My parents showed me that movie when I was maybe 9 or 10 and getting that boyish fascination with war (amongst a few other war movies like Das Boot). I didn’t u

My parents showed me that movie when I was maybe 9 or 10 and getting that boyish fascination with war (amongst a few other war movies like Das Boot). I didn’t understand the colonial subtext of the movie, which made it that much more impactful. It has absolutely stuck with me, both in terms of the absolute insanity of warfare, but also just how life in general can be a complete tragedy.