Last Ounce Of Courage Movie Analysis

Life in Mount Columbus changes a lot throughout the film Last Ounce of Courage. In the beginning of the movie, the Revere family is depicted as a happy family who is struggling with the fact that their son has decided to fight for the freedoms of American citizens. Once, gone to war, the family’s coping mechanism was sending and receiving letters and videos from their soldier. The Revere family was thankful for what their soldier fought for, but grieved when he passed. As a result of Mount Columbus taking their freedoms for granted, Mayor Bob Revere’s grandson stands up and decides to take a stand for what his dad and grandfather Bob Revere himself fought for. Bringing Christmas back to this town is a major aspect of this movie, but getting

In today’s society, we take our freedoms for granted. Bob Revere took the freedoms for which he and his son fought for granted. Only a select few ever actually understood that they were taking advantage of the freedoms given to them. For instance, the city struggled to understand why Christmas was important to Mayor Bob Revere and his family closer to the end of the film when it had never been a problem in previous years. Revere, with the help of his grandson, Christian and some other youth of the town brought Christmas traditions back to Mount Columbus. Everything from the decorations in the courthouse lawn, the Christmas play at the school, and the mission at the cross proved problematic when media came into town. Not everyone believes that we take our freedoms as Americans for granted. The Constitution of the United States grants us liberties that our local governments are slowly taking away. Freedom of religion is a big problem for the town of Mount Columbus, for many claimed that having Christmas decorations, or even using the word Christmas, was a violation of separation of church and state. This is combated in Last Ounce of Courage by Bob Revere inviting any person practicing other religions to come to the courthouse lawn and do whatever it is their religions asks of

When in reality, not everyone will agree with us on everything; it is just our responsibility to stand up for what we believe in. The movie Last Ounce of Courage shows viewers that depression is a real problem, freedoms men and women fight for on a daily basis are important, and having a firm belief system is vital. However, not everyone agrees. True freedom, however, comes as a result of being willing to fight for what you believe in and battle through whatever situation you have been