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Apr 21, 2020 · How we explore war on film has sparked heated debates. One argument holds the true horror of war is increasingly obscured by technology, Hollywood star power, and clever marketing campaigns.
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There is a saying in the military: “All gave some. Some gave all.” When I was commissioned into the United States Air Force, I took an oath of office and vowed to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Every one of our military service members swears such an oath, vowing to protect our wa...
Heroes, by their example, teach us the values of strength, resilience, courage, and service to the common good. Heroes protect the community, without which we would lose our human emotional well-being. “Heroes are role models who perform behaviors that reinforce our most treasured values and connections with others,” explains Allison. Military stor...
Ohio State researchers led by communication professor Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick recruited 361 college students for a screening of an abridged version of the 2007 movie Atonement, which involves two lovers who are separated and then killed at war. Before and after the film, they asked the respondents several questions to measure how happy they were...
Military films in particular touch us on a primal level and teach us how we must behave if we and our loved ones are to survive. They inspire us to be better, they provide catharsis when evil is conquered, and they remind us that life is a gift. Shannon Corbeil is a writer, actor, and filmmaker in Los Angeles with recent appearances on SEAL Team an...
Jan 26, 2020 · If Hollywood history is anything to go by, Sam Mendes may be onto something. 1917 recently crossed the $100 million threshold domestically, and joined a host of other war films like Saving...
A recent poll in the United States of veterans of the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf and Afghanistan threw up some fascinating results – there isn't a classic tub-thumper of the ilk of The Longest Day or John Wayne's The Green Berets in the top 10. AC26 war film gallery.
- Outlaw King (2018) Director: David Mackenzie | Runtime: 2 hr 17 min. Cast: Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Stephen Dillane. If you need a slice of Scottish history served to you in bloody fashion, Outlaw King is a great follow-up to Braveheart.
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Runtime: 2 hr 19 min | Director: Mel Gibson. Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey. Winner of two Academy Awards, Hacksaw Ridge tells the inspirational story of Andrew Garfield’s World War II veteran Desmond T. Doss, who, as a medic, became the first man to receive the medal of honor without firing a single bullet.
- Darkest Hour (2017) Director: Joe Wright | Runtime: 2 hr 5 min. Cast: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn. Gary Oldman finally took home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his brilliant performance as Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s biopic.
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Runtime: 2 hrs 23 min | Director: Edward Berger. Cast: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer. Edward Berger directs the Academy Award-winning epic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front, adapted from the timeless novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
1 day ago · The Pianist. The Pianist is a historical drama directed by Roman Polanski, featuring Adrien Brody as Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish pianist in Warsaw during World War II. The film follows Szpilman's harrowing journey of survival amidst the horrors of the Holocaust, capturing his struggles and resilience.
1 day ago · 1 Nov 2024. Elliott Heffernan as George and Saoirse Ronan as Rita in Blitz. Image: Parisa Taghizadeh. “We base a lot of our national identity on the Blitz and the Second World War. But we know more about the Tudors than about the Blitz.”. Steve McQueen’s latest film challenges us to take a new look at notions of Britishness and the ...
