What does Lions for Lambs mean??????
Lions for Lambs comes from a comment made by a German officer in World War I about the bravery of British soldiers compared to the criminal stupidity of their commanders (the soldiers are the lions, their commanders the lambs). A fantastic article that goes in more depth comes from this article: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/london_film_festival/article2672737.ece The title of “Lions for Lambs”, the Robert Redford film starring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep was inspired by a scene in the film where college professor Dr. Stephen Malley (Redford) assails the apathy of the American public towards world events and, specifically, the War on Terror. Dr. Malley contends, “The problem is not with the people who started this. The problem is with us, all of us, who do nothing.” The professor tries to encourage one promising but disaffected student (Andrew Garfield) to feel a sense of personal responsibility and take action against politicians and military l
