Cinema, has since the streamlining of the audiovisual industry, been the main medium through which auteurs have sought to provide the audience with a glimpse into their world through their lens. The fact that these filmmakers sought to provide the world with a glimpse into the horrifying world of war is a commendable feat in itself.
Blood, guts and glory, has always been the clarion call for the valiant and the brave soldiers who spearheaded into enemy territory. With no cause nor thought for their life, what they forgot to visualize was the fact that they were not fighting for their country but for their government.
Unfortunately, the brave men and women, lost their lives fighting a battle that could never be one- the battle against humanity. Hence, we look into a few shots from the absolute bests of the game as we witness the morbid human cost of war; a cost too dear to ignore.
Apocalypse Now
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro
Full Metal Jacket
Directed By Stanley Kubrick
Cinematography By Douglas Milsome
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Fury
Directed By David Ayer
Cinematography By Roman Vasyanov
Platoon
Directed By Oliver Stone
Cinematography By Robert Richardson
Saving Private Ryan
Directed By Steven Spielberg
Cinematography By Janusz Kamiński
The Hurt Locker
Directed By Kathryn Bigelow
Cinematography By Barry Ackroyd
Dr Strangelove
Directed By Stanley Kubrick
Cinematography By Gilbert Taylor
Bonus: Haider
Directed By Vishal Bhardwaj
Cinematography By Pankaj Kumar
Bonus: Pan’s Labyrinth
Directed By Guillermo Del Toro
Cinematography By Guillermo Navarro
War is a terrifying fact of our world, and whenever it happens the entirety of our hallowed Earth goes for a toss. The fact that we have taken war as a synonym for glory is a discourse that needs to take place in our society which, unfortunately, is not talked about enough.
The fact that still stands is our mortal and incessant romanticism of martyrdom but is immortality through plaques a necessity to celebrate scores of the dead?
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