Oy Vey! One of the Worst War Pictures Made!

Your entitled to your opinion of course. But please don't try and cite the illusory "many folks do not agree with you" routine. Have the courage of your convictions and make your case w/o telling me about the so-called "many folks". If we're going to go down the path of what many people might think, lets use some actual facts. The book was a best seller at time, the film is highly rated on IMDB at 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes reports that 83% critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.6/10. So much for the "many people" argument.

As per your problems with the bits that you cited, you express them as if just stating them with exclamation points makes your opinion fact. Those sound bites are meaningless, even in the context of your expressing your opinion. They are just aimless incomplete thoughts.

Christian's death was how the book ends as well. Although the path of his character in the book is very different than the more sympathetic portrayal Brando demanded in the film. MC's character actually dies in the book as well and the irony is in some part that Michael Whitaker who inly recently decides to serve in combat and is totally fearful and inexperienced in combat, only by some fluke takes out Christian who by that time is a tremendously brave and experienced war veteran. And Michael is connected to Christian via the thread of their relationship with Michael's girlfriend. The book and film are about three paths and the threads that bind them. The irony of who lives and dies and how luck can play a large role in that. There's much more.

But the bottom line is if you don't like the film, fine. You see some other ways to do it, great. But please don't lay out whats a your opinion like some silent majority believes as you do.