A Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2016)

I watched this film shortly after its release and around the same time but after watching saving private Ryan.
I was told buy many that this was a long winded and boring film but I wanted to watch it anyway.
After seeing this film I was totally blown away and it has been one of my all time favorite films ever since.
This may actually be my favorite film as since then I have watched it many times and it's always as good.
This is a beautiful and haunting look at humanity and the self destructiveness mixed with love, kindness, friendship, seen through the eyes of soldiers who neither want to be part of or understand the horror or war.
There is more to the film and some of it includes short explorations of the personalities that drive the war machine, brief view of natures contention, and the destruction and chaos caused by war , and its affect on the indigenous people.
This film shows the horror of war without unnecessary gore violence, and fills the screen with almost unequaled cinematic beauty while trying to make us understand that there is no escaping the fact that there are no winners in war.
This is a great film