I highly recommend that everyone who has HBO, watch their latest movie, Taking Chance, starring Kevin Bacon. It is one of the most moving and emotional movies I have seen in a long time. The movie is about an officer in the Marines escorting a Marine’s remains (Chance Phelps) home after he died in Iraq in 2004.
I had no idea what happens when a soldier dies. The beauty, respect and dignity that the military gives to each fallen soldier was eye-opening and inspiring. There is no violence shown in this movie or disgusting pictures, and the power of the movie is that much greater for it.
This movie is a true story and it was an official selection at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, deservedly so. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I feel honored to have watched it.
Here is the trailer: