1917 Not the only one ... These are the best movies of war the fans loved

Jasmine Adel

It is not surprising that war movies still appeal to filmmakers until now, as it gives directors the opportunity to use effects that will dazzle viewers, and these works are usually characterized by breathtaking stories, especially if their makers succeed in combining history and human drama, and the frequency of conflict increases Psychologist, who quickly becomes one of the viewer

1917
The movie "1917" is the latest movie that belongs to this category and occupies a large portion of the art scene these days. As soon as it started its presentation recently, it ranked 41st on the list of "IMDb" artistic website for the best 250 films in the history of cinema, before it He is competing vigorously in the current award season, running for ten Oscars and nine BAFTA awards, in addition to winning two Golden Globes already.

The film's events deal with the story of two British soldiers during World War I, who are assigned an urgent, if not impossible, fateful mission, aimed at crossing the enemy's land and reaching a battalion of 1,600 soldiers to warn them against falling into a trap that will cost them their lives.

One mission and limited heroes, and yet the work succeeds in making the public live a state of tension and anxiety for two hours during the experience of these two young men, and the constant question about the success of their mission, and the price they must pay in order to reach.

Dunkirk
Director and writer Christopher Nolan was known for his distinguished works, and although many of his works were characterized by excitement, adventure, or science fiction, in 2017 he decided to present a war movie that he had always had his idea although he was waiting for the right time to produce it.

This movie was nothing but "Dunkirk", which takes place during World War II, and deals with the most famous and largest evacuation in history in the Dunkirk region in 1940, and the dramatic narration was adopted to work on three axes, the air axis represented by the British Air Force, and the ground axis for the evacuation of infantry , Next to the marine axis embodied in the small civilian boat and its events.

The work appeared more closely to the documentary, which was helped by its dependence on unknown stars for the scenes and the lack of dialogue used, in addition to the use of a number of real planes and warships with thousands of compars, all of that dyeing the work with a realistic touch, especially in light of the soundtrack that was dominated by the anticipation and anxiety character .

All of the above led to the success of the work in the public and obtained revenues in excess of $ 526 million. As for technicians, critics praised cinematography and soundtrack, some even rated it as the best movie in the history of its director, before the work culminated in winning the British Oscar and BAFTA.

Hacksaw Ridge
A historical, dramatic, and autobiographical film set in a humanitarian context despite all the horrors of inhuman wars, the story of the work revolves around "Desmond Doss" who joins as a paramedic soldier during World War II, and because of his religious doctrine refuses to bear arms or even training in its use.

Which makes him angry at him from his subordinates, and the place of ridicule from his colleagues, especially that in this way he endangers his life, and on this Desmond succeeds in saving hundreds on his own during the harsh war environment where shelling and corpses fall around him all the time, which reaps him the Medal of Honor to become the first soldier He gets that medal without firing a shot.

The film was released in 2016 and successfully met since its premiere at the Venice Festival, so that film critic "Rex Reed" rated it as the best war movie since the production of "Saving Private Ryan" in 1998, before it was widely shown, generating revenues in excess of $ 175 million, in addition to winning the Oscar and BAFTA. And he nominated him for the Golden Globe, to become "Haxo Ridge", the movie that favored the jury with the star Mel Gibson, the director of the work, and made them re-welcome him as a Hollywood boy after ten years of neglect.

Saving Private Ryan
One of the most famous films of the nineties, directed by Stephen Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, to win the work five Oscars in addition to the BAFTA and the Golden Globe, and achieved revenues of nearly half a billion dollars, which is a huge number of course at that time.

The story of the film was based on some real events, although the workmen added other fictional events for more drama, as the story tells about the recruiter Ryan who lost his three brothers during World War II, which makes the responsible marshal decide to form a rescue group led by Captain John Miller, with the aim of The search for this recruiter and his immediate return to his elderly mother, who has just lost most of her children.

In addition to the dramatic excellence of the work, his director was keen on realistic portrayal of the battles, so that he actually used a thousand soldiers during the filming, as well as resorting to using real war machines and vehicles, which added credibility to the work and made it one of the war films that the public and critics unanimously agreed upon.