tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post281427846059783163..comments2024-03-18T04:09:49.450-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Movie Review: Soldier (1998)Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-80725874161888199012017-11-20T17:32:24.192-06:002017-11-20T17:32:24.192-06:00I totally agree with you here. To me most of the a...I totally agree with you here. To me most of the action and the "plot" in this film is pretty much BS, however its greatness isn't there. When I saw the film the first time I was under the impression that it was merely an episode of Todd's (and his team's) life. That to him, none of it really mattered in the face of his non-stop military career. That he lived through much more, even more interesting stories, that it was just one episode of a massive film that we could only imagine, and that he lives on after the film. That's how strong the acting from Kurt Russel and the pure concept of those super-soldiers appeared to me - that the film himself didn't matter, its only greatness being that there is Todd in it, a character so true you can only think he is alive somewhere. In truth, I watched it as a kid too, because I saw starship troopers and was scrolling through every military science fiction I could possibly get my hands on at the movie club, a passion that in fact, thanks to the impact that movies like Soldier had on me, made me come to this website two decades later. But what I wanted to say on this blog is this : what this movie left us is the Master Chief from Halo. Obviously people at Bungie saw this movie, and Eric Nylund, the author of the best Halo books, saw this movie. That's what inspired them in the first place. When you say that everything is there, and it only needed a better treatment, better story better screenplay... people saw this, felt it, and made it happen. That's how great the concept and the acting in this film are. When I read the Halo books in my teenage years, going through the training of Master Chief and the Spartans, everything was clear to me - I already knew him perfectly, I knew his logic and could even predict his actions, and I knew the relationship in his team, it was all crystal clear. Because I had already met Master Chief, in Soldier. That's it. That's why it stays so great for me - the actors and themes don't only seem to transcend the movie they're in, they actually did. Their story moved on in other sci-fi works, because somebody at Bungie saw this movie and thought to himself "that's it. That's who the main character in my own personal SF story is gonna be". A movie, especially an SF movie, mostly has value in the ideas and dreams it's giving you, and that's a movie that made me wanna dream, and to be frank, as a Halo fan, that's the only portrayal of Master Chief, with the Eric Nylund book, that I'm ever going to believe. For me Halo ceased to be Halo when it ceased to be Soldier. My opinion folks ! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14023794565008274883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-69650858425039498602017-09-09T23:13:49.862-05:002017-09-09T23:13:49.862-05:00great movie , except for the mandatoey fist fight ...great movie , except for the mandatoey fist fight at the end.. buntalanlucuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058846205282464955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-33629852406493702592016-01-28T06:35:12.207-06:002016-01-28T06:35:12.207-06:00Why? The action sequences were terrible. The overa...Why? The action sequences were terrible. The overall plot is great. The strength of concept in a heavily conditioned child-soldier maturing under the guidance of a fully equipped state is impossible to overstate.<br /><br />Todd-3465's truest beauty is his lack of ego. The surety of his purpose. When he refers to the mother of the snakebitten child as ''sir'' he has assigned a leadership role to her. In the simulation of this character's mind he needs a leader. This is the only time, after being cast down from the sky, that he is able to do what he is programmed to do. I liked that touch.<br /><br />His choices are typical of a doer. He teaches that child to handle itself. Teach a man to fish... feed him for a lifetime.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx5J0dW2rh4<br /><br />This scene means so much. It is the best sequence.<br /><br />I also appreciate his lack of sexuality. This being is the pinnacle of civility on many levels. He obeys authority to the letter, although having the ability to break the rules. He could've leveled the entire village and made them his personal slaves. His mentality just isn't crafted for that.<br /><br />Having lived in an institutionalized martial setting, I appreciate the fear and mental controls that actually empower you to perform greater than you ever likely would alone. Group identity is a massive control. I completely surrender to it when I can. (despite being a great fan of Stanley Milgram, ha.)<br /><br />Great flick. It's qualities to the right eye act as a fine prism to view many matters. Needs overhaul.shadepsilonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-71261696130181701162015-10-23T17:28:12.628-05:002015-10-23T17:28:12.628-05:00Like Nick Baxter wrote.
I watched this movie when...Like Nick Baxter wrote.<br /><br />I watched this movie when I was only 12-14 years old. It is a childhood memory. Same with Nick thoughts, I love how Kurt Russels character is showing emotion after so much time. And even shows how he is afraid all the time and shaking etc. I actually cried seeing this movie when I was 20+. I did not understand much of it when I was younger. But this movie has an heart touching story line if you really see its depths and forget about its action flick for a while. Kurt Russel is a such underrated actor and this movie is underrated as well. I hope they make a Squeal about it and Russell stills plays an old Todd. <br /><br />Darius Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-8054517223374737532015-06-16T11:28:21.860-05:002015-06-16T11:28:21.860-05:00Thanks for the comment. Always love to hear from p...Thanks for the comment. Always love to hear from people that have seen this film. The performance from Kurt Russell is amazing and the best of his career. Those scenes with the settlers are also very good. As I said above, I just really, really wish that these scenes and this performance had been encased in a better film. The film suffered from the wrong director and some bad choices of actors to play off Kurt Russell. This could have a much better film.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-76371076836916585592015-06-15T00:25:54.691-05:002015-06-15T00:25:54.691-05:00Oops I meant to put my post here sorryOops I meant to put my post here sorryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544197123437570477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-45184195363770590012015-06-15T00:25:07.728-05:002015-06-15T00:25:07.728-05:00I have loved this movie since I was a little kid I...I have loved this movie since I was a little kid I think Kurt Russell has done one of his best performances I've never seen anyone else pull off a character like this really enjoyed the interaction between Todd and the settlers I like the fact that he learned about softer emotions like trust and hope in the end he chose to defend the people I love the change in him from the guy who emotionlessly fought Cain in the beginning to the man who regretted killing Cain hope you understand what I am trying to communicate and apologized for any confusions or misunderstanding of what I love about this movie I am writing this afternoon being up almost 24 hours that is my excuse and I am sticking to itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544197123437570477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-81012203778485114982014-07-02T08:54:52.611-05:002014-07-02T08:54:52.611-05:00Please explain further on why. I would like to hea...Please explain further on why. I would like to hear from a fan of the movie on why they loved it. I think the movie is broken. Purely broken. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-71878915986406173122014-07-02T00:01:28.764-05:002014-07-02T00:01:28.764-05:00I loved this movie.I loved this movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com