"There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged positions which must not be contested". Sabaton - Cliffs Of Gallipoli
Americans have made very many World War I movies, but the British colonies, ah yes, we're there for it. Peter Weir's Gallipoli is Australia's big WWI opus, starring a young Mel Gibson who keeps losing important races, and Mark Lee, the actual main character, a country sprinter running to his fate in Turkey. It's interesting that the Australian military was sent to an arid battlefield - much, I suppose, as Canadians and Newfoundlanders were sent to miserably cold Northern Europe - but whether a Canuck, an Aussie, African or Indian, you can bet the Empire treated us as cannon fodder when their officers sipped tea on the beach. When the Colonies make war films, even if the Allies technically won the war, it's the story of a failure. Weir trades on young men's willingness to go on a big adventure so that he can better punch you in the gut in the third act. it's all fun and games, back home and in Egypt, until they make the crossing to the title region. After that, it's the terrible trenches and you're wondering why it matters whether the boys joined the infantry or the cavalry. But I suppose you don't waste horses the way you do men. Never forget.
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The last 20 minutes are magic.Camille Deadpan
The soundtrack is amazing!ansver
"There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged positions which must not be contested". Sabaton - Cliffs Of GallipoliSiskoid
Americans have made very many World War I movies, but the British colonies, ah yes, we're there for it. Peter Weir's Gallipoli is Australia's big WWI opus, starring a young Mel Gibson who keeps losing important races, and Mark Lee, the actual main character, a country sprinter running to his fate in Turkey. It's interesting that the Australian military was sent to an arid battlefield - much, I suppose, as Canadians and Newfoundlanders were sent to miserably cold Northern Europe - but whether a Canuck, an Aussie, African or Indian, you can bet the Empire treated us as cannon fodder when their officers sipped tea on the beach. When the Colonies make war films, even if the Allies technically won the war, it's the story of a failure. Weir trades on young men's willingness to go on a big adventure so that he can better punch you in the gut in the third act. it's all fun and games, back home and in Egypt, until they make the crossing to the title region. After that, it's the terrible trenches and you're wondering why it matters whether the boys joined the infantry or the cavalry. But I suppose you don't waste horses the way you do men. Never forget.Fabrizio
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