The first six minute so Valkyrie on legally available on online, (you can see it in higher def here). I really like this idea of promotion – it’s the old Doom model = give away the first level for free, and if you like it pay for rest of the game/movie, etc. Plus, it’s not like the standard trailer that gives away the whole damn movie.
As to Valkyrie itself – it doesn’t look promising – as I get older I’m beginning to find obscene the idea of war as entertainment – this kind of polished, middle-brow, we’re not gonna show you anything about the human condition really, entertainment. This isn’t Superman Returns – there is no Superman – Hitler got away with it.
Its not a war film – I agree that Saving Private Ryan is basically military voyeurism – this is a salute to the courage and sacrifice of same evry barve and honourable men who risked everything to remove Hitler. For most of them this was a moral decision – to become traitors to their own country in time of war to remove an arch criminal, while putting thier wives, children and friends at extreme risk. I can think of very few actions braver than that. These people have been largely ignored for 60 years, especially in North America. Valkyrie is not a war movie….it is a movie that is set during the war. Its also factually accurate save some minor compresion of characters and events. The first 6 minutes have the only battle secene in the film. I suggest you give it a chance and avoid the anti-Cruise propaganda of the last 2 years.
Cheers for the thoughts Colin – I'll see the film, (interesting that the only 'battle' is front-loaded in the first six min! ;)
Its not a war film – I agree that Saving Private Ryan is basically military voyeurism – this is a salute to the courage and sacrifice of same evry barve and honourable men who risked everything to remove Hitler. For most of them this was a moral decision – to become traitors to their own country in time of war to remove an arch criminal, while putting thier wives, children and friends at extreme risk. I can think of very few actions braver than that. These people have been largely ignored for 60 years, especially in North America. Valkyrie is not a war movie….it is a movie that is set during the war. Its also factually accurate save some minor compresion of characters and events. The first 6 minutes have the only battle secene in the film. I suggest you give it a chance and avoid the anti-Cruise propaganda of the last 2 years.
Cheers for the thoughts Colin – I'll go see the film -
+ am not anti-Cruise – the whole rise and fall rise and fall media thing is designed as they would say in the old days 'to sell papers' – what i've always liked about Cruise is that he's 'working' for the audience – you can see him put the effort in – now of course this doesn't always work if it's not right for the character – but for playing driven high-achievers it's perfect -
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Anyway, you should do your best ;)…