Top 50 greatest war films thingy
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redfiona99My comments about it, interesting probably only to Lizzie.
Most of these films are very good. Hopelessly sad, due to their goodness and subject matter.
Eee! 'A Matter of Life and Death' is at number 47. Really, watch it. It is a ridiculously beautiful film. Brilliant film.
So many of them have very good scores.
Must see 'The Cruel Sea' one of these days.
Most of them I have no disagreement with and then we hit number one, which is Saving Private Ryan.
Now it's an incredibly well-shot movie. I just happen to despise it. It's such a simplistic view of war - you know, bad things that have to be done, good men despite this.
Which is true, but there's never any hint of doing bad things messes people up. It's what I'd call a psychologically unsatisfying film.
Let's not get onto it's depiction of the Germans. We've gone back to the pre and during the war thing of bad guys bad and don't shave, and would probably kick their dachshunds. (Sorry, bad joke from a book.) No idea that they're going through the same fucking thing as the US troops. (And indeed the same hellish fucking thing that every soldier has to undergo.)
Generally, not happy with the number one. Not because it's not a well made film, it's a beautifully made film, but because of the writing of it.
Most of these films are very good. Hopelessly sad, due to their goodness and subject matter.
Eee! 'A Matter of Life and Death' is at number 47. Really, watch it. It is a ridiculously beautiful film. Brilliant film.
So many of them have very good scores.
Must see 'The Cruel Sea' one of these days.
Most of them I have no disagreement with and then we hit number one, which is Saving Private Ryan.
Now it's an incredibly well-shot movie. I just happen to despise it. It's such a simplistic view of war - you know, bad things that have to be done, good men despite this.
Which is true, but there's never any hint of doing bad things messes people up. It's what I'd call a psychologically unsatisfying film.
Let's not get onto it's depiction of the Germans. We've gone back to the pre and during the war thing of bad guys bad and don't shave, and would probably kick their dachshunds. (Sorry, bad joke from a book.) No idea that they're going through the same fucking thing as the US troops. (And indeed the same hellish fucking thing that every soldier has to undergo.)
Generally, not happy with the number one. Not because it's not a well made film, it's a beautifully made film, but because of the writing of it.
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Date: 2005-05-16 11:06 am (UTC)So it wasn't just me shouting at the TV in utter disbelief last night then. Saving Private Ryan being number one was just so wrong on so many levels. Yes, it's marvellously done, the cinematography is excellent, but the story...
*Apologises for butting in on your LJ, and wanders off, just happy to know she's not the only one who disagreed with that*
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Date: 2005-05-16 11:20 pm (UTC)>>So it wasn't just me shouting at the TV in utter disbelief last night then. Saving Private Ryan being number one was just so wrong on so many levels. Yes, it's marvellously done, the cinematography is excellent, but the story... <<
No, it wasn't just you. And you've stated the problem perfectly.