![]() But, at the end of the day, the movie is actually really about a mother's struggle to find the truth about her son's death and how her and her family's actions were looked at by people in the Army. And to see EVERYONE come out of the wood works and speak like they knew the guy, just so it would look good on your resume, is pretty goddamn scummy. Anyway it's sort of sad seeing how a LOT of people use Tillman's death to say something about American patriotism without actually knowing Tillman and what he believed in. ![]() So don't mistake that as me not supporting the troops because goddamnit I sure do. I just think there's no good and bad in this situation. I may never choose to join the Army out of my own belief system. One of my very close friends has served in Iraq and Afghanistan and I love him to death. I've got nothing but respect for the troops that have served at one time or another in the war. The people who control things from behind the scenes are the people I just don't trust. And don't get me wrong, I'm anti-Army as far as the higher ups go, that's it. And, realistically, for every one Pat Tillman case there's probably 20 we will NEVER find out about. This movie is just presenting the truth of the case and the negligence and just sheer disrespect from parts of the U.S Army, just so they can keep their image intact. That's what they did, you just can't look at it in any other way. A poster boy, as someone said in the movie. Deliberately lying to the country, and most importantly, Pat's family so they could deceive more people into joining their cause. Propaganda is what the U.S Army tried to claim Tillman's death was from at the beginning. Propaganda usually doesn't neglect to present facts that are readily available. The thing of it is, and some people will complain about it being propaganda (which is quite bullshit). Especially in honoring those who have given up everything to serve our country. If for no other reason than to see how wrong our government system works. Unflinching and at times uncomfortable to watch, this documentary is must see. In the end your left with the family wishing to have answers, yet feeling angry over the governments lack of resolve. The film is fascinating and will grab your attention from beginning to end. He was much more complex than what he was portrayed to be. Turns out almost everything the media and government have said about Tillman was B.S. But the hire ups wanted to use Tillman's death as propaganda for the war going on and to become a symbol of patriotism. At first it was reported that enemy fire killed Tillman, then it became known that it was friendly fire. The main focus of the movie is about the coverup of his death. Told by his family and friends it's a very real and sad portrait of a family in need of answers for the death of their son. "The Tillman Story" is the true story of ex NFL player turned fallen Army Ranger, Pat Tillman. Going back even further, pretty much to the beginning, is the need for heroes in wartime that fulfill a need for bright shining faces on recruiting posters. Start with Vietnam being a public relations disaster(not to mention more importantly a running war crime) which informed the military's future need to control every aspect of information that is dispensed, so as to create a narrative in their favor. However, sadly, I did not find the Army cover-up that surprising or shocking and it is here where a little historical context would have gone a long way. Enlisting in the army six months after 9/11, he died in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan in 2004 that is told in horrifying detail here that explains clearly why giving 19-year olds guns may not always be a good idea, even in the military where you would expect greater discipline.(I would have liked a little information on friendly fire incidents in general to get an idea as to how common they are.) With the Army initially lying over his cause of death, his parents work tirelessly to get to the bottom of the cover-up. What the documentary "The Tillman Story" does very well is in filling in the gaps of the life and death of Pat Tillman, a professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals, whose reading list ranged from The Book of Mormon to Noam Chomsky.
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