Readers of this review may find my bias to be too strong for any war film to overcome. But given that even films like Forrest Gump and Titanic , which I had initial reservations against because of the hype, were able to win me over, it is not too difficult of a task. Still, the acting in all the major roles is very good. The cinematography is brilliant. The use of the hand-held camera by Janusz Kaminski to give audience a better feel for what it is like to be in the midst of action works effectively.
War is never logical.
But the movie really is about soldiers doing their duty, following their superiors, no matter how inane the orders may seem, in order to fuel the war machine . While I appreciate the sacrifices millions of soldiers have made blindly following their superiors, I would go as far as to say that I'd rather perish than have someone commit offensive violence that I did not request on my behalf.