"Path of Glory": I have been ashamed of being a member of humanity countless times

Agnes 2022-04-22 07:01:04

This movie is by far my favorite Stanley Kubrick work, tied with Dr. Strangelove

Dr. Strangelove (1964)
8.8
1964 / USA UK / Drama Comedy Wars / Stanley Kubrick / Peter Sellers George C. Scott

When I watched the movie, I didn't know what Path of Glory was referring to until I saw this version of the poster

"Road to Glory"

A sharp irony, for the sake of promotion and self-interest, giving soldiers an impossible task regardless of their lives

The absurd war inevitably failed. Even so, there must be three scapegoats. Captain Dax's speech at the military court was so wonderful that the literary drama caught the audience's attention even more than the war part.

I had hoped that Dax's perfect defense would turn things around, but even if everyone was silent, the tragedy of the three was doomed

Three innocent soldiers died for unknown reasons in the sound of music and the whole army watched. Among them, one was in a coma.

The road in the trench covered with blood and corpses or the road leading to the execution ground by soldiers who died for unknown reasons, which one is the "Road to Glory"?

"I've been ashamed of being a human being several times and this will be once"

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  • Keeley 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    There is a good sarcastic "the life if one of those soldiers means more to me."; and in the end it turned out that a so-called acquired German singer brought the resonance of the French soldiers with her crying singing.

  • Eddie 2022-03-23 09:01:24

    Kubrick is the kind of director that excites people, because he constantly creates the intensity of choice, the perspective of power and human nature in the story, which is presented as tension between superiors and subordinates. "Administrative subcontracting", flexible execution and informal negotiation games all have dramatic plots, but through the character of Dax (defense lawyer), the universal values ​​of compassion, justice, and truth-seeking are still hard-edged, close-up shots "You don't know The answer to that question," points to rational integrity. The same war theme includes late-night reconnaissance. Tarkovsky's "Ivan's Childhood" focuses on the texture of the natural environment, where people almost live, while in Kubrick's case, the environment is more about modeling and scenery , is the material light that hits the character, showing the spiritual will through the lens (upside-down, top-light, parade follow-up), which often requires more difficult control, but Kubrick uses an amazing precision And clarity is done, as if technology was never the limit, only clean, neat finish.

Paths of Glory quotes

  • General Broulard: There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.

  • General Mireau: Hello there, soldier. Ready to kill more Germans?

    Private Ferol: Yes, sir.

    General Mireau: What's your name, soldier?

    Private Ferol: Sir, Private Ferol, Company A.

    General Mireau: Aha. You married, soldier?

    Private Ferol: No, sir.

    General Mireau: I'll bet your mother's proud of you.

    Private Ferol: Yes, sir.

    General Mireau: Carry on, Private, and good luck.

    Private Ferol: Thank you, sir.