Same for African Queen? Huck Finn? Martian Chronicles? The movie was set in (pre)wartime, when nations were fighting to the death. Violence was the backdrop.

Same for African Queen? Huck Finn? Martian Chronicles? The movie was set in (pre)wartime, when nations were fighting to the death. Violence was the backdrop. It was remarkable for the human moments, devoid of 'empty and abrasive action' and full of personal drama. Dismissing that is disingenuous. Lessons? It's a movie. You want a message, use Western Union.