Sounds like a good movie that I might make that connection with. Thanks Doc. One of the reviews I read described the characters as: They live in a world where you are always safe and your parents will always take care of you. (It was the 1950s, after all.) Pitt is not a cruel father, but his sons are a little afraid of him. Pitt thinks the best way to raise a boy into a man is to expect a man's behavior, to demand discipline.noted Brad Pitt's character seems to always criticize and find room for improvement; he can rarely praise or seek out the good. You never doubt his essential love for the boys. Sounds like an old school Italian I know. I lost one of my older brothers not long ago too.
I think in some way all of use are someone torn by what we learn as we grow and are raised by our parents. In the story, they say Jack has always been torn between his mother's guidance to approach everything he encounters with an open heart and his father's advice to look after his own interests. I'm sure he's not alone in that many of us are trying to find our own purpose and perspective on this relatively short journey we call life.
Added to my Netflix Queue. Thanks.