Absolutely the most beautiful and poetic English-speaking film about war ever made

Rating: 10/10 (13 February 2003)

Absolutely the most beautiful and poetic English-speaking war film ever made. There is no overt nationalistic purpose to the protagonists. It does not rally the viewer nor exhaust him/her with overwhelming images of suffering. It is a western war meets eastern philosophies of understanding all wordly action and material as one great balance. Simply gorgeous, with a soundtrack that is both heartbreaking and inspirational.