This week I had the privilege to view My Brother's Keeper. This movie is more on the serious side and opens your eyes to what some of our military deal with. The movie centers around Travis Fox (T.C. Stallings), who returns stateside after losing a good friend in war. Here, he must continue to fight the battle of PTSD while also dealing with the trauma of losing his parents.
Overall, I think this movie did a great job of portraying the soldier's struggle with PTSD, or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Symptoms and severity may be different for everyone, but Stallings's portrayal sheds an authentic light on this hidden struggle that haunts some of our returning servicemen. I often hear people use the term "PTSD" lightly, as in, "I am really suffering PTSD from all these exams I've had to take." Having known people with real PTSD, this always makes me cringe. First widely recognized after the Vietnam War - although previous war veterans certainly suffered with it just as much, at that time calling it "shell shock" - this mental health condition is crippling to those who have suffered extreme trauma and makes it difficult or nearly impossible for some veterans to adapt back into society upon their return stateside.
T.C. Stallings (Courageous, War Room) is joined in the cast by Joey Lawrence (Blossom, Gimme A Break!) and the lovely Keshia Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show). All three are gifted actors who delivered a great performance. I loved the movie for showing a realistic view of someone dealing with PTSD rather than trying to tie it all up with a bow at the end and trying to act like one night of prayer healed them. (A little spoiler alert but not too much): The character in the movie sought both spiritual healing and medical help, both of which are needed and should not be left out. Also, while the character had hope, he recognized he was in a long battle that would not be overcome quickly. It was, however, unrealistic (spoiler alert) that Travis Fox would go right back on an Active Duty deployment immediately after being diagnosed with PTSD and starting medical treatment, and I felt a huge red flag when the therapist started dating a member of her therapy group. Other than that, I thought it was a great movie and I highly recommend it. While I've given you a few spoiler alerts dealing with the PTSD issue, there was much more to the plot, and I could not stop for a break once I started the movie!
My Brother's Keeper opens in theaters tomorrow! Check your local theater for listings. Watch the trailer here: https://mbkfilm.com/?vid=YXhoafnfj3
There is also an exciting contest opportunity! There's an open social campaign (linked below) where you can enter to win a warrior Bible! In addition, you can be entered to win a grand prize Zoom call with the lead actors in the film: T.C. Stallings, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Robert Ri'chard!
And of course, I have a giveaway right here on my blog! Comment on this post or on my Facebook page to be entered to win a free digital code to watch the movie! (The code will be available once the film is released on home entertainment.) Drawing will be held Tuesday, March 23!
Disclosure: Many thanks to Collide Distribution for providing this product/product information for review. Opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post.
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Sounds like a movie with watching
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