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This weekend I watched
seven episodes of Band of Brothers. I was skeptical approaching the
series. I normally don't like war movies. I like action flicks, but
not dramatic action, and that's what war movies usually are, masculine,
gory, and drama ridden. Often times, it feels like the same story just
put in a different era. I was pleasantly surprised that there some American
shows that actually tell a story nowadays when TV is dominated by reality
TV and sitcoms. Of course they're all on HBO, which makes them less
accessible to me than the latest anime series in Japan.
I'll probably get
several journal entries out of this one, so I'll start off with something
simple. I like the Office Space guy (isn't that a prime example of type
casting), I think his name is Nixon. As cadets, I think it's expected
that we should want to be like Winters. He's a good guy, does a good
job, I could talk more about him later. There are a couple reasons I
would rather be like Nixon. The first one is that he's closer to what
I am, or maybe rather, what my friends are. He takes pass when it's
appropriate, he wants to sleep in, and he enjoys himself. On the other
hand, Winters strikes me as a person whose identity is his job. He has
to be forced to take pass, etc. What makes Winters good is that he doesn't
hold himself above others who live differently than he does, but still
get their job done, which is evident by his friendship with Nixon. Nixon's
job is different from and not as emphasized as much Winter's, but it's
evident that he does a good job with it. The most readily available
example is that he was volunteered to be sent back to the US to do public
relations. The second part of that is he was dedicated to his job and
cared about the welfare of other people, so he gave it to someone who
needed to go home more. His concern for other people is also demonstrated
in his friendship with Winters.