war glorification...

Rating: 7/10 (6 September 2004)

As an European, I find it quite dificult to understand some of the premises of this film. Why are all the black man so proud to be able to go to war, killing and being killed as any other man? That seems to me like joining the futile to the unpleasant. Even the educated black failed to see a new form of oppression on his race. And the final assault was just ridiculous... "I request the honor of leading the assault".. It looked like the old strategy of sending the cannon fodder first. And the death of the commander was very forced, too.
Besides that, it was a very well made film, good acting, etc. Crowd-pleasing, cheesy and commercial, but well done. 7/10