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Jay W Although this film is primarily seen as a war film, it may find more in common with a courtroom drama. It is 1916 in France in the heart of a battle in World War I. General Mireau wants to capture part of the battlefield known as "The Ant Hill". He tells Col. Dax to capture the Ant Hill. The general figures that he will only lose roughly...65% of his men in the venture. As the men go to capture this hill, they find the task impossible and can't progress passed the first trench. This displeases General Mireau and he wants to charge them for cowardice.The villain can be a tad too over the top. He makes the mayor from "Jaws" look subtle. It weakens the theme because of how extreme he is.Unlike so many other Stanley Kubrick films, this one is very straight forward. It is a tight 88-minute runtime. It follows a simple 3 act structure with a clear protagonist and antagonist. It is decisively un- pretentious, but that isn't to imply that the movie has nothing to say. It is a poignant and engaging tale and should be seen.It deserves all the glory it gets. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Jakob F An arresting examination of bureaucracy’s futility and man’s propensity to be corrupted by power takes centerstage to the backdrop of World War I’s stagnant trench warfare, more specifically: following through in executing a fruitless military operation is set up as the antithesis of cowardice and insubordination, sticking it’s protagonists between a rock and a hard place. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Daniel N I'd never seen such a smart storytelling with a perfect characters development, ‘Paths of glory’ makes itself honor to his name, it is just too ridiculous that Stanley Kubrick was even able to think in this story and write it down in a script to give us all a film masterclass. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Fer S Good, but after 40 minutes you already know what to expect from the rest of the movie. You will find it more shocking if you are a more sensitive person Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Mason M Definitely Kubrick's most emotionally driven film. It's probably my favorite war film. Paths of Glory doesn't glorify the war and fighting itself, it shows how horrifying war is behind all of the battles. And it's one actual war scene is amazingly done. Memorable for the beautiful cinematography and one of the greatest endings of all time, Paths of Glory is a must see. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review ssean p dont know why it took so long to see this film. gripped from the start, first battle and the artillery noise was horrendous and made the scene almost unbearable. through out the film the officers sidestepped responsibility and played the blame game...definitely one of the best war films ever made. can see why it was banned in france for a while.. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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