In Reply to: I actually liked how the characters dissolved in the story posted by Victor Khomenko on December 23, 2010 at 07:46:47:
usually don't care what happens to them. "Oh, all those guys getting chopped up..."
I mean, that's what you expect in a war film, no? What makes it interesting to most people IS the personal side. In the 2 Kubrick war films, you realize the brutality specifically because you feel you know the characters.
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- Well-stated in some respects, Vic, but if we know nothing of the characters, we - tinear 09:35:58 12/23/10 (1)
- Different things at work here - Victor Khomenko 11:13:00 12/23/10 (0)