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And now I can’t believe it isn’t in every top 10 list of war films ever published.

Like Taxi Driver, I’d watched this film before but didn’t love it until years later when I paid enough attention to really see it. And although Operation Market Garden was a strategic failure, the accounts of bravery in A Bridge Too Far are without peer. Everyone, regardless of their political affiliation, background, or moral compass, LOVES to watch the Nazis getting their asses kicked.

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While they coach him through how to be a man of the world, they’re also forced to look back at their own ups and downs and admit to themselves that their lives are about to enter new chapters that they may not be ready for either.įor my last pick, I’ll veer away from the heady, in-your-feels kind of movie to a good old-fashioned war movie - and not just any war movie, but one about killin’ Nazis. They empathize with the young offender’s plight and do everything they can to not only show him one last good time before his bid, but also set him up for success in his next undoubtedly rough chapter in life. Along the way, they go from seeing the detail as an easy way to break the monotony and squeeze out a little extra travel money to doing what all great senior NCOs do. Fun fact, the year the film was released, Portsmouth closed and all naval prisoners were sent to the Correctional Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Two senior NCOs are tasked with transporting a young sailor from Norfolk Naval Base to the brig at Portsmouth Naval Base. The movie is basically a road trip story. As an older guy, I appreciate the fragility of the path I’ve taken and how so many times a stroke of luck or timing could have taken me down some very different roads, much like the swabbie portrayed by a baby-faced Randy Quaid. But now, watching it as a “lifer,” I identified greatly with the protagonists - two career Navy men outstandingly played by a young Jack Nicholson and co-star Otis Young.

The first time I saw it, I remember being pretty indifferent. Unless you’re a huge fan of the genre or period, you probably haven’t even heard of it. This 1973 film probably wouldn’t make many people’s lists of classics.

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This all manifests into the high-risk behaviors he indulges in as a taxi driver who will take fares “anywhere, any time” and, as the story builds, culminates into what you’ll have to watch to find out.Īnother movie I rediscovered and fell in love with is The Last Detail. We see a man who is struggling not only to find his way through symptoms he doesn’t understand, but also a man who is yearning to find relevance in his new life - trying to find a way to continue to serve. When you watch Taxi Drive r through a different lens and see Travis Bickle not as a scumbag schizo cabbie but as a Vietnam veteran with untreated mental health issues, it takes on an entirely different air of realism and feels very close to home.īickle only mentions his service once throughout the film, but when you look at how he carries himself, his habits, and little details in his attire and around his apartment, they come off the screen and scream at you. Just as all the little mistakes you notice can amount to a movie being garbage, so, too, can the tiny, brilliant details add up to a movie being amazing. If you haven’t watched it in some time, take note of the nuanced details. ĭirected by Martin Scorsese and starring the legendary Robert De Niro, it’s famously where the classic quote “You talkin’ to me?” is derived. It was made and released in the mid 1970s, and it explores a number of issues we are seeing in the news today: post-traumatic stress, political divisiveness, and veterans fighting sex trafficking and pedophilia. My first example is a movie you may very well have watched, but maybe you didn’t “see” it. I usually gravitate toward military-based films, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a war movie - or even one about the military.