Changes made to Deserter

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Created on Sunday, 15th June 2008, 11:10
Change Submitted by Si Wooldridge

Created on Saturday, 14th June 2008, 16:41
Change Submitted by Si Wooldridge

Change #1 - daft. He also seems a bit baffled by the reaction of his mother when he calls her from Toronto to let her know what he[apost]s done and where he is. There[apost]s a lot of awkward silence before his mother tells him that she[apost]ll just tell everyone that he has redeployed; this lie preferable to telling them her son is a deserter. I can un

Created on Saturday, 14th June 2008, 16:38
Change Submitted by Si Wooldridge

Change #1 - |104139] <newline>As a documentary, this film fails in my view. We never really get to see or understand the issues and the film is far too short to do this topic justice. There is a story still to be told, and Ryan Johnson is part of that story, it’s just not this one. Johnson comes across as a naïve and confused young man (which he undoubtedly was) but also a little stupid. I don’t mean this as harshly as it sounds, but for a man on the run, waiting until just prior to crossing the US/Canadian border to remove military stickers from his car is rather daft. I can understand both his motivations for enlisting and then for deserting, both explained very briefly in the film, but I just understand how anyone would advise him to go on the run for life rather than accept a short jail term and freedom. But then I guess war does strange things to people.

Created on Saturday, 14th June 2008, 16:32
Change Submitted by Si Wooldridge

Created on Saturday, 14th June 2008, 16:32
First Submitted by Si Wooldridge