Best Movies Based on War by Guido Baechler

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Top Five Best Movies Based on War

• By Guido Baechler

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1 Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is known to be not only one of the
greatest masterpieces of the popular film
director Francis Ford Coppola, but also remains
to be one of the favourite movies till date when
it comes to war films fanatics and lovers. This
movie successfully deals with the innumerous
politics and lines of violence dealt during
battles and post war times.
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2 Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory stands out to be as a yet another
incredible movies based on war, directed by
Stanley Kubrick and which came out to the world
in the year 1957. This movie tells the story of
three privates in France, who are completely
innocent and could not be blamed for anything,
yet they fall into a trap and thus get
court-martialled for something which is not their
mistake.
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3 Saving Private Ryan
A 1998 movie made by the greatest filmmakers of
all time, Steven Spielberg became successful in
capturing the truth and reality behind the D-Day
invasion during the World War II. The realism of
the story and the characters was extremely
compelling and commendable and is one of the best
war movies ever made in Hollywood.
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4 The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line was based on the
semi-autobiographical novel by James Jones and
deals with the mass destruction of life and
property through the World War I. This movie is
considered as one of the best war movies as the
directors come back after a huge gap surely made
him leave an impact on the audience through his
very clear picture of loss and destruction during
wars.
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5 Platoon
Platoon was considered to be a breakthrough of
the film director Oliver Stone and is claimed to
be one of his best made movies. This movie
released in 1986, and focused on a young college
student who joins the Vietnam army. The movie
revolves around his life as he works to fulfil
his duties in the army, and his life in between
the various culturally diverse groups and
individual involved in the platoon.
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