Comments on: SXSW Movie Review: Stop-Loss

By: KyleKasson

KyleKasson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:58:04 +0000

Saw it…fantastic movie. Maybe its because I am the political type, but I really felt that Pierce nailed it on the head. Also, as a soldier comming back myself and managing to avoid the stop-losses, I do see why she portrayed the characters the way she did. A lot of the kids comming back were people who just jumped in right at the 9-11 attacks and they had no idea what was going on. For someone who did that and then served 2 to 4 full tours (the character in the movie 2, but most have been 2+ in real life) many do have psychological diseases that were caused from seeing some of your best friends that you bonded for months with killed before your eyes by an enemy that would sooner see you dead than help you *bury* your dead. As a soldier of 15 years now, I’ve seen my share of that and have learned to cope, but so many of the people I see comming back right now just can not handle it and are dropping into drugs, alcohol, depression, etc. So I think that Pierce, unfortunately, got it perfect. (At least for the younger soldiers)

By: KyleKasson

KyleKasson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:58:00 +0000

By: R P

R P — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:55:30 +0000

I thought the movie sucked. Way too political, and that made it boring and unbelievable. Does Hollywood not do entertainment anymore? Is this all we get from now on, social statements and commentary? I’m scared to go to the movies anymore, they mostly tend to be rants about how terrible the United States is as a country. Does anyone in Holywood like this country?

By: R P

R P — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:55:00 +0000

By: rita

rita — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:11:10 +0000

Thank you Ann, well said. I don’t doubt that all troops who come home have the same type of problems adjusting as the ones shown in this film. I am from the Vietnam generation and frankly we have learned nothingggg as we are now in another senseless war. I have friends today who did a tour in Vietnam and to this day they are functional successful members of society. But to say that they will always be affected by Vietnam is an understatement. One of my deaest friends died last year from cancer, DUE to that wonderful insectiside or whatever it is Agent Orange.

By: rita

rita — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:11:00 +0000

By: ann

ann — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:10:24 +0000

maybe this film wasn’t about pushing a specific agenda so much as it was supposed to show that life/love/war/patriotism are complex and not always clearly or easily defined. this movie isn’t supposed to give us answers to political events happening in our times–movies are supposed to be representations of actions in real life and sometimes those actions are more complex and hard to digest than what you’re expecting. Life doesn’t resolve itself like a movie so I say kudos to a movie that doesn’t resolve itself. that’s an accurate representation of life.

By: ann

ann — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:10:00 +0000

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:28:05 +0000

I wanted to be excited about Kim Pierce’s second film finally coming out, but this looks dreadful.

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:28:00 +0000

I wanted to be excited about Kim Pierce’s second film finally coming out, but this looks dreadful.