Summary Of Trauma And Recovery In Brothers

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The movie Brother’s, released in 2009, details the story of trauma and recovery in two brothers, Sam and Tommy Cahill. The brothers appears to be as different as night and day, Sam a Capt. in the United States Marines and Tommy a offender released into the community after serving time in prison. Following these two brothers and their family, the movie portrays Sam as he is deployed to Afghanistan, presumed dead after his helicopter is shot down, and taken hostage as a prisoner of war. On the other side of the world, Tommy creates connections within the community which help him heal. When Sam is rescued and returns home, the entire family is shocked, and the movie depicts Sam’s battle through traumatic memories, towards healing. Through analysis of the trauma and recovery themes woven throughout Brothers, we will seek to ascertain how trauma and recovery are characterized. Causes The traumatic stressors within the movie Brothers (2009) are multi-fold, complex and vary between characters depicted in the movie. One of the traumatic stressors intersects between the brothers, Sam and Tommy. After Tommy is released from prison, a series of interactions begin which suggest …show more content…

Knowing how his brother supposedly perished would have dramatically impacted Tommy, adding complexity and depth to his trauma experience. Captivity is another aspect of Tommy’s trauma which may have occurred during his time in prison. For Sam, after evacuating the crashing helicopter, he is sold to a group of what appears to be Afghanistan militants and becomes a prisoner of war. Being held in captivity and the events which occur to Sam after being sold, introduce a palpably complex layer to the trauma which continues to break down his resiliency, training, and

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