Keyword: army
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Apocalypse Now
Every so often a drama film comes along that refuses to be filed away neatly, and Apocalypse Now is exactly that kind of stubborn, memorable outlier. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “This is the end…” sets the mood before a single frame plays. The setup is straightforward enough on paper: At…
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Full Metal Jacket
Every so often a drama film comes along that refuses to be filed away neatly, and Full Metal Jacket is exactly that kind of stubborn, memorable outlier. You can tell a lot about a movie from its tagline, and “In Vietnam, the wind doesn’t blow. It sucks.” gives away the game in the best way.…
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Dunkirk
There’s a reason Dunkirk keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best action films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “When 400,000 men couldn’t get home, home came for them.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. The story kicks off from a…
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Pan’s Labyrinth
Not every drama movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Pan’s Labyrinth manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Guillermo del Toro’s confident direction. “Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup is straightforward enough on…
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Akira
Not every action movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Akira manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Katsuhiro Otomo’s confident direction. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Here’s the hook, in brief: A secret military project endangers…
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Dune
When Denis Villeneuve sat down to make “Dune”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. The marketing leaned on the line “It begins.” — and once you are a few scenes in, it is clear that…