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lactictac

lactictac

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Another war film - "The Big Red One." The US 1st Infantry Division (the big red One) is beach landing in Algeria, in French Africa. The French soldiers are technically Vichy - Nazi collaborators; however, the French soldiers do not want to fight Americans. What ensues in this short scene is a symbol of patriotism, war's vagaries and the anti-Nazi sentiment in Vichy:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-CL6uyU7zo



Enjoy!
 
lactictac

lactictac

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One more war film, this one about the Battered *******s of Bastogne. The short final scene from ...

... “Battleground” (1949) tells the story of US paratroopers caught by bad weather in the Nazi’s swansong WWII offensive in the Ardennes. The battle of the bulge, December, 1944. US Gen. Mcauliffe is reported to have answered the German ultimatum for surrender with “Nuts.” The film centers on a platoon and is ripe with human and military aspects of war. A simple “Mama” uttered by newbie, as his dying hand claws the snow, hits us in the guts! A frozen-dead soldier who had until that day never seen snow. The old local woman scraping the trash can. War! Gritty and artful and sad. Great scenes, a great cast and many of the “*******s” in the film are actual Bastogne *******s. Please, if you haven’t, see this film! Or else … :))

Here, the battle is over, the day is won and the platoon leader plays a practical joke. Note the cadence count march, or Jodie call …something I think we all have heard (Jody – Joe D. - being the guy who is not fit for service and is at home keeping your significant other company):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQvYE8sbc8


Enjoy!


PS edit - Sorry for the sensitive auto-censor.
 
MarkvW

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lactictac said:
Another war film - "The Big Red One." The US 1st Infantry Division (the big red One) is beach landing in Algeria, in French Africa. The French soldiers are technically Vichy - Nazi collaborators; however, the French soldiers do not want to fight Americans. What ensues in this short scene is a symbol of patriotism, war's vagaries and the anti-Nazi sentiment in Vichy:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-CL6uyU7zo



Enjoy!
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And if you like the "Big Red One," you'd probably like "The Steel Helmet." That movie is really good, too.
 
lactictac

lactictac

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Great stuff, thanks.

“The Tuskegee Airmen” (1995) – is about a group of non-utilized black US WW II fighter pilots which later, when utilized, was exceptional for defending bombers.

Here, a pilot of the group, played by Laurence Fishburne, has engine trouble and lands with a second flier in support. They land on a country road that is worked by black prisoners under shotgun cops. When the airmen land and remove their masks … a moment of shock for all is then followed by racist anger for some and blessed hope for others. Hope … hope that a man can be either a prisoner digging the dirt or a winged angel from clouds above. Hope. Always a great subject if expressed simply and symbolically. Like here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRJMLrhhsA

Enjoy!
 
lactictac

lactictac

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Romance. What makes something romantic? Two ingredients might be nature and music. The sunset, moonlight, sea breeze, crashing waves, flowers, natural vistas … along with a song … most of us would fall in love, again! :))

Here we have “Moulin Rouge” (2001) by Baz Luhrmann. I am not one too much into musicals, but this scene is a great symbolic fantasy. Ewan McGregor, playing an awkward young poet, tries to seduce a sexy Nicole Kidman with his novice-lover’s words. She mocks him and feigns a jaded arousal … until he starts to sing the words (‘Your Song” (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)). And sing he does! And melt she does, as his amateurish words now work their wonders and the couple embraces, rising above the Paris rooftops, dancing on clouds sprinkled with stardust, accompanied by a singing moon (Placido Domingo), all watched by a group of imbibing friends:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzZWz2zhCxQ


Enjoy!
 
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The Howling Fantods

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Yesterday I saw Beasts of the Southern Wild. It's like what would happen if Terrence Malick shot a script by Hayao Miyazaki.
In a bayou community called the Bathtub, separated from the rest of the world by a levee lives 6 year old Hushpuppy and her sick father Wink, meanwhile, ancient creatures called Aurochs are heading to the Bathtub. After crises, she escapes to find her mother.
Beautifully shot and superbly acted by a cast of non-actors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYd5MOHXck&feature=plcp
 
lactictac

lactictac

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Nice!

Back to sports - baseball. Here is a home run scene from "The Natural" (1984), where Robert Redford's character, an old-timer "rookie," who seems to be one with nature, almost a force of nature, hits a gargantuan home run into the stadium lights. It's a little sugary but ... wow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ft_enkr9c


Enjoy!
 
lactictac

lactictac

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Artful or crazy?

This scene from Werner Herzog’s “Aguirre, The Wrath of God” (1972) has Klaus Kinski and his conquistadors climbing through the Andes, looking for El Dorado.

How it was shot is amazing to me. Just follow the camera and images … and imagine the logistics of the production. The cast and team went through the similar hardships as the Spaniards did centuries ago:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3z828_aguirre-the-wrath-of-god-beginning_shortfilms

Enjoy!
 
lactictac

lactictac

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A 6 minute short – “The Lost Samurai” (2010) is about a samurai, teleported by a witch to our time. He seeks to return to his time and woman with the help of a Japanophile. It is a great story and also humorous. I always want a hamburger after watching this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ucMq8MaGBk

Enjoy!
 
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