Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Payno
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Beulah Bram
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
emilybrockmancc
This movie gave an interesting perspective to the civil war, allowing the viewer to see it from a cadets view. Each cadet had a different reason to be fighting, not all pro slavery even though they were on the confederate side. They fought for something that they personally believed in, they were fighting for what was right. Views on slavery were changing, especially during the civil war (Lincoln's presidency). I think that the cadets were beginning to see that people are people and on some level are similar. The movie allowed for you to almost experience the war with them and show the journey and ideals relevant to the time. Overall it was a good movie containing key elements of the civil war.
kencarr-43555
A "Field of Lost Shoes" takes a insight of the Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute and their contribution to the Confederate victory of the Battle of New Market. The viewer can take a view into some views and beliefs of the Civil War from eyes of a Confederate soldiers. Some do it to protect their family and homeland, while others fight for slavery and to protect their southern heritage. While the battle scene in this movie is really cheap, "they used other film battle scenes" the interim fight scenes is ok. The ending shows the aftermath of losing friends and families. Due to the cadets acts of valor newly trained cadets at the Virginia Military Institute must remember their acts and the ones that lost their life.
anthonycalamitacc
As far as a movie goes, it was fairly entertaining. Many times the script seemed cliche at best and cheesy at worst. The romantic element of the movie seemed rather overplayed, and as far as a war movie goes, the plot should have relied more heavily on the war and the politics and less on the romance. Frankly, a movie about a bloody battle in the bloodiest war in American history was no place for a romeo and juliet story. The reenactors did an excellent job, the uniforms, weapons, and battlefield effects were very accurate, and the battle itself did a good job of showcasing American military tactics at the time (specifically, the way the tactics resulted in a high death count, something the US learned from very quickly after the war.) Overall, worth the watch.
quinnmet
The movie focuses more on the aspects of war outside of the battlefield, and I think it doesn't quite focus enough on the hardships and conditions that real Confederate soldiers in the Civil War would have faced. Rather than showing the chaos and stress felt by soldiers, the film mainly portrays the soldiers as hopeful young men, filled with spirit and compassion. The movie does not give enough attention to the issue and debate of slavery during the war, and shows all the soldiers as kind and caring to the slaves in the South.The movie was overall pretty good, and showed in detail lots of the emotions of the soldiers fighting, and gave a different perspective when it showed the role of women in the war. In the Battle at New Market, I thought some of the acting and deaths were a bit over dramatic, but for the most part it was good."Field of Lost Shoes" was more interesting than other Civil War movies have been for me, as it focuses on youth while remaining mostly accurate.
