Amazing Film About War!

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2019)

Many WWII movies depict German soldiers as blood-thirsty, heartless killing machine. But this film shows us that not all German soldiers during the war were bad people. "Stalingrad" is an excellent film that mostly centers around a group of German soldiers during the Battle of Stalingrad. While at the same time seeing the war from both sides, seeing both the good and evil people in the war. Not just saying the Germans were the only evil people. Seeing the side of the Germans from the very human perspective. Making it, what I think is...one of the best war movies ever made.
As I mentioned before, the movie tells the battle from a German perspective, creating very interesting characters I can sympathize with and find interesting. As we first see the characters on the way to Stalingrad, very confident in their own abilities, as by this point in the war, Germany was winning. But by the time they get to Stalingrad, they suffer through some of the worst conditions imaginable. And you find yourself caring for the characters, as they weren't bad people, just people fighting for the wrong side.
The action in this movie is also great, many may criticize the way it's shot and edited, but I like it. The way it's shot adds a certain degree of confusion and chaos to it all. As the battle was very chaotic and violent.
The film also stands out, because it has more of a heart and soul. While I appreciate films like Private Ryan a lot, but I think this one is better, because I felt more invested watching it. We understand the motives and flaws of everybody, and it's so interesting to watch. In most WWII movies, your wishing those pesky Germans die. But here, you actually route for these people, even though you know what happened in history.
"Stalingrad" is an excellent movie about war, and easily...my favorite film about war. "Saving Private Ryan" might be better known, or more of a classic, but this is better made and more interesting. This is a war that stands out among countless others like it, and one of my favorite films of all time.