Review of The Four Feathers (2002) by Campbell F — 21 Nov 2014
Those of you who rave against this film obviously have never served in the armed forces. This 2002 version is obviously aimed at those of us who have and are. THAT is why the politics of the thing are not discussed ("Ours is not to reason why.
.."), why the Sudanese are not treated as two-dimensional villians and why the theme is, for those of you who missed it, you don't fight and die for a "cause," but for the friend on the left and right of you.
He could not abandon his friends. Nor was he abandoned by the man who befriended him. It's not meant to be a documentary of a certain war at a certain time but to represent the endless, focusless gulf wars which have gone on for more than a decade.
That's why it was made in America, bad accents and all. The British should and must tell their own stories of the gulf wars. The reviewers never made it out of their own insular would of the cinema.
Sad you missed the point. I think those of us who have served did not.
This review of The Four Feathers (2002) was written by Campbell F on 21 Nov 2014.
The Four Feathers has generally received positive reviews.
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