Anti-War Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2020)

Early masterpiece by genius Stanley Kubrick. With extremely inteligent dialogs, it is one of his great anti-war movies, probably the best of them. Cinematography, acting, script, everything is perfect. Kubrick and Kirk Douglas's partnership gave us to of the best movies ever made, Spartacus and Paths of Glory, and both were able to discuss political issues deeply and seriously while accomplishing amazing artistic achevements with historical events as background. When France and Germany fought each other in WWI, the film is clear about who was the bad side: those who gave orders, all the others are victims. It ia not only one of the best war movies ever but also one of the best court films. The movie was already remarkable until the latest scene, which changed its status from excellent to absolutely brilliant. That perfect scene shows another important lesson: dehumanizing is necessary to make wars, otherwise nobody would do something so dire.