{"id":15186,"date":"2016-05-13T07:44:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T12:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=15186"},"modified":"2016-05-13T07:44:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T12:44:09","slug":"war-books-worth-a-damn-billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/13\/war-books-worth-a-damn-billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"War Books Worth a Damn: Billy Lynn&#8217;s Long Halftime Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postSubtitle\">\n<p><em><strong>Although I obviously have not seen the movie yet, I can vouch for this book as being one of the best stories I have ever read of a soldier trying to make sense of life after War. You should definitely put this one on your reading list and make plans to see the movie, as it looks like a goodun&#8217;. -SF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BILLY LYNN&#039;S LONG HALFTIME WALK - Teaser Trailer (HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bEG2uamc324?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postSubtitle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"articlePostSubtitle\">\n<div class=\"postSubtitle\">The trailer for Ang Lee\u2019s highly-anticipated <em><strong>\u201cBilly Lynn\u2019s Long Halftime Walk\u201d<\/strong><\/em> has finally dropped.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articlePostBody\">\n<div class=\"articlePostContent\">\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<p>Sony Pictures has just released the trailer for the film adaptation of Ben Fountain\u2019s award-winning 2012 Iraq War novel, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Billy-Lynns-Long-Halftime-Walk\/dp\/0060885610\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1463138515&amp;sr=8-1\">\u201cBilly Lynn\u2019s Long Halftime Walk\u201d<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A<a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/05\/20\/books\/review\/billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk-by-ben-fountain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0book widely regarded as one of the the finest novels about the war<\/a>. In keeping with its literary origins, the film is \u2014 or at least appears to be \u2014 more nuanced than, say, \u201cAmerican Sniper\u201d or \u201cLone Survivor,\u201d focusing less on combat and more on the soldier\u2019s struggle to reconcile that experience with life back home.<\/p>\n<p>The film centers on a 19-year-old war hero, Spc. Billy Lynn, who embarks on a two-week \u201cVictory Tour\u201d with members of his unit after surviving a harrowing firefight in Iraq that is captured by an embedded film crew. To boost support for the war, Billy and the squad are ordered to take part in the halftime show of a pro football game, during which they begin to realize that they\u2019ve grown disconnected from the country they\u2019re fighting for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sort of weird, being honored for the worst day of your life,\u201d we hear Billy say in a thick Texas drawl at the opening of the trailer, as a somber rendition of David Bowie\u2019s \u201cHeroes\u201d plays in the background to remind us, the audience, that being a hero is not all it\u2019s chalked up to be.<\/p>\n<p>The film has been generating buzz since it was announced that Ang Lee would be directing it. Lee has won two \u201cBest Director\u201d Oscars: the first for \u201cBrokeback Mountain,\u201d and the second for \u201cLife of Pi.\u201d But this may be his most ambitious project yet. Lee shot the movie in 3D, at 4K resolution, and 120 frames per second, with the goal of making the combat sequences feel as realistic as possible. This is the first time a feature film has been shot in what Sony is calling \u201cimmersive digital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynn is played by Hollywood newcomer Joe Alwyn, but the cast features quite a few bonafide celebs, including Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin, Vin Diesel, and Chris Tucker.<strong> <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypictures.com\/movies\/billylynnslonghalftimewalk\/?hs317=home_BB_billylynnslonghalftimewalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The movie<\/a><\/strong> is due to hit theaters in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read the Original Article at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/one-of-the-best-books-about-the-iraq-war-is-now-a-movie\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=tp-today\">Task and Purpose<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I obviously have not seen the movie yet, I can vouch for this book as being one of the best stories I have ever read of a soldier trying to make sense of life after War. 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