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Since I said The Battle of Algiers was the best, does that belong in Combat, or non-Combat, since it's primarily terrorism acts?
Which was the best ever war movie?
I looked up the definition of combat to check its meaning and it said "Fighting between armed forces" so combat I guess.
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Well in The Battle of Algiers, a lot of the action is attacking civilians are attacking the police but by murdering them by surprise, so not sure if that counted as a combat war movie or not.
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'Come and See' is easily the best war movie ever made.
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It never sits right with me that people refer to this as a war movie, go figure.
Same as Der Bunker or Schindler's List, there should really be a separation from war movies and movies taking place during wartime
Same as Der Bunker or Schindler's List, there should really be a separation from war movies and movies taking place during wartime
Come and See is not a movie merely set during wartime, it is about the war. It is about the German early advance into Belarus massacring civilians. You have to remember that 80% of the people who died in WW2 were civilians.
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War films as a genre aren't defined that way. You're thinking of War/Action but it's a double standard if you don't treat War/Drama, or War movies spliced with any other genre, the same way.
Come and See is not a movie merely set during wartime, it is about the war. It is about the German early advance into Belarus massacring civilians. You have to remember that 80% of the people who died in WW2 were civilians.
Come and See is not a movie merely set during wartime, it is about the war. It is about the German early advance into Belarus massacring civilians. You have to remember that 80% of the people who died in WW2 were civilians.
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Do you know what a roller pigeon is, Barney? They climb high and fast, then roll over and fall just as fast toward the earth. There are shallow rollers and deep rollers. You can’t breed two deep rollers, or their young will roll all the way down, hit, and die. Officer Starling is a deep roller, Barney. We should hope one of her parents was not.
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My point exactly. It was genocide/murder.. not war. Especially in Belarus, one of the country which suffered the most in WW2 under the SS murderers.
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What is a genocide if not an act of war perpetrated by one group of people against another?
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@Iroquois I guess genocide isn't necessarily an act of war, as war is defined by combat between two groups of armed combatants. So if one group isn't armed it's not technically warfare. But, @FromBeyond, you completely missed the point. I mean it sounds like you haven't even seen the movie. There is combat between these two groups of armed combatants:
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Grave of fireflies... Did anyone mention that?
Most of the movies are already mentioned... Of the recent ones, I quite liked Der Hauptmann. It won't be greatness, but it does narrate an important event during WWII.
Most of the movies are already mentioned... Of the recent ones, I quite liked Der Hauptmann. It won't be greatness, but it does narrate an important event during WWII.
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I haven’t watched very many but I’d say probably Saving Private Ryan. In my opinion, it has one of the best and most horrific beginnings of any film I’ve seen.
I haven’t watched very many but I’d say probably Saving Private Ryan. In my opinion, it has one of the best and most horrific beginnings of any film I’ve seen.
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I totally agree with you. Of all the war films I've seen the one that stays in my head and made the biggest impact is Saving Private Ryan. Of course people like to turn their noses up at it, as it's a Spielberg film.
Spielberg is usually very popular and well-respected, why would people turn their noses?
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