Seeing as the date September 10 was a biggie in World War II, what with Canada declaring war on Nazi Germany and the HMAS Oxley sinking on September 10, 1939. And with the British re-launching their Madagascar Campaign on September 10, 1942; AND the German forces beginning their occupation of Rome on September 10, 1943.
---So it was only right to pick a WWII movie for today, sooooo
I picked Saving Private Ryan. Now, before accusing me of hopping into the bandwagon, note that I have seen many, many, many WWII films, English, German, French, British. I understand everyone wants to get all underground and name a film like Das Boot, La Vita E Bella, Hotaru no Haka, or Foxhole in Cairo or something like that to be their favorite. They are good films. Great films, actually. And like I mentioned, I have seen many more. But of them all, I sincerely liked Saving Private Ryan, not necessarily more than any other WWII film, I just liked it. Period. If you haven't seen it, do so immediately.
If you like films like this, I will recommend to you a whole lot of other WWII films, including those already mentioned above.
Generally, some good WWII films are are The Thin Red Line, Enemy At The Gate, The Story of G.I. Joe, Guns of Navarone, A Soldier's Sweetheart, Attack!, The Train, Twelve O'Clock High, Paisá, Fires on the Plain, The Harp of Burma, A Soldier's Prayer, Hell is for Heroes, To Hell and Back, Sahara, Run Silent Run Deep, Destination Tokyo, A Walk In The Sun, Merrill's Marauders, The Bridge at Remagen, Objective Burma!, Battleground, Cross of Iron and many more. Trust me when I say that WWII films make up a huge chunk of war films and films in general. Want a whole list of WWII films? Click Here.
WWII films are usually divided into their subgenres, and that is why it is unusually difficult to pick a favorite. You wouldn't, say, compare The Great Ecape to Schindler's List. Why? Because they're just so different, although both being correctly labeled a WWII film.
-- Holocaust films like Schindler's List focus on the mass killing of Jews by Nazis, or it's influence, aftermath, etc. Some good ones are The Shop on Main Street, The Pianist, The Diary of Anne Frank, Europa Europa, and The Seventh Cross.
-- FIlms about the aftermath of WWII, psychological traumas mostly, and especially centering on women and children include such films as Jeux Interdits, Two Women, Germany Year Zero, and Hangmen also Die.
-- The Escape movies, are just what their name imply, and they have become some of the most traditional of film subgenres. Good films are Stalag 17, King Rat, A Man Escapes, The Great Escape, and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
-- There are also recovery films like Stairway to Heaven; and there are also films centering on commanders like Rommel and Patton (The Desert Fox, Patton, In Harm's Way).
--Aside from those subgenres, most other films are more or less alike, or could, given much more thought, be broken into a lot more subgenres. Either way, WWII films are always a good ol' way way to pass time and still be able to say you learned something.
Sincerely,
Mr. Movie Expert In The Field of Enjoying Films To Their Highest Extent
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