>semi uninterested throughout since the story was pretty basic and the defense didn't come up with anything witty aside from pleading with the judges to show some humanity
>the artillery commander showed up with evidence against the evil general just in time to save the day, very predictable, the execution would be called off at the last second
>mfw they actually got executed
How should I feel about this?
Ha, what a coincidence, I just watched this film.
>How should I feel about this?
I thought it was heartbreaking. It’s a tragic injustice. There is no honour, glory, or humanity in this war machine that churns these men through the meat grinder. I’ll admit that I teared up at the final scene, which is not too suprprising because I am an emotional dork lol. But I thought it was a great film overall. The cinematography looks great and the performances were all strong. Kubrick is the man.
Good write up. I did cry at the ending scene.
>I’ll admit that I teared up at the final scene
Me too. 1 hour 28 minutes I will never get back. Checked!
If you don't cry at the end you're soulless.
is that trump?
>trump
>going to war
topkek
Trump went to and graduated military school, what shit turdworld public school did you drop out of?
>This patriot went to and graduated from military school just so he could dodge getting drafted in the future
What war did you serve in again?
a military high school is not the military, nor is it capable of getting you out of the draft
annoying off-topic politics dweebs
That’s gay actor Michael Douglas.
That's actually gay actor Kirk Douglas, father of gay actor Michael Douglas
It’s Michael Balls Penis
Yes, he IS evil
This is such a great film. Would it be too normie to say that Kubrick is the GOAT? He directed this when he was 28.
>28
That is actually crazy. This has to be one of the greatest ever films by somebody under 30. I’m sure there are other good examples but this is definitely one of them. And he had already done The Killing which is really good too.
Not at all, he is unequivocally the greatest director of all time. That is ONE thing all film nerds can agree one. And his daughter is a based Q-Anon chick MAGA chick
>And his daughter is a based Q-Anon chick MAGA chick
This further confirms the theory that he was killed off due to his original vision of Eyes Wide Shut
Sing for us honey
She was a cutie. Stanley had good taste.
>banter stops immediately and turns into sorrow
I watched one episode of Parks and Rec and they made fun of this film, which turned me off to it since its one of my favorites.
I had no idea Kirk Douglas was still alive until he died.
what do they say?
>I had no idea Kirk Douglas was still alive until he died.
That's every person in the world, including your own life, think about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souain_corporals_affair
When I was watching I was certain that film must have been based on a real event because if it's purely a piece of fiction there's no way an allied side would be portrayed in such a bad light
yeah, if it was a work of fiction they wouldn't have been executed and the general would have had a bigger comeuppance
It’s funny that you should mention that:
>Primarily, Kubrick and Thompson had added a happy ending to the film to make the film more commercial to the general public, where the men's lives are saved from execution at the last minute by the general. However, these changes were reversed back more closely to the original novel at the demand of Kirk Douglas.
From Wikipedia. Kirk Douglas had the right idea with this one.
IRL they did have their executions commuted to hard labor. They were dead by then, though.
I actually discovered this movie from the Blackadder Goes Forth episode parodying it.
the blackadder shows would have been so much better without the stupid laugh track, especially goes forth. It really undercuts the dark dry humor.
the French had a lot of this during WW1
Executed for retreating when out of ammunition and not surrendering:
https://www.executedtoday.com/2018/06/11/1916-henri-herduin-and-pierre-millant-cry-against-military-justice/
Executed for surrendering then escaping:
https://www.executedtoday.com/2016/10/11/1914-lt-jean-julien-chapelant-mort-pour-la-france/
Had I known it was based on a true story I'd have been more invested while watching this. Allied propaganda taught me that this kind of show trail/execution was exclusive to the germans/russians and couldn't take the movie seriously.
what about the ending of 1917
>after all you did here, tomorrow we'll get the order "attack at dawn"
I hated this movie
I hate you
why?
1917 was just too moronic overall. Plus, by 1917 they had basically learnt that infantry charges without artillery support were suicidal
Oh, you're a dumbass /misc/spic. Makes sense.
