Flags of our Fathers
Listening to The greatest story ever sold. Frank Rich talks a lot in the beginning about America’s fascination with WWII and that generation. Flags of our Fathers a new WWII movie carries on that tradition. I am looking forward to the film. I must admit that I am one of those people fascinated by that era. My grandparents, in my opinion were interesting people and their stories about the depression and WWII and the surrounding times entertained me for hours on end as a kid. My grandfather served in WWII on a small island in the Pacific Theater. He never saw combat, though he did break a finger playing baseball there :).
I guess my point is that Frank Rich seems to cast this love affair with The Greates Generation in a negative light, and I don’t see it that way. The world changed in ways during thier lifetime that we can only imagine.
While I don’t want another depression or world war, I hope my life is as interesting.