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54. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) A dark sojourn like any true Grimm-like fairy tale, we see the cruel dangers of both our reality and the reality of the underworld via a young girl's extremely difficult travel through the labyrinth of both of them. Not specifically a War film, not specifically a Fantasy film; it is a delicate balance of the two and the flawless blending that creates this excellent story and film.
53. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Is one that, if I had rewatched before making my list, would have been hard fought to find a location on it. It's been a few years, but I do remember feeling like I was watching a documentary due to the amount of authenticity to the day-to-day life of a British ship and how enamored I was by the emotional depth between Bettany and Crowe's characters. Great film.
52. Gone with the Wind (1939) Had seen this numerous times as a kid and once or twice as an adult. Been about ten years since my last viewing of this grandiose, sugar-coated epic.
50. Barry Lyndon (1975) I do consider this more of a Period piece than a War film but in no way critique this moving painting of a film's entrance to the List.
49. The Guns of Navarone (1961) I had seen the sequel many times before finally watching this espionage war film whose tension was done exceedingly well, along with the emotional connection to the characters that is easy to fall under.
47. Dunkirk (2017) A colossal film of great magnitude that the individual characters see to get lost in its grand spectacle. But then it is about the situation of retreating British soldiers with the Germans hot on their @sses and how civilian fishermen and ship owners are the ones to come to their aid than any specific individual. Didn't make my list but very worthy of making the Countdown.
44. The Grand Illusion (1937) While the setting of this movie is a POW, the very heart of it is more about relationships. Between classes and among people, we see this as those who are similar in their upbringing find and drift toward their like, regardless of what country they come from.
While this seems a simplistic storyline, there is an elegance that did catch me unaware, and without realizing it, I was very much involved in the story and with the characters in this.
This was a heartbreak not to be included, I am so I'm very happy to see it here.
Countdown List Watched 24 out of 58 (41.37%)
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53. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Is one that, if I had rewatched before making my list, would have been hard fought to find a location on it. It's been a few years, but I do remember feeling like I was watching a documentary due to the amount of authenticity to the day-to-day life of a British ship and how enamored I was by the emotional depth between Bettany and Crowe's characters. Great film.
52. Gone with the Wind (1939) Had seen this numerous times as a kid and once or twice as an adult. Been about ten years since my last viewing of this grandiose, sugar-coated epic.
50. Barry Lyndon (1975) I do consider this more of a Period piece than a War film but in no way critique this moving painting of a film's entrance to the List.
49. The Guns of Navarone (1961) I had seen the sequel many times before finally watching this espionage war film whose tension was done exceedingly well, along with the emotional connection to the characters that is easy to fall under.
47. Dunkirk (2017) A colossal film of great magnitude that the individual characters see to get lost in its grand spectacle. But then it is about the situation of retreating British soldiers with the Germans hot on their @sses and how civilian fishermen and ship owners are the ones to come to their aid than any specific individual. Didn't make my list but very worthy of making the Countdown.
44. The Grand Illusion (1937) While the setting of this movie is a POW, the very heart of it is more about relationships. Between classes and among people, we see this as those who are similar in their upbringing find and drift toward their like, regardless of what country they come from.
While this seems a simplistic storyline, there is an elegance that did catch me unaware, and without realizing it, I was very much involved in the story and with the characters in this.
This was a heartbreak not to be included, I am so I'm very happy to see it here.
Countdown List Watched 24 out of 58 (41.37%)
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4. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) (#66)
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14. Johnny Got His Gun (1971) (#97)
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23. Mrs. Miniver (1942) (#85)
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