Writing, special effects, attention to historical detail, and the use of real tanks should be what this movie should be remembered for. I've never seen a movie put so much detail into its sound design. Hearing the whistles of shells, the whizzing of ricochets, and the boom of cannon fire was a unique experience to cinema. The five main characters are also very well done. Shia was an especially surprising standout. Being in the service myself, these were possible the most well written "actually been there" roles i've seen .
There wasn't a moment I rolled my eyes at a line or gesture made by the crew. The action and combat was a horrible joy to watch. Seeing a crew being burned alive after a Panzerfaust attack is hard to forget. Now most people complain about the ending. But there are true to life stories of men doing even more with less. But it was also a symbol that the crew felt that they had seen too much and we're ready to die. I factor this in to severe survivors guilt and PTSD.
It blows my mind this film was passed over for "American Sniper" but awards never meant much to me, but they do expose "lesser known" movies to a wider audience and allow similar movies to be created later down the line. But this will be a 20 dollars well spent on my own bluray copy.
There wasn't a moment I rolled my eyes at a line or gesture made by the crew. The action and combat was a horrible joy to watch. Seeing a crew being burned alive after a Panzerfaust attack is hard to forget. Now most people complain about the ending. But there are true to life stories of men doing even more with less. But it was also a symbol that the crew felt that they had seen too much and we're ready to die. I factor this in to severe survivors guilt and PTSD.
It blows my mind this film was passed over for "American Sniper" but awards never meant much to me, but they do expose "lesser known" movies to a wider audience and allow similar movies to be created later down the line. But this will be a 20 dollars well spent on my own bluray copy.
