The Way of War
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| Directed by | John Carter |
| Produced by | David Pomier Richard Salvatore Scott Schafer |
| Written by | John Carter Scott Schafe |
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr. John Terry Lance Reddick J. K. Simmons Clarence Williams III Jaclyn DeSantis |
| Music by | James Melvin |
| Cinematography | Kevin Sarnoff |
| Editing by | Matthew Booth |
| Studio | First Look Studios |
| Release date(s) | February 10, 2009 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000,000 |
The Way of War is a 2009 American film directed by John Carter from a screenplay by John Carter and Scott Schafe. Filming took place largely in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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[edit] Plot
Special Activities Division Paramilitary operative David Wolfe (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plot. Wanting to expose the truth, Wolfe defies orders to remain of the field, and returns to the US as an army of one fighting for American security and integrity.
[edit] Cast
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. as David Wolfe
- J. K. Simmons as Sgt. Mitchell
- Clarence Williams III as Mac
- Vernel Bagneris as Samir
- Lance Reddick as The Black Man
- John Terry as the Secretary of Defense
- Jaclyn DeSantis as Sophia, David's wife
[edit] Reception
The film received mostly negative reviews when it was released direct-to-DVD in 2008. "The story is unevenly pieced together through cheap flashbacks, leaving the audience in the dark for nearly two-thirds of the film until, finally, things start to come together, sort of. But by then, sadly, it's too little, too late. The mystery is lost in a sea of weary ideas and well-worn plot devices," said one reviewer for IGN.
[edit] Mystery of the Conspiracy
We see the hero at the end meet the Ace of Spades, to whom his mission actually was to deliver a passport and a mission assignment to Ace of Spades, presumably for a terrorist. He receives a mysterious phone call, to which we are not privy. Hence, many viewers are left frustrated or confused about what the alleged conspiracy was.
The most straight forward explanation is that the global conspiracy is between leaders of countries and factions to spread violence in order to keep people in fear or to keep their leaders in power. In short, the conspiracy here is the United States president is enabling the Ace of Spades (Iraq terrorist) to complete a terrorist mission. This plan falls apart when the hero 1) does not deliver the package and 2) kills the Ace of Spades.
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