The most honest movie about war

Rating: Null/10 (9 September 1998)

So often a movie will glamorize the act of armed conflict. Making it sexy, or romantic. Case in point would be Starship Troopers. We watched people die constantly, and we, the audience, hardly noticed or cared.
Spielberg did it right. I am a soldier in an Army town, and the movie theater was silent, silent because what we saw wasn't glamorous. It was honest, and the truth was very blunt. We were forced to watch people die, people panic, and people that actually behaved like real people.
We saw a compelling view of the mettle required to be a leader in combat. Hanks undertook the role of a Captain as the Army would like its officers to be. He was focused on his Mission and his Commander's intent. He had to lead those that weren't motivated, and he even had to be human and deal with his own shortcomings.
This movie inspires patriotism, but it defines war as a sobering test of a soldier's true character, and dedication. It is not for the timid. However Schindler's List showed Spielberg's talent for honest perspective