5 nuggets of wisdom in ‘Three Kings’ you may have missed

Greed, redemption, and ultimately doing the right thing are just some of the themes stated in David O. Russell's 1999 classic hit "Three Kings."

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Set in the days after the end of Operation Desert Storm, four American soldiers head out on a quest to locate a sh*t ton of gold Saddam Hussein stole so they can steal it for themselves. But they end up on a crazy journey that causes them to help the local population and divert them far from their original selfish plan.

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Peel back the layers of the film and check out a few nuggets of wisdom you may have missed in the story.

1. The reasoning of modern day warfare

It's big business for the media covering a war — maybe a little too much business that pulls the decision makers away from the real issues.

They'll always be media wars. (Images via Giphy)

2. Everyone's perception varies

When sh*t goes down, and bullets go flying, some people see things that didn't happen.

That would have been pretty cool to see. (Images via Giphy)What really happened.Why didn't he have the daylight sight already up? (Images via Giphy)

3. America always changes the plan at the last second

When we head into a battle, we always seem to have a great insertion plan.

See what we mean. Most military plans go to sh*t quickly. (Images via Giphy)But our extraction strategies seems to always go to sh*t, and someone always gets shot.Then all hell breaks lose. (Images via Giphy)

4. News reporters need to stay away

Although this is a movie, sometimes news reporters will get themselves into trouble by going too deep into a story, which can potentially get good people killed.

You may want to think about taking cover, lady. (Images via Giphy)

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5. Finishing something you didn't start

With the original intention of stealing gold, the "Three Kings" ended up giving away nearly everything to get their refugee friends to safety and fulfilling a soldier's promise and honor.

The end. (Images via Giphy)