I only wish Spielberg had cast actors that reflected how YOUNG the soldiers were, not actors in their 30’s.
A Midnight Clear was a good flick that used young actors. As for Pvt. Ryan it’s a good flick but once is enough. Opening scenes in HD? I don’t think so.
that’s a good point. He wanted bankable stars in the leading roles, of course, but that would have been far more realistic if they’d been 19.
There were many men in World War II in their thirties up to their seventies. My late father, as you say, was only 18 when he joined the Marine Corps, but many were not.
Yes! Wars are fought by kids, not middle aged men. Apparently Hollywood is unaware of the real world or can't find kids that can act.
The 1990 film "The Memphis Belle" was an exception. The first scene is a bunch of kids playing football. My thought during that scene was that these kids will grow up and eventually fly B-17's in war. Instead, all of a sudden one can hear the engines of B-17's starting and the kids rush to their aircraft ready to serve their country.
Great movie. I saw it with a 30 mission B-17 crew member and his only critical comment was that every crisis depicted was realistic, but so many couldn't have occurred on a single mission. It also unrealistically showed some women in the plane the night before the last mission.
China Marines era from 1925, up until 1941. Marines posted in Nicaragua in the 1930’s. The military of the 1940’s expanded greatly; but, formed around a core of career oriented men in military service during the lull 1918-1941.