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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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