I'll Walk Alone...

I am a war-junkie, always have been fasinated by War stories, tatics, weapons... In my relatively recent trips to London and Hawaii, I spent lots of time in military museums. Maybe it is the little boy in me that likes to see destructions and heros. On the other hand, I am very interested in understanding the human aspects of wars, why people kill and why people love.

That is why whenever there is a war movie around, especially with epic battles, I have to see it. This time, it is directed by Clint Eastwood, Flags of our fathers. A quick survey around my friends show lack of interest in war movies. Determined, I went to see the movie by myself, on a Sunday night.

The movie starts with a song from the 40s,

I'll walk alone because to tell you the truth I'll be lonely,
I don't mind being lonely when my heart tells me you are lonely too.
I'll walk alone, they'll ask me why and I'll tell them I'd rather.
There are dreams I must gather, dreams we fashioned the night you held me tight.
I'll always be near you wherever you are each night in every prayer.
If you call, I'll hear you, no matter how far.
Just close your eyes and I'll be there.
Please walk alone and send your love and your kisses to guide me.
Till you're walking beside me, I'll walk alone.

Last year when I started this blog, I mentioned that there are lots of things I cannot do alone, watching movie been one of them. This is only the second time I have watched a movie in a movie theatre by myself. It was odd, I had nowhere to go to but home, and no one to share the thoughts of the movie but me. For a moment there, I am not sure if I'd rather want to walk alone.