"The Longest Day" film review

Jarrell 2021-12-22 08:01:08

Not bad, the acting skills of the actors, the design of the battle scenes, and the dialogue of the characters are old-fashioned black and white movies, but they are classics. It is a historical drama. It is narrated from both the German and Allied forces. It includes both the decision of the generals on both sides and the fight on the battlefield. It also uses a few small fictional characters to drive the development of the plot, but there are not many fictional elements. As a movie of the 1960s, the battle scenes have been extremely well-made. The explosion of explosives, blasting canisters, grenades and artillery shells, as well as the shooting of various guns, shows the seriousness of the crew at that time. The only shortcoming is that when the person fell down with an injury, there was no bullet hole on the body, and no blood flowed out. After the battle, through a bird's-eye view of the entire battlefield, it was found that only a group of people seemed to be in various strange postures, wearing military uniforms. The person who was sleeping with the gun didn't even have any blood; let alone the blood that should have been ejected from the wound when he was hit by a bullet. But as a movie of that era, there was no technology that could make them "spray", so it was not so demanding. In general, everything is almost perfect. If there is no such small shortcoming as mentioned earlier, it will definitely be awarded with 5 stars.

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Extended Reading
  • Dwight 2021-12-22 08:01:08

    Orlando took one and a half hours to talk about 400 years; the film took three hours to talk about a day. Sure enough, the feeling of the movie is the same as that day: long and suffering. This kind of war movie is really not indifferent.

  • Jason 2021-12-22 08:01:08

    The shooting method of this kind of real film is quite satisfactory, which means there is no difference.

The Longest Day quotes

  • Maj. John Howard: [charging the Orne River Bridge] Up the Ox and Bucks! Up the Ox and Bucks!

  • Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort: I don't think I have to remind you that this war has been going on for almost 5 years. Over half of Europe has been overrun and occupied. We're comparative newcomers. England's gone through a blitz with a knife at her throat since 1940. I'm quite sure that they, too, are impatient and itching to go. Do I make myself clear?

    Capt. Harding: Yes, sir. Quite clear.

    Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort: 3 million men penned up on this island all over England in staging areas like this. We're on the threshold of the most crucial day of our times. 3 million men out there, keyed up, just waiting for that big step-off. We aren't exactly alone. Notify the men, full packs and equipment 1400 hours.

    Capt. Harding: Yes, sir.