Lawrence Hall, HSG
How to Review a War Movie Without Saying Anything
First, copy out the same
old filler words
You’ve read in almost every
film review:
Glued to your seat edge of
your seat action-packed
All-star cast powerful and
moving iconic
Must-see intense cult
classic gripping scenes
Gritty realism classic
cinema
Haunting intense
unforgettable thrilling
Sweeping raw emotion (as opposed
to
Cooked emotion) unflinching
essential
Stark visuals overwhelming
odds intense
Stunning cinematography powerful
Unflinching acclaimed
devastating action-adventure
Action-thriller infiltrate
timeless story
Treacherous powerful
performances
Then stir the words into a
metaphorical soup
And let them crawl weakly across
the screen
And die
