War Movie #6
Synopsis: Dashing
officer defends railroaded men against sadistic war-monger during
military court-martial. Oh wait, that’s the Synopsis for A Few Good Men... and Breaker Morant, come to think of it.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “No motion picture has more effectively dramatized the absurdity of
war than this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece, capturing the feel, smell and taste
of battle – as did Kubrick in his recent Vietnam opus, Full Metal Jacket.”
What Did I Learn?:
Apparently, the French Army had a practice of drawing lots for capital
punishment when an entire unit was deemed to have disgraced itself. Gee, I’ll
bet that did wonders for morale...
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Movie If: You firmly believe it would make a super-duper board game.
Really?: 1) Hmm...so
Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) was one of France’s most talented criminal defence
lawyers before the war, and now he has to defend three of his men in a
court-martial? That’s a wee bit convenient, isn’t it? 2) I had a bit of a hard
time believing General Mireau could order his artillery to fire upon his own
men without suspecting he might face some sort of blowback.
Rating: Paths of Glory is a bit slow-moving and
depressing, but it’s a memorable anti-war film that features an outstanding
performance from Douglas. Highly recommended. 9/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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