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Originally Posted by Pastiche
I would rank that as of the top 3 war movies of all time. No sensationalism while still exemplifying all the despair, sadness, bravery and brutality of war. I couldn't remember being more sad or affected by a war movie, which I believe should be their purpose.
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Platoon might be one of the most depressing movies ever. It's timing, 1986, was still very raw for most Americans. For a new generation today, it might not have the same resonance.
More recently, I found "Taking Chance" with Kevin Bacon to be a very effective, refreshingly impartial but emotionally wrenching film. It doesn't matter what side of the Iraq debate you might be on.
I've already seen one Newsweek reviewer denegrating Pacific as "jingoistic" . . . . but he thought Band of Brothers was jingoistic as well.
Cowperson