My grade: A
Miracle at St.Anna
Saw this last night at a screener. Two things one should know going in that I didn't know. One, the runtime is at 2.5hrs long and Two, about 2/3 of the movie is subtitled. When the Germans speak, they speak German. When the Italians speak, they speak Italian. The previews do not adequately prepare you for this but just like another well done subtitled movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon this movie overcomes this likely obstacle because it is so well done.
However, that did not bother me as the movie was well done on all fronts. The cineamatography, direction, acting etc was engaging and engrossing. I was worried going in that as a Spike Lee film there might be some editorilizing or a side racial agenda pushed. I did not feel that thankfully. Everything that is done or said is done so in the spirit of the era the film is set and I don't feel the racial scenes/verbiage was sensationalized. I give Spike Lee props for this movie over the others I've seen from him.
This is based on a true story of the black battle battalion called The Buffalo Soldiers. I knew nothing really of their exploits during WW2 so I found this account to be engaging regardless of how much embellishment might have occured on screen.
The movie opens in 1983, flashes back to 1944 and wraps up with a flash forward to 1984. I'm not going to give a blow by blow account of this movie here in the OP. It'd be too long. I instead want to impress upon you that its simply a great film and Spike Lee deseres props imo.
I think this movie is deserving of being considered for awards in several categories. If you like War movies, see this. If you like well acted movies but not war movies, see this anyway.
Miracle at St.Anna
Saw this last night at a screener. Two things one should know going in that I didn't know. One, the runtime is at 2.5hrs long and Two, about 2/3 of the movie is subtitled. When the Germans speak, they speak German. When the Italians speak, they speak Italian. The previews do not adequately prepare you for this but just like another well done subtitled movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon this movie overcomes this likely obstacle because it is so well done.
However, that did not bother me as the movie was well done on all fronts. The cineamatography, direction, acting etc was engaging and engrossing. I was worried going in that as a Spike Lee film there might be some editorilizing or a side racial agenda pushed. I did not feel that thankfully. Everything that is done or said is done so in the spirit of the era the film is set and I don't feel the racial scenes/verbiage was sensationalized. I give Spike Lee props for this movie over the others I've seen from him.
This is based on a true story of the black battle battalion called The Buffalo Soldiers. I knew nothing really of their exploits during WW2 so I found this account to be engaging regardless of how much embellishment might have occured on screen.
The movie opens in 1983, flashes back to 1944 and wraps up with a flash forward to 1984. I'm not going to give a blow by blow account of this movie here in the OP. It'd be too long. I instead want to impress upon you that its simply a great film and Spike Lee deseres props imo.
I think this movie is deserving of being considered for awards in several categories. If you like War movies, see this. If you like well acted movies but not war movies, see this anyway.
