Gettysburg

[qos]

I'm sitting at my desk and can hear the music and sounds of the TNT movie Gettysburg coming down from upstairs.

This is a movie I had absolutely no interest in seeing when it first came out, but when my Ex, before-he-became-my-husband, was watching it one day, I stopped to listen to a solilouqy and was captivated.

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, even if you don't usually watch 'war movies.'
The combination of dialogue, soliloquy, and action are almost Shakespearean, and much of the dialogue is taken directly from letters and journals of the participants. Those on both sides of the conflict are portrayed as being men of honor and conviction -- and the performances are superb.

It's long, but worth devoting the time.

Comments

[aerden.livejournal.com]

Yes, Gettysburg is a great movie! It's too bad you didn't see it in the theater, because you would have had the most blissful experience ever--seeing a HUGE line of men waiting to get into the men's room after the movie, and no one at all waiting to get into the women's restroom.

Aside from it being a brilliant movie that didn't feel nearly as lengthy to me as it really was, that was the pinnacle moment, as far as I was concerned. (g)

Chantal