What does this have to do with pol moron. You think the average joe knows about the allied's (minus the soviets) crimes during both world wars?
Whats the issue the regiment was ordered to attack and tehy did not even reach the German wire some sub units did not even reach the french wire. If those little sweethearts won't face German bullets, then by God, they'll face French ones!
I pity you
Kino
i fricking cried during the german girl's song man
Beautiful scene that really packs a punch.
I thought the bullets were blanks and they were just pretending to be dead or were in shock the first time I watched it. Then slowly I realised they actually were dead. It was a really boring and uneventful story decision on Kubrick's part.
Same, esp after the highest ranking general called kirk douglas to his office to meet mireau I was waiting for a gotcha moment
And we get that abrupt hard cut out of the scene immediately after the soldiers are shot by the firing squad. I thought it was pretty shocking. Especially after the soldiers had that long long walk across the courtyard.
Kubrick was great for those abrupt cuts and scene transitions. There is a bunch of them in The Shining, there’s the cut to the funeral in Barry Lyndon, and of course the bone-cut in 2001. Those are a few that jump to mind.
This is a fantastic film. If you haven’t seen it, you must.
The general who calls out the colonel for being a foolish idealist was actually right. They were there to win a war, not appeal to liberal bleeding heart morality. They needed to be harsh and cruel and be willing to send men to their death to gain a few yards of dirt.
There is some truth to that. Now, I don’t think that justifies all of the actions of the two Generals in this film. They knew full well that their bullshit plan was doomed to fail and they executed three innocent men for it. But I see truth in the argument that Colonel Dax’s idealism may not be helpful in the war effort. And that it is the heartlessness and iron will of the Generals that ultimately wins wars.
Mireau was a real villain. His attack on the ant hill was poorly planned out, his officers were right to not attack a fortified machine gun position head on which would be suicide, and Mireaus orders to fire artillery on his men was psychotic and treasonous.
I really like this movie because it shows that there is no real way war cannot be fricking cruel. Good and brave men get killed while backstabbing cowards and careerist kiss asses rise through the ranks and thats just the nature of the beast. The relationship between the enlisted and the officers also shows how dehumanizing it is and the last scene of them crying and singing with the German lady is really nice as a chaser from all the miserablness.
>backstabbing cowards and careerist kiss asses rise through the ranks and thats just the nature of the beast
Yes exactly. In the “I pity you” scene, I love how Broulard had just assumed that Dax was motivated purely by self-interest and career ambition. Broulard initially didn’t even consider that Dax was acting out of genuine honour and human decency.
>and the last scene of them crying and singing with the German lady is really nice as a chaser from all the miserablness.
Yes absolutely, I love that scene so much. But it’s also so heartbreaking. Because you just know that’s the one moment of genuine humanity those men will get before they’re marched right back to the trenches - many of them never to return.
Dax was a moron for not accepting the promotion, he could have saved a lot more men as a general.
I have Black person aids :'(
>this will sell our movie
You mean the Criterion rerelease of someone else's movie?
You missed the wider themes of the movie, plotgay. Decimation was used as a punishment in WWI.
I think this might be my favorite film of Kubrick's, this or Barry Lyndon.
I’ve been meaning to rewatch Barry Lyndon for a while. Maybe I’ll make an effort to do it tonight if I have time. I remember it as a pretty strange story. And possibly the most gorgeous film ever made or maybe second most gorgeous after Days of Heaven.
What the frick? I literally just saw this for the first time yesterday.
I thought it was really boring. The trial (the only interesting part) was too short and the humming in the bar was cringe.
And it really showed its age, I'm guessing personal mics weren't a thing then because if it wasn't a closeup, they sounded like they were across the grand canyon.
Kirk Douglas was played a good role though and they did do a good job making the two top guys unlikeable.
war am bad. the almost gangraped barmaid depressing everyone to hell with her singing is very memorable
Tales from the crypt did a homage to this with kirk and his son. Its quite good.