1. Das Boot
Wolfgang Petersen, whose director is known for his film Troy, is undertaking. The film, which was shot in 1981, tells about an event that took place during the second world war. A German submarine, destroying British defenses, is trapped by enemy forces. While the crew tries to recover from this situation, they also try to protect their mental health. The most important point that separates from other war films is to touch the psychological part of the war. Instead of epic battle scenes, a claustrophobic environment was created and war and humanity concepts began to be questioned. At that time, the film was able to summarize and make quite an impression on six of Oscar's most important awards, including Best Director and Best Cinematography. You will find yourself trapped and waiting to be rescued while watching this film.
3. Der Untergang
The film is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, who first became famous for his experimental film. The movie, which was made in 2005, reminds us once again of Nazi Germany. But this time we follow the intelligent and cruel fascist leader Hitler in the eyes of his special secretary, Traudl Junge. The film goes through the years of Hitler's fall. When the dictator begins to collapse, we will witness the psychologist's upside-down secretary's eyes. While we witness the fall of Berlin, we observe Hitler's behavior patterns at the same time. Although there are many films about Hitler, movie critics say that this movie is one of the best film about Hitler. If you are interested in Nazi Germany and are wondering, do not miss this film.
3. The Thin Red Line
Lastly, I chose this film because Terrence Malick, one of the best directors in American cinema, is sitting in the director's seat. Malick has an unfortunate history of making this film, although he is known for his many masterpieces. This film, shot in 1999, went on show with Saving Private Ryan in the same year and naturally remained in its shadow. During the Second World War, Guadalcanal is told about the anguish and the changes he has suffered by a group of American men fighting. Personally speaking, it is a better film than Ryan. He takes the heroic part of the war entirely in the background, exploring human relations under the terrible stress of war. Already the biggest problem in the war movies is the unilateral heroism and unilateral ruthlessness. If the film belongs to the nationality, the heroism in the film belongs to that nation, and the cruelty always belongs to the other side. This situation we see in Private Ryan is not in Malick's film. Despite this, the film, shot at $ 50 million, is definitely not backwards from Private Ryan in terms of stage designs and action.
