Beautiful Artistry

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2013)

Kubrick offers us something of a glimpse into the injustice of the common solider with his movie Paths of Glory. We start of with a planed attack on the German army to be conducted by a battalion of French soldiers who are ill equipped for the battle ahead. When the battle proves to be a failure the leading general overseeing the attack decides to make an example of three randomly chosen men from the battalion. The men are to be tried under penalty of death for cowardice in the face of the enemy. With the film Paths of Glory we are given a look at what becomes of the common solider when he is being led by immoral superior officers only focused on there own personal gain. Peering into the emotions of men who have faced unbelievable circumstances and threw the efforts of one solider trying to save there lives. Paths of Glory in my opinion is one of Stanley Kubrick's best and most endearing works in his long list of excellent films. In showing us human fears on a personal level threw great story, wonderful camera work, and excellent acting Kubrick succeeds in making a spectacular anti-war film.