Not an antiwar film

Rating: 7/10 (26 September 2003)

I happen to like a lot the war films and this one contains two of the very best battle scenes in the history of cinema; one in the beginning and one in the end. Unfortunately, between these two scenes, the film is very simple, to say the list and full of hidden propaganda (very logical, since the film was made with the blessings of the American army). I didn't see anything against the war, like I expected, only that in a case of it, we should be doing our duty, even if it is a terrible thing and a lot of us will die a terrible death. What I understand is that following the correct formula, you can make very impressive films and a lot of money.