they should have done one on the Korean War - Band of Brothers (2001) Discussion

[–] necramonium (224) 4 years ago

So far the only show we got on the Korean War is M.A.S.H and even though it had its serious moments, it was mainly a comedy. The Korean War is basically the forgotten war, i can't even think of a single AAA Hollywood movie that takes place in the Korean War.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

hollywood has largely ignored it for some reason.

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[–] EricCartmanBrah (436) 4 years ago

Well, there isn't a lot of culture from that age which aged well. With Vietnam you have so much music to include and the hippie movement, plus relevant movie references. And World War 2 & 1 are a major part of history.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

that is true - the war was not as culturally significant as ww2 or vietnam.

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[–] ATG6 (3000) 4 years ago

Hard to make a compelling story when we fought 3 years for a standoff. But when you see how prosperous and advanced South Korea is compared to North Korea, you know it was worth it.

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[–] ATG6 (3000) 4 years ago

Maybe do one on the air war in Korea. American pilots included future astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, and baseball legend Ted Williams, who Glenn called one of the best pilots he had ever seen.

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[–] PrimeMinisterX (8757) 4 years ago

That sounds like an interesting idea. If you overtly tie Korean War history together with NASA history then you could certainly have an interesting film.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

not a bad idea at all.

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[–] BeaSouth (3346) 3 years ago

The Bridges at Toko-Ri Starring William Holden was just such a movie. The U.S. Navy enthusiastically supported the film and helped give the movie exceptional air-battle scenes

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[–] ATG6 (3000) 3 years ago

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[–] BeaSouth (3346) 3 years ago

Men in War
Pork Chop Hill
The Steel Helmet
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Certainly not the broad coverage received by WW2, Viet Nam, or U.S. wars after 9/11 but these are some worthy Korean War flicks