Hollyweird gets it right, for once.

"Carren and I watched a movie tonight. Well, we watched a DVD. We only go to the theater anymore to watch animated films (with the kids).

Tonight: Lions for Lambs

We both agreed: Robert Redford (director) hit it out of the park.

It shows four different conversations: the educator/student, the journalist/politician, the journalist/editor, and the soldier/terrorist.

All of the characterizations seemed dead on. As an educator, Redford plays a university professor trying to encourage a young smartass (Andrew Garfield) to make a choice between living the easy life and making a difference. "What is the difference between trying and failing and failing to try if they both leave you in the same place?" "At least you've tried to do something."

As a senator, Cruise plays a conservative who supports new methods and tactics for continuing to prosecute the war, because failure in the war on terror is not an option. He admits that although mistakes, costly mistakes, were made in the prosecution of the war, we can't focus on on failure, we must press on and try new ways to win."
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