Prepared for a fight? Want to watch the finest war motion pictures that debuted in the previous nine years? Right here are the Actual Military Network's choose for the very best War motion pictures of the previous nine years:
a single. Gladiator (2000): For the quintessential story of a Roman soldier, the fictional Basic Maximus Decimus Meridius played by Russell Crowe, who journeys from a Common who led legions in battle, to a slave, to a gladiator who defied an Emperor. The opening battle scene is a single of the most dramatic ancient Roman war scenes ever filmed.
2. Taegukgi (2004): This Korean produced film is the "Saving Private Ryan" of the Republic of Korea and worth your time. It vividly portrays the Korean war (1950-1953), with superbly crafted battle scenes, from viewpoint of each South and North Koreans.
3. 300 (2007): Extremely stylized, but exhilarating, this film depicts the passion and fury of the well-known stand of the Spartan 300 against the Persians at narrow pass at Thermopylae. Thermopylae is an essential battles to the improvement of western culture and this is a should see war film to comprehend why the story of the 300 Spartans resonates to this day.
4. The Alamo (2004): As a lot as I respect John Wayne films, this is, bar none, the ideal Alamo film ever produced. Most historians agree that "The Alamo (2004)" is the most correct depiction the battle for the beleaguered Texan fortress ever filmed. It is also the most dramatic.
5. "Flags of Our Fathers" (2006) and Letters from Iwo Jima (2006): For an superb depiction of the ferocity of the fighting for Iwo Jima (1944) and for displaying each sides of the battle.
6. Kingdom of Heaven (2005), for superb battle scenes of the Crusades and the depiction of the Battle (Siege) of Jerusalem.
7. Enemy at the Gates (2001), depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad; for the depiction of the dramatic and monumental Battle for Stalingrad, 1942-1943.
eight. The War (in Russian: ?????) (2002) , for its graphic depiction of contemporary combat in Chechnya throughout the second Chechen War 1999-2000. This film offers correct insights to the corrupt Chechen militia, incompetent Russian Army, and the Russian's careless attitude regarding the plight of their soldiers who had been captured by the Chechens. The film was created in Russia, but was created in Russian and English.
9. Napoleon (2002) (Television mini-series): For an thrilling view of Napoleonic Warfare. The initial episode significantly depicts young Napoleon's very first Italian campaign and his heroic leadership at the Battle of Arcole. This mini-series also depicts the Battles of Eylau, Austerlitz, Waterloo and the retreat from Russia.
ten. The Excellent Raid (2005), for telling a forgotten story of superb courage by a group of US Army Rangers who rescue U.S. and Pilipino POWs from a Japanese prison camp in the course of WWII.
Honorable Mentions:
one. The Lost Battalion (2001), for the only WWII war film of substance produced inside the 2000-2009 time period.
2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Globe (2003), for brining to life the techniques of naval warfare through the Napoleonic Wars.
3. Saints and Soldiers (2003) for an outstanding tale about the Battle of the Bulge through WWII, (December 1944)
4. Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006), this BBC Television depiction of the Second Punic War). The epic battle of Carthage and Rome is drastically shown in this fantastic film.
5. The Patriot (2000), depiction of the American Revolution and especially for the depiction of the techniques utilized in the final battle, which is primarily based on the Battle of Cowpens. In the Patriot, Mel Gibson plays the Benjamin Martin, a character loosely modeled following Francis Marion, the renowned Southern militia leader recognized as the Swamp Fox.
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