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Wartime Epics?
A new Harris poll says that the most popular films of all time include SF epics and war movies.
The "war" movies they cite are Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, and The Sound of Music.
None of which I think of as "war" movies.
I mean, yeah, they've all got wars as backdrops, even as primary motivators... but they're all character pieces, romances even. To me, it's like saying Raiders of the Lost Ark is a war movie. The Lord of the Rings is definitely a war movie in its way, although I'd be loathe to sell it as one.
Discuss. And, if you like, name your favorite war movies. Mine would definitely be Patton.
The "war" movies they cite are Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, and The Sound of Music.
None of which I think of as "war" movies.
I mean, yeah, they've all got wars as backdrops, even as primary motivators... but they're all character pieces, romances even. To me, it's like saying Raiders of the Lost Ark is a war movie. The Lord of the Rings is definitely a war movie in its way, although I'd be loathe to sell it as one.
Discuss. And, if you like, name your favorite war movies. Mine would definitely be Patton.
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Tora, Tora, Tora---I'd want to show this movie in schools to show how Pearl Harbor happened. Best damn Pearl Harbor movie ever made, and by far, the most authentic.
Henry V---either version. Great story, and you can't beat the scriptwriter!
For a good overview of "Historical" movies in general, George MacDonald Fraser's book The Hollywood History of the World is superlatively good. Fraser Knew Where His D*mn Towel Was on history, and also knew the movie biz from the inside.