Carl Brashear

 Carl Brashear

When growing up, I saw a movie, Men of Honor, about a story that was quite distinct. The story was about Carl Brashear, an African American, who wanted to be a Master Diver in the Navy. The individual decided to enlist in the Navy wanting to serve his country in the late 1940s. The individual was hated and envied for being African American and being determined to serve his country being a diver in the Navy. 

Brashear decided to keep to his calling and did not allow the racist enviers to discourage him. He was bullied, ridiculed, slandered, and insulted for being humble and also disciplined. He was envied for being an African American who aspired to great things. It is noted in the movie, that Brashear took the insults and envy and kept working hard. He passed his examinations and kept being impressive. To this, racist enviers kept discouraging and insulting Brashear.

In one exam, divers needed to build a specific structure underwater that was quite complex. The divers had to maneuver underwater and weld pieces of metal to pass their exam. This was while the exam took hours to complete. The racist enviers seeing that Brashear was impressive, decided to tear his bag with materials and prevent Brashear from having an equal exam.

Brashear did not fret and kept working. He took more hours to build the structure yet completed the exam. Despite having to find the materials that were supposed to be in a bag given underwater, the materials were thrown so that they needed to be retrieved first, and then built. Despite the envy, Brashear took more time yet never quit. Brashear was able to complete his exam and prove that he was capable and disciplined. To this, the enviers only got even more aggravated and went to a bar where he was at to discourage him. There they proceeded to insult and project their deficits unto Brashear for not quitting. Brashear was challenged by a racist envier to place a diver's helmet on, pour water inside the helmet, and see which of the two individuals could hold their breath under water for the most time. Brashear beat the braggard racist again by holding his breath under water for more time than his envious peer. Brashear only became more impressive through everything and gained even the respect of the superior in the Navy. The superior in the Navy was demoted for deciding to promote Brashear. Brashear was able to be a Navy diver and kept being impressive throughout his career. After battling racism, he suffered an injury on a mission against the soviet socialists and had a leg amputated. To this Brashear decided to get a prosthetic limb and kept working as a diver. Brashear did not let the injury retire him early and he decided to keep working. After being rehabilitated and getting accustomed to the prosthetic limb, Brashear would keep working being a diver in the Navy and would reach the distinction and honor of Master Diver. Brashear's story was told in an amazing manner through the film and Brashear was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr. Brashear's story allows us to know that we do not need to care about what envious idolatrous snakes think about us and instead we can persevere with discipline and motivation. Brashear's story describes that there is no need for racism in the world and that each individual is different. Brashear not only battled racism, but also kept being industrious through an injury and never complained nor got discouraged.

Criticism of the Film Men of Honor by socialists

Men of Honor is a great film that instructs the importance of having values and being unique and distinct. The film received negative reviews including a review that stated that it was old fashioned and had a 7.0 overall rating out of 10.0 stars. This is quite interesting because not only was the story amazing and portrayed in a great manner, it teaches us to have empathy instead of envy. Brashear endured envy and an injury and neither caused him to quit. Some of the film critics, oddly enough, did not give the movie an honest appraisal and describes the signs of the times that we live in. It is definitely not a story that is common and is more impressive than fiction.

While growing up being an adolescent, I saw this movie on TV and was able to be surprised that an individual could go through so much envy and yet be better. Despite racists individual's attempts to prevent him at competing, he demonstrated that the circumstances did not matter. He thrived despite unfair treatment and discouragements. Brashear knew that he was meant for greater things and did not get discouraged. The reason he was envied was most likely because the racists knew that he was capable of being the best or one of the best divers of all time. Usually when there is envy, it is because the accuser hates that individuals can be amazing, unique, humble, and interesting. Brashear's story is among the best and most impressive stories told of all times and of the past century (the events happened in 1949) and is also one of the best films to watch. Definitely a 10 out of 10. (There are good movies that encourage instead of discourage. Men of Honor is among the great movies that encourages individuals about being distinct and unique.)