“英雄となった彼は戦地で何を見たのか...”
2004年イラク戦争。味方を助けるため、危険を顧みずに飛び交う銃弾の中に身を投じたビリー・リン(ジョー・アルウィン)。その雄姿が偶然ニュースにとりあげられたことで国の英雄になった彼とチームは、一時帰国の間に全米凱旋ツアーに駆り出される。故郷の歓迎に再出兵をためらう気持ちが芽生えるビリーであったが、同時にその歓迎への疑念も生じる。そして、いよいよ戦地へ戻る前日、ツアー最大の目玉となる感謝祭のアメリカン・フットボールのハーフタイムイベントに迎えられたビリー。大歓声の中、彼は戦地を回想する…。
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製作費: $40,000,000 (60億円)
興行収入: $30,930,984 (46億円)
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監督: アン・リー
脚本: Jean-Christophe Castelli / Ben Fountain
音楽: Mychael Danna / Jeff Danna
制作: アン・リー / スティーヴン・コーンウェル / マーク・プラット
撮影監督: ジョン・トール
制作会社: Bona Film Group / The Ink Factory / Marc Platt Productions / Studio 8 / TriStar Pictures / Film4 Productions / LStar Capital / Haishang Films / Sony Pictures Releasing
**Game, music, celebration, romance, emotion, family, friends and the war!** After giving the career best, the director Ang Lee returned with this which is quite a long gap for him between the films. He has fallen back to the average, like usual whenever he gives a masterpiece. Most directors do that. This film was adapted from the book of the same name. It was not a full fledged war film. It has soldiers, but one day event theme where they are on the short break to homeland to participate in the felicitation programme for their victory. The story closely focused on the young soldier, Billy, Lynn. He was the centre of the event, a war hero. During his stay, he recalls the original event. What really happened and what else he could have done. Apart from that, enjoying the day with a game from the stadium, dance, musics and many more. Meeting family has a sub-plot that reveals about his choice to join the army. Overall, a memorable day with happy and sad incidents. So my first thought in the initial stage was like it is another film similar to the 2009's 'The Messenger'. No, it was not. It was completely different than anything I've seen so far. Refreshing, but not captivating. If you are okay with simple, yet want a feel strong, this is it. It is kind of like mixed result film. Great casting and strong performances. Wonderful debute for the lead actor. On the other side, mix of colourful, full of music, emotional, romantic, thrilling presentation. A bit Americanised, like the film events and the patriotism. So, a much better suitable film for the domestic audience than the rest of the world, perhaps excluding western world. Even though, watching it once is no harm or not bad. _7/10_
