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May 17, 2005
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers (2001):
So one of the things I absolutely detest about Ron Howard is that he's an excellent director but it often seems he sacrifices too much to achieve his goals. Apollo 13 is by far his best film and uncoincidentally is his most grounded. Something like A Beautiful Mind looks great when you're watching, but all you feel is a nagging feeling wondering what the real story is. Everything's just a little too focused on being a means to an end.
Say what you will about post-Jurassic Park Spielberg, but he at least has a palpable respect for history. Especially with all I've heard about the production of Brothers, I fully trust him in his efforts to make both a compelling miniseries and a historical document of a sort.
Not being a historian, I can't really say much about the latter goal, but it is truly compelling. I do feel like WWII was one of the truly great moments in American history and this feels certainly worthy of that sentiment.
15/15
Posted by bing at May 17, 2005 11:12 PM