"Finale: The Battle of Palo Passage" -In Harm's Way (1965): Large scale naval sequences done before the age of CGI had to pull it off with the real thing, models, or with stock footage.Steiner’s platoon is overwhelmed by advancing Soviets and must find themselves retreating through foxholes, trenches, and a factory as soldiers and tanks fire upon them. “Left Behind: Germans Retreat & Don't Tell Steiner” -Cross of Iron (1977): A vengeful German commander neglects to tell Steiner’s platoon that their unit is retreating.This finale isn't very exciting, but it's clear, well shot and definitely worthy a viewing. After debris temporarily closes off a bridge a German troop train pools in behind and a shootout ensues. "Finale: Mountains, Planes, and Trains" -Von Ryan's Express (1965): Allied prisoners have hijacked a train and are making their way into the Alps when German planes swoop in and attack.This list is about the artistic depiction and expression of war in movies and my goal is to invite you to think about these following sequences that I believe reveal some kind of truth, beauty, goodness in how they depict war. These often very violent sequences, unlike a fancy kung fu fight or Western gun shootout, are tied to their dramatic context in vital ways that require a viewing of the entire film to really rightly approach.
For this reason, I won't be sharing any links to sequences this time.
This list is not meant to celebrate real life violence or by critiquing an action sequence minimize the real life suffering that went into it. War really is hell and many of the sequences depicted in the sequences below are true stories or based on them. I won't discuss my feelings much here since I think the commentary on each sequence (especially as you get to the top ten) speaks for itself, but there needs to be at least a little something said about war sequences before I begin. I've collected, ranked, and commentated on well over forty sequences below.
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