lions for lambs

The story begins after two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian and Ernest, follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley, and attempt to do something important with their lives. But when the two make the bold decision to join the battle in Afghanistan, Malley is both moved and distraught. Now, as Arian and Ernest fight for survival in the field, they become the string that binds together two disparate stories on opposite sides of America. In California, an anguished Dr. Malley attempts to reach a privileged but disaffected student who is the very opposite of Arian and Ernest. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the charismatic Presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving, is about to give a bombshell story to a probing TV journalist that may affect Arian and Ernest’s fates. As arguments, memories and bullets fly, the three stories are woven ever more tightly together, revealing how each of these Americans has a profound impact on each other and the world.

you just gotta love the verbal duel between meryl streep and tom cruise, politically correct vocabulary can be so manipulative and.. wrong. the plot is very thick and thought-provoking, obviously hinting it’s against the almost-meaningless hullabaloo born from the mistakes of selfish politicians and the greedy media. you don’t have to be american to be able to relate to this film. i’m pretty sure you’ll get what i mean after you watch this. human nature, after all, is universal.

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