You don't need Stanley Kubrick to remember that war is stupid and that it only causes deep inhuman traumas, but Paths Of Glory surely is a great reminder of that. It's a big mistery why this movie is rarely mentioned when people come up with big Kubrick-titles as this rather short film (80 minutes) is just perfect from the first tot he last second. Kirk Douglas stars as the officer who refuses to send his soldiers from the trenches into the field of death. The contrast between the privates who are just bullet meat and the officers who keep on partying like there's no war around are mindblowing. The ending scene with the singing German girl says it all. Still one of my all time favourites and I already lost the count of my rewatches.
In 85 minutes Kubrick not only shows why he's a genius director, but also why mankind is cruel. One of the best movies ever made......
In 85 minutes Kubrick not only shows why he's a genius director, but also why mankind is cruel. One of the best movies ever made......