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What about this film did you like the most?

posted 14 years ago by Los_Pollos
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For me, it was the cinematography and the lighting. I mean, I know its been said before but it just seemed so ahead of it's time. The scene where Kirk Douglas is walking through the trench and the camera is cutting from his view and the soldier's view was brilliant. Of course I enjoying everything else about the film but those stuck out to me in particular, what about you?

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[–] Bookmanmovielover 8 years ago

There first thing that drew me to this movie was the realism of a B&W movie. Like you said it was the cinematography. I like that it's based off actual events in France during the First World War. I love Stanley Kubrick work. Kirk Douglas is a great actor too.

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[–] zoolzool 8 years ago

When Dax tells the other guy "And you can go to HELL before I apologize to you now or ever again!" The bassturd deserved it.

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[–] Bernnard_Black 8 years ago

The realism impressed me.

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[–] parknourie 8 years ago

It's a war movie that is about an irrationality of the armies.
The film's topic and theme are so strong and memorable for me.

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[–] Starcraft_rules 8 years ago

Definitely pacing. The movie is lightning fast, every scene delivers exactly what it supposed to, there's no fat. It also consists of perfectly framed still shots or moving in one direction camera so it never looks like rushing somewhere. I'm really addicted to this kind of direction, but few directors can achieve that.

[–] Egnira37 (3) 7 years ago

the anti-war message that it delivers. How the war and its politics badly affect its own men in another way beside ptsd