It’s Memorial Day today, a time to remember those who bravely fought and died for our country. While it’s impossible for pop culture to adequately portray the complications of war, the attempt at depicting humanity in its most complicated states is the very purpose of art. Here are some of the all-time best films in demonstrating the difficulty of battle. To celebrate today is not to celebrate war, but the men and women who dedicated their lives to a cause. Sometimes that cause is clearly demarcated and sometimes it becomes clouded and thorny. These films show that while no war is good and heroism can take many forms, it is the people that have been lost along the way that deserve our attention and respect.
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AuthorDr. Spivey is a college English professor and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Archives
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