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Originally Posted by August
Or the British glorification of Erwin Rommel, first to excuse his successes against them, then later when the tide of war had turned to raise morale for having beaten the great Desert Fox.
The way I see it no movie, no matter how "accurate" can be a realistic portrayal of war. Bill Mauldin (or maybe it was Ernie Pyle) once commented that to make a movie realistic the audience should have to endure random sniper fire while they watch it.
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Originally Posted by Stealhead
The closest I have seen is The Hornets Nest. But that is documantary filmed by a father/son team. They very nearly buy the farm a few times at one point an infantryman comments on how a .50 DhSK barely missed them then picks up one of the still warm slugs.
Another would be Restrepro another doc. Of course you get to watch from saftey though I recon you might choke on popcorn.
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Part of me wants to experience war first hand, so I can understand what soldiers go through.
The other part of me wants to live.