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Sep 19, 2020SkyHook rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Well done, and deserving of my engagement. I think this is as good a bridge between industrial revolution and modern tech as we will ever see; lasting, crafted proof that no fiction could match. We needed something like this, to stand alone so future generations can see how utterly pointless, demoralizing, and deadly war is. I loved some of the closing quotes, but won't give them up here. I had initial doubts, but the veteran voiceovers served perfectly as narration for something more significant than a documentary stuffed with facts. Same with sound bytes, as I assume the moving pictures were originally silent. The colourizing was great as well, notching up the realism to within arm's length. The overal experience felt like it was assembled from a planned movie storyboard, which I'm sure was the goal. Not too much drama, not filled with attempts to make you vomit, just soldiers recalling their experiences and emotions beside horrific images. I'm very glad the film started with propaganda and recruitment posters, and the wrap up included so many declarations and feelings that ran against the grain for returning hero stereotypes. They sounded like they could have been returning from Vietnam if not Europe.