Sgt. York (1941)

Sgt. York (1941)

Hannah Steed

The message in "Sgt. York" leads to patriotism. The message was about having to do things that you wouldn't want to. Sometimes, you are put in situations that require you to do things that you don't want to. Alvin York, was is a rough spot in his life, he got straight and started doing right by god. He was then called upon by  the government to go into the army. He was forced to make a decision,  kill people, or die / let other people to die. You lose either way really, but something had to be done. He chose to protect his friends/country, and kill the threat. He didn't want to, but he had to. The message in this movie is an amazing one. The message applies to everyone, not just a certain group of people, but everyone. Everyone one is going to come to a point in their life, where they have to do something that they don't really want to do, but it has to be done. This is where the patriotism comes in, other than the fact of him being in the army. Soldiers aren't just out killing people for the fun of it. They don't want to do that, they don't enjoy it, they aren't set out to kill everyone they see. They are protecting their families, friends, leaders. This movie is amazing, I loved it.