Wednesday, January 15, 2014

On war films

3/16/2007 2:40:00 AM

I generally hate war films. They usually glorify acts that should be despised. There are very few exceptions:

Der Untergang (2004)


Gründlich in a very chilling way. Filmed under unforgiving fluorescent strip light. The Americans should leave the making of war films to Germans altogether.

La vita é bella (1997)


Gives a totally new meaning to tragi-comic. Very torturous stuff to watch for a father.

Malena (2000)


A fantastic allegory: the disgracing of a beautiful woman as a sign of the lurking evil inside everyone - just a small step away. 

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