How one can capture an ugly war beautifully.

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2017)

This movie is just as old as i am: I was born in 1998. I only saw it now tho, and i completely forgot i was watching an old film... The film doesn't age badly as a lot of movies do (CGI looks crappy, camera- work is typically for the time, etc,etc...) and i love it. It is such an masterpiece in my opinion. The story is very well told, and it shows perfectly how the life of a soldier was in ww2, in my opinion even better than Saving Private Ryan. (What is a good movie btw, just a bit to patriotic now and then.)The soldiers wait a lot in the movie and that is realistic, most of the time soldiers wait for the moment they have to fight, for their turn "To go over the top". And it's the waiting that gets you: in battle the adrenaline does an awesome job at keeping most men "functional" but when that adrenaline rush ends... I also like the small touches in this movie, like the yellow hand grenades. The American army quickly discovered that it wasn't all that smart to have explosives in bright colors strapped on soldiers but they still had them in the time period of the film. The acting is very good to, and feels relatable. As a guy who knows most of the stars featured in the movie as older men it's funny to see them "young again". George Clooney kinda surprised me when his part came up. Overall: Great movie, certainly recommended. Not much to laugh about but it happened and we shouldn't forget.