I haven't seen this movie for quite sometime, but I remember this movie well.
The message of this movie is the futility of war, yet it misses the mark. War is not always futile if it has a purpose. World War I was a war that had no purpose equal to the losses suffered by the soldiers. The real tragedy of this war was that horrible as it was, the world did not learn its lesson and paled in
comparison to what would happen to the world in World War II.
World War I was the bloodiest most futile war up to that time and this film, as does All Quiet On The Western Front, examines the rah-rah attitude at the
beginning of war and then tears down the myth of glorious battle by showing the massive tragic loss. For those who are anti-all war, this is a great film that speaks to their point of view. To those who dislike war but see that sometimes the use of military power is inevitable in confronting evil, this movie is tripe.
World War II is still the most terrible event in human history, but the war was not futile for the allies who confronted fascism and cruel imperialism around the globe. Evil dictators still exist and must be confronted. Economic sanctions only go so far to prevent the filling of mass graves where instead of a field of crosses, you have a small plot of land filled with the mass murder victims of evil dictators. The loss of a soldier's life is always tragic. Ask the families who have lost a loved one or a friend in battle and they will tell you that nothing can fill the void left by the fallen.
In the same breath, ask the families of those who were murdered by evil
regimes or by terrorist acts, and those are equally or more tragic as they were usually unarmed defenseless civilians who were supposed to be protected by
their governments, not murdered by their governments.
Oh What A Lovely war may capture the futility and tragedy of war that was
World War I, but it is not applicable to fighting to bring or defend freedom.
The message of this movie is the futility of war, yet it misses the mark. War is not always futile if it has a purpose. World War I was a war that had no purpose equal to the losses suffered by the soldiers. The real tragedy of this war was that horrible as it was, the world did not learn its lesson and paled in
comparison to what would happen to the world in World War II.
World War I was the bloodiest most futile war up to that time and this film, as does All Quiet On The Western Front, examines the rah-rah attitude at the
beginning of war and then tears down the myth of glorious battle by showing the massive tragic loss. For those who are anti-all war, this is a great film that speaks to their point of view. To those who dislike war but see that sometimes the use of military power is inevitable in confronting evil, this movie is tripe.
World War II is still the most terrible event in human history, but the war was not futile for the allies who confronted fascism and cruel imperialism around the globe. Evil dictators still exist and must be confronted. Economic sanctions only go so far to prevent the filling of mass graves where instead of a field of crosses, you have a small plot of land filled with the mass murder victims of evil dictators. The loss of a soldier's life is always tragic. Ask the families who have lost a loved one or a friend in battle and they will tell you that nothing can fill the void left by the fallen.
In the same breath, ask the families of those who were murdered by evil
regimes or by terrorist acts, and those are equally or more tragic as they were usually unarmed defenseless civilians who were supposed to be protected by
their governments, not murdered by their governments.
Oh What A Lovely war may capture the futility and tragedy of war that was
World War I, but it is not applicable to fighting to bring or defend freedom.
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