Jan
23rd
Taking Chance
By Douglas McFarlane
A powerful film. Kevin Bacon is superb. He's
still fit and focussed enough to play army roles and there are
few others you'd cast in this one.
We all respect a fallen soldier. Sometimes there are tears, other times with silent respect. It's the same in this film, as we take the journey of one such fallen soldier, Chance Phelps.
Kevin Bacon plays the senior officer who has the responsibility to chaperone the coffin back home to the waiting family who are preparing to mourn their son. On the long journey home, we watch the reaction of everyone from the baggage handlers and air stewards, to the young girl who initially texts "HOT SOLDIER NEXT TO ME" then realises he is a chaperoning the dead soldier.
Bacon's character goes through doubts about whether he should've gone to Iraq but his role as witness to the body arriving at the funeral, with personal belongings all polished and cleaned, is a role he has to perform today.
This film left me in tears at the end. A funeral is not an easy thing to watch without crying but when the film was complete, the real images of 20 year old Chance Phelps growing up, playing with his bike, swimming and waving to the camera, was enough to push me over the edge.
A powerful and truthful film which will make you think about war in a different way. Guaranteed.
We all respect a fallen soldier. Sometimes there are tears, other times with silent respect. It's the same in this film, as we take the journey of one such fallen soldier, Chance Phelps.
Kevin Bacon plays the senior officer who has the responsibility to chaperone the coffin back home to the waiting family who are preparing to mourn their son. On the long journey home, we watch the reaction of everyone from the baggage handlers and air stewards, to the young girl who initially texts "HOT SOLDIER NEXT TO ME" then realises he is a chaperoning the dead soldier.
Bacon's character goes through doubts about whether he should've gone to Iraq but his role as witness to the body arriving at the funeral, with personal belongings all polished and cleaned, is a role he has to perform today.
This film left me in tears at the end. A funeral is not an easy thing to watch without crying but when the film was complete, the real images of 20 year old Chance Phelps growing up, playing with his bike, swimming and waving to the camera, was enough to push me over the edge.
A powerful and truthful film which will make you think about war in a different way. Guaranteed.
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