Two of my favorite movies are Patriot and Glory. They are both based off of wars, but unlike a lot of war movies, they show more than just fighting.
The movie Patriot takes place during the Revolutionary War and is about an everyday family man, Benjamin Martin, who is raising his 7 kids after the death of his wife. He and his eldest son, Gabriel, have completely different views on the war; his son wants to fight, while Benjamin wants South Carolina to stay out of the war. Both father and son end up being pulled into the war, for freedom and vengeance. I don't want to give away too much, but the sadistic acts of British Colonel William Tavington fuels Benjamin's anger throughout the entire movie. He and Gabriel put together a militia to help hold off the redcoats long enough for the French to arrive. All in all it's a great and emotional, history-based movie.
Glory, on the other hand, is about a young man fighting for the Union army during the civil war. A certain, Robert Gould Shaw. Any history buff will recognize the name. Shaw was appointed to lead the first all black regiment. The Massachusets 54th is made up of men who were, until recently, slaves and men who were born free. Together they prove that they can fight just as well as any white regiment and eventually lead an attack on Fort Wagner. Again, this is a great movie based on a real war, and real people.
Hmm...this was a crappy movie review so I apologize. But I don't want to spoil anything (as I've been known to do with books.....) And I urge you all to check out these great movies.
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