad Pitt's character said that, and in my head, I was like, "Nooooot really."

This is why: Ideas are not always peaceful. Ideas, in fact, make history. What's more, ideas are what make history violent.

Hitler's troops were mobilized by the ideas he had in his head. Before Hitler ever came to power, he spent time filling his head and the heads of others with ideas. Demonic ideas. World-domination ideas. Self-worshipping ideas. Hitler's idea of how the world should be and how, more importantly, he should be worshipped as the saviour of the Aryan race, resulted in the slaughter of countless millions.

Never, never underestimate an idea.