notaclue
2008-12-07 15:54:11
Slightly off topic: Seems to me the war film that best balanced patriotism with a portrayal of the humanity of the enemy was Mel Gibson’s “We Were Soldiers.” The whole film is pro-military and pro-American, but one scene shows a young NVA soldier getting up his courage to attack the American battalion commander (Gibson). The attack lasts about two seconds and the young solier dies. Then Gibson finds the dead man’s photo of his wife and child. Pitch perfect.
