A fantastic film!

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2013)

I love war films! Usually I watch the ones about the commanders like Tora! Tora! Tora(1970) or The Longest Day(1962). These films are both about a historical event in World War 2. They don't form any opinion on war they just show what happened. War films about the soldiers themselves are different. They still showcase an event but these films express views on war. All Quiet on the Western Front(1930) comes to mind. Paths of Glory(1957) is sort of a mix. It's about both the commanders and the soldiers. It's about how the commanders treat the infantry men. It's about two generals General Paul Mireau(George MacReady) and General George Broulard(Adolphe Menjou) who want to take over the German anthill in World War 1. They plan to do this by using troops led by their leader Colonel Dax(Kirk Douglas). Colonel Dax does as he is ordered and he and his men attempt to storm the anthill. It goes horribly wrong and results in an unnecessary loss of men. The attack was suicide anyway. General Mireau is angry and orders his artillery to fire on Colonel Dax's troops. The order is refused so General Mireau blames the men for cowardice. Colonel Dax attempts unsuccsessfully to save his men from execution. But to get revenge on Mireau, Colonel Dax tells General Broulard about Mireau's attempt to fire on his own troops. This is my 3rd favorite Stanley Kubrick film out of the 4 i've seen at the moment. This is an amazing film from one of the best ever motion picture makers!