The Four Feathers

I have to admit, when I started to watch this flick, it was a little boring. But then, the main story unfolded and man, it got good.

It dealt with a lot of themes, with coward/courage being the main. Heath Ledger is a brilliant actor. He really brought his character to life through all his expressions and determination. My favourite character in the movie still, was Abou, played by Djimon Hounsou. Fantastic performance.

The story is basically about a soldier called Harry (played by Heath Ledger), who leaves the army when they are told they are being sent to war. Problem was, his father was a someone high up in the army and all his friends thought he was a coward. So his father disowns him and his 3 friends each send him a single white feather, which symbolises a coward. However, what drove him to go into war to prove himself was the 4th feather, given to him by his fiance played by Kate Hudson.

So it's a tale of a man who goes in search of his friends to return the feathers and prove himself that he's not a coward. It was excellent. What he went through and his journey was amazing. The first 10 mins may be a little boring and hard to get into, but it builds up everything up until the giving of the feathers so stick to it. It's good!

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240510