The reason the movies exist.

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 1999)

All of you who complain about the film's length can shut up.
Honestly. This film is one of the most brilliant things I've seen in a long time. Of course, you may not like war movies. Who cares. This isn't _To Hell and Back_ or _The Longest Day_, it's a film about life that happens to be set with a war going on. It harkens the raw cinematic power of _Apocalypse Now_, and should certainly not be ignored by the Academy this year. For your consideration, I present the film's two most powerful images:
A short cut in the battle for "The Rock," a blade of grass is suddenly spattered with blood.
The final shot, a coconut resting in an estuary, sprouting a new tree.