So anyway, even though this may not be stated eloquently or clearly enough, I just have a few remarks as I write this - This movie has one of the most realistic battle scenes ever put to screen; the camera moves with the machine gun, and the quick cuts and extreme close-ups represent how manic battle is. Also, Kat is one of my favorite characters right now, and I think Himmelstoss is a chicken; then again, I haven't seen him entirely in action yet. As started before, this is a short blog that's poorly written, but I just want to get a couple of opinions across.
P.S. Germany banned this film during the Nazi Regime because it was too harsh on Germans, while Poland banned it because it was too sympathetic with Germany. (Paradoxical, isn't it?)
I'm not sure "realism," as we understand it today, is the right term for the battle. After all, there are not dismembered bodies, rivers of blood, shrieking men and horses, all the basic currency of the battlefield. I think it is technical virtuosity (for the time) along with historical accuracy, that is the hallmark of this scene.
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Good point, Mr. Bennett; I just wish I could edit this blog, but there's no way to do it. This is the source for my bit of trivia at the end: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/trivia
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