War Movies

Saturday night I was up late. I was drinking wine and watching TV. The movie 'Black Hawk Down' came on. I was not going to watch it, as I hate war movies. I decided to go ahead, because it was full of gorgeous men. I should have known better.

I hate war movies because I can't tolerate the brutality. It seriously upsets me, and I can literally start having anxiety attacks when I watch them. This is because of my awareness that most war movies are based on real events. Some of the story may be fictional, but primarily all war movies are about actual wars that have occurred throughout history.

Isn't it strange how humans consider themselves the most superior species on earth? We are supposed to be more evolved than any other animal in the world. Yet, we are the only species on earth to commit such atrocious acts of brutality against each other. Not to other species (though we do that as well) but to each other. And for what? Territory? Power? Control? Money?

We humans may believe we are superior and highly evolved, but we are not. We cannot even extend compassion to each other, let alone for other species. Until we learn to do so, we will be less that the other species we deem inferior and whom we call 'beasts'.