The Best War Classics

Love the smell of napalm in the morning? Then you might just be in luck! This article is for those of you who grew up watching adrenaline filled, breath taking, ground breaking and cover taking films that give you the war-zone chills.  Everyone is a war-hero in their own little fantasy world. Here’s a list of exciting war movies that will make you re-live those fantasies!

1. Schindler’s List (1993):

Based on Thomas Keneally’s book, this is one of Steven Spielberg’s classics. The movie is about Oskar Schindler an industrialist, who despite being a member of the Nazi party shows concern for the Jews during the holocaust. The film whispers the untold story after the holocaust where Oskar Schindler used his powers within the Nazi party to save the lives of a thousand Jews. A truly heartwarming movie that every war movie enthusiast has at least heard of.

2. Black Hawk Down (2001)

Based on the true story of the “Black Hawk Down” incident that took place in 1993 in which 120 soldiers of the US troops were sent to the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia. The mission was associated with the capture of a terrorist leader Mohammed Farrah Aidid, who was responsible for the murder of several UN workers who attempted to deliver food to the starving people of Somalia. This movie was an action packed and realistic depiction of the real incident. It happens to be an Academy Award winner for best sound effects.

3. Saving Private Ryan

Hollywood seems to put in a lot of effort and money in rescue missions set out for Mat Damon in several movies like Elysium, Greenzone, The Martian, Interstellar and the list goes on. But all jokes apart this movie happens to be a great depiction of one of the bloodiest battles in history. The story revolves around the rescue mission of Private James Ryan, who has already lost three brothers in world war II.A highly recommended gripping story.

4. Apocalypse Now (1979)

This movie tells the tale of the Vietnam war in which Captain Willard embarks on a risky mission to eliminate a deadly renegade colonel who happened to be a self proclaimed leader and had become a God figure for a tribe.The movie is loosely based on the very famous  Joseph Conrad’s 1898 novel “Heart of Darkness”. This epic war film is the proud holder of 2 Academy Awards alongside 3 Golden Globes and is a must watch.

5. Downfall (2004)

The story about the fall of the Third Reich. Just when the allied forces were closing in on the Nazi capital, Adolf Hitler and his men take shelter in a barricade they called the Furherbunker. The movie really puts people into perspective. This film although in German (Subtitles required) is quite famous among the English Speaking crowd and has given rise to a very popular Youtube video which shows Hitler yelling at his men in a room because things didn’t go his way. This movie is totally worth the 2 hours of subtitles.

Nothing spells “Inspiration” better than a good war movie. Because it is after a war movie when someone suddenly feels like joining the army for a brief while until reality hits them, while some take it seriously and end up joining the armed forces.-

–Pablo Escobar