Changing demographics lead to changes in the list of top war movies among today's veterans.
At a glance, there's othing here from the Revolutionary war or the Civil War. Nothing from WWI. Only 1 movie from WWII. Nothing from the Korean conflict.
As someone who grew up in an era when the dominant concept of war centered on the "good" war, WWII, and then swung to the "bad" war, Vietnam, it's difficult for me to grasp how the younger generations - whose impressions of war are increasingly dominated by morally ambiguous post-Vietnam conflicts fought by volunteer and contractor-heavy armies - see warfare in our culture.
1. American Sniper (2015)
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
3. Lone Survivor (2013)
4. Blackhawk Down (2001)
5. Platoon (1986)
6. We Were Soldiers (2002)
7. Hurt Locker (2008)
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
9. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
10. Apocalypse Now
http://warmovies.about.com/od/Veterans-Talk-War-Films/ss/War-Veterans-Favorite-War-Films.htm
At a glance, there's othing here from the Revolutionary war or the Civil War. Nothing from WWI. Only 1 movie from WWII. Nothing from the Korean conflict.
As someone who grew up in an era when the dominant concept of war centered on the "good" war, WWII, and then swung to the "bad" war, Vietnam, it's difficult for me to grasp how the younger generations - whose impressions of war are increasingly dominated by morally ambiguous post-Vietnam conflicts fought by volunteer and contractor-heavy armies - see warfare in our culture.
1. American Sniper (2015)
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
3. Lone Survivor (2013)
4. Blackhawk Down (2001)
5. Platoon (1986)
6. We Were Soldiers (2002)
7. Hurt Locker (2008)
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
9. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
10. Apocalypse Now
http://warmovies.about.com/od/Veterans-Talk-War-Films/ss/War-Veterans-Favorite-War-Films.htm