[HPFGU-Movie] ... And 'My Boy Jack'

[Valerie Flowe]

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>  PS: Thoughts on 'My Boy Jack"?
>  Steve/bboyminn

I enjoyed seeing Dan in a different role (that had nothing to do with 
being an orphan for a change!)
I think it was a good change of pace for him to act in this serious, 
historical, Public Television film.
Kind of odd to see him in uniform. Almost looked like he was wearing 
his dad's clothes(?)
I still kept thinking "Harry" perhaps because of the glasses?
I though the scene where he is in the trenches with his men, counting 
down the minutes to their inevitable death, was very moving. Him 
rubbing his men's feet that had trench-foot, helping the guy load his 
gun who was too petrified to do it. The scene where Jack has been shot, 
is scrambling around looking for his glasses...gut-wrenching.
I thought the man who played Rudyard Kipling and wrote the story, was 
absolutely incredible. It was very powerful to see how in the beginning 
of the story he was all gung-ho to send British young men off to war, 
even though they were obviously so ill-equipped for it. Then, when it 
was his son that was in the thick of the battle it really hit home to 
him; how horrible war can be and how terrifying for the families left 
at home to worry. Amazing that his son got killed so early in his tour, 
but that they searched for him for a whole year. Heart-breaking. Still 
a very timely tale, today.
Well done, Daniel!
Valerie