The Bridge on the River Kwai
If there is a film that I would watch it over and over again, then it would be The Bridge on the River Kwai, a British-American 1957 World War II epic film, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa. I lost count of how many times I have watched and re-watched this film. I think there may even have been times I rewound the tape and played it again. Now, it has been released on Blu-ray DVD and that make it even better. If you ever watch this movie, it is worth your time and energy. At first you may think the film was a war epic, perhaps it’s about torture, prisoners of war, and escapees, but I actually think there is more madness and also pride, codes, and patriotism aspects in this comedy. This film was done in the Golden Age of grand cinema productions. Everything was real, there were no animations, and no digital or special effects. Costumes were real, stunts were real, and locations and settings were real. Extras used during filming were also real. A classic Hollywood film can be watched by the entire family.
Although there are some fictions added, this movie still illustrates a true story about prides and principles. It is about an amazing battle of the wills between two military men who normally are in charge of their duties, and then it shows …show more content…
Nonetheless, there are still some people that has courage and ran an underground theatre. American classic movies like The Bridge on the River Kwai that survived the Culture Revolution clean-up are sacred. When the VCR was invented, those movies were largely available for us, which ran a high risk of being get caught and sent to reeducation camp for brainwashing. Bribery was a way to make sure this activity was overlooked by the Culture
If there is a film that I would watch it over and over again, then it would be The Bridge on the River Kwai, a British-American 1957 World War II epic film, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa. I lost count of how many times I have watched and re-watched this film. I think there may even have been times I rewound the tape and played it again. Now, it has been released on Blu-ray DVD and that make it even better. If you ever watch this movie, it is worth your time and energy. At first you may think the film was a war epic, perhaps it’s about torture, prisoners of war, and escapees, but I actually think there is more madness and also pride, codes, and patriotism aspects in this comedy. This film was done in the Golden Age of grand cinema productions. Everything was real, there were no animations, and no digital or special effects. Costumes were real, stunts were real, and locations and settings were real. Extras used during filming were also real. A classic Hollywood film can be watched by the entire family.
Although there are some fictions added, this movie still illustrates a true story about prides and principles. It is about an amazing battle of the wills between two military men who normally are in charge of their duties, and then it shows …show more content…
Nonetheless, there are still some people that has courage and ran an underground theatre. American classic movies like The Bridge on the River Kwai that survived the Culture Revolution clean-up are sacred. When the VCR was invented, those movies were largely available for us, which ran a high risk of being get caught and sent to reeducation camp for brainwashing. Bribery was a way to make sure this activity was overlooked by the Culture