war cinema
Despite the insane workload I do love my current situation. The best thing is that I have an excellent excuse to watch movies. The worst part is that I have to watch movies. Particularly war movies. And if you’ve suspected that there are a lot of bad war films out there then I can assure you that this suspicion is correct
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Oh I quite agree. After the Omaha scene the rest of the film feels a bit like its checking of war film tropes, complete with the medic that talks about home, and then is killed in the next scene. (never talk nostalgically about your home in war films, as it will only make you sympathetic to the audience and therefore suitable to be killed with the greatest amount of emotional impact. ;P)
Apart from the Omaha scene I also like the scene where the soldiers are searching through the dog-tags and the friends of the deceased walk by. That really hits home. The rest I'm very much "meh" about.
And I would definitely recommend watching Thin Red Line. I don't think it resembles Saving Private Ryan that much at all, and while I have issues with I still think its a film well worth seeing. Also the cinematography is beyond excellent, and the conflict of belief and moral between Sean Penn's character and Pvt. Witt is haunting.
I'd forgotten about "Enemy at the Gates" actually. I must try to rewatch that as well. I always adored Rachel Weiss' character there. And "Come and See" is noted. Thanks for the rec - I'm not sure I would have heard about it withou you. :D
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