Oh, right, it’s D-Day, and everybody’s all “these are the top ten movies about World War II” blah blah blah.
My dad was an infantryman in Europe (wounded in combat, even). This was one of his favorite movies, and it’s a good one. Lots of nice little notes, like when a civilian and a veteran meet another veteran who’s lost both his hands and offers one of his stumps for a handshake. The civilian shies away, and the veteran simply grabs the stump and shakes it. A wordless moment that speaks volumes (to me, at least).
Even the title is an interesting little comment.
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