WTF was the president using an analogy about a mistake with Apollo for? Based on current information, it was the right decision. So think about all the lives you saved instead of the ones that were lost and move on. This is war.
See, I was disappointed when it was just Apollo's father saying "you move on." Because yes, you do, but it would be terrible if Apollo just forgot, you know? I think there's no doubt that they made the right decision, but Apollo's still the one directly responsible (as he pulled the trigger) for the possible deaths of 1300 people and it's right that he feels guilt for it. In fact, I loved the parallel scenes between him and his father, who tells him to move on and not think about it; and between him and the President (who I really see as having more of a motherly vibe towards him) who tells him that you must never stop remembering even when you don't let it paralyze you. It made me respect all of them more, rather than less.
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Date: 2005-01-16 07:19 pm (UTC)See, I was disappointed when it was just Apollo's father saying "you move on." Because yes, you do, but it would be terrible if Apollo just forgot, you know? I think there's no doubt that they made the right decision, but Apollo's still the one directly responsible (as he pulled the trigger) for the possible deaths of 1300 people and it's right that he feels guilt for it. In fact, I loved the parallel scenes between him and his father, who tells him to move on and not think about it; and between him and the President (who I really see as having more of a motherly vibe towards him) who tells him that you must never stop remembering even when you don't let it paralyze you. It made me respect all of them more, rather than less.