Snubbed of the many Oscars it deserved

Rating: Null/10 (11 February 2002)

United Artists turned down Kubrick on numerous occasions to produce Paths of Glory. Thankfully Kirk Douglass had the same vision Kubrick did and knew the film would be a successful one, so he dished out the money to produce the film. Kubrick is definatly my favorite director of all time, and I haven't even seen all of his films! I never saw the previous three movies before Paths of Glory, but i must say this film ranks up there with Full Metal Jacket.
Whoever says Kubrick does not make emotional films is so wrong. Paths of Glory is as sad as a movie I have ever seen. The three French soldiers sentenced to die made me feel as if I was joining them to face the firing squad. Kirk Douglass was great as Col. Dax, who tries to defend his men. This is an anti-war movie and one of the most powerful, even more emotional than Speilberg's SPR, and Scott's Black Hawk Down. Full Metal Jacket was considered an anti-war film, but itlacked the emotion this movie had.
The last scene was so sad and so true. We are all human, their is no real enemy. The only enemy in war is war itself. One of the best Kubrick films ever! **** 4 stars!!!!