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Paths of Glory had plenty of points

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In Reply to: RE: "No point?" Hmmmm... What would you say is the point of "Paths of Glory?" nt posted by tinear on May 17, 2012 at 08:14:32

For starters, it had real character development (not just guys yelling at each other for no reason). It had a stark theme - that of natural justice butting against narrow-minded bureaucracy. PoG takes the viewer on a ride where the stakes keep getting higher. Its conflicts are multi-leveled. And the ending is daring. The final scene is heart-rending.

Beaufort/Lebanon just sort of staggered around like a drunk outside a nightclub at 3am. Beaufort didn't actually have an ending; it just stopped (maybe the screenwriter ran out of ideas - not that he had any in the first place). Lebanon was an exercise in style over substance, which admittedly it did well.

Follow Ups:

You're confusing, now: character development has nothing to do with your - tinear 09:16:54 05/18/12 (0)
How much did you "develop" today? - Victor Khomenko 17:59:32 05/17/12 (2)
- You must spend a lot of time watching shitty Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone movies (nt) - Doug Flynn 20:21:38 05/17/12 (1)
  - How much is "a lot"? - Victor Khomenko 09:05:43 05/18/12 (0)