Ballad of a Soldier

I really enjoyed this movie because at first i thought it was going to be just another war film, but it turns into a film about going  home. The beginning is really the only part that has any actual warfare in it. In this scene, Alyosha destroyed two tank all by himself. This brings him fame and he uses this fame to get on leave to go and repair his family roof. During his travels home he helps lots of people and makes new friends. The part of the film that i thought was the best was at the end when Alyosha meets up with his mother. This was a very emotional moment and really showed how the town missed him. During this scene we get a glimpse of the town which is basically women because all the men are off at war. This just showed how bad the war effected everyone. I thought this whole scene was really sad because we know that this was the last time his family would ever see him and he couldn't even really be with them. He talks to his mom for about 10 minutes and then he has to leave right away to go back to war. I felt really bad that he made this long journey and hardly got to be with his family. Overall I really enjoyed this film and felt like this "war" story was different from any other one i have heard before.