The Men (1950) Before being hit by the events of the School of Hard Knocks, we all have dreams. We all have expectations in life. At times of weakness influenced by impulse or the foolhardy of the spring of youth, we commit ourselves into things. Matters of the heart are not easy to back off. The entangling strings of emotion come in the way. So what do we when reality suddenly hits our faces? What to do when it dawns upon us that we had been given the raw of the bargain? Do we decide to clean the slate, clear our plates of the dish that we chose and try a completely new cuisine? Do we just cry in silence over the wrong decision, embrace our misjudgement and make the best of what we have or cut our losses and absolve ourselves of the union? This is the undertone of the movie ‘The Men’ made in 1950 as I saw it. This film is, however, is a tribute to all the military men who, after fighting wars with sword, guns, and bombs, have to combat their inner demons with the after-effects of th...
It is all Mimesis