The Fallen
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Movie Reviews of The Fallen
Movie Review: The Waste of War
Summary: 5 Stars
Reviewer: Hawkeye "hawkeye" (new york, usa) - See all my reviews
"The Fallen" by director Ari Taub is a noble and ambitious effort over an 8 year span to relate a series of events in the lives of WWII soldiers of American, German and Italian origin who in 1944 get to destroy each other in battle on the Gothic line. The film is presented humanistically and non-politically, hopping and occasionally slow walking from one side to the other, as it depicts the daily frustrations in all camps. There are light moments in it, including what could be a potential commercial for good dental hygiene and the use of condoms. There is one very funny scene where Italian foot soldiers make a mockery of didactic lessons in mine laying as taught by a German superior officer. The film is highlighted with well directed battle scenes using authentic weaponry and costumes. At times the pacing slows but picks up as the final confrontation approaches The common humanity and quirkiness of the protagonists leaves us rooting for everyone. In this sense it is a real anti-war movie.
Movie Review: Incredible Independent Film Accomplishment
Summary: 5 Stars
THE FALLEN is a really impressive World War II film. What's best about it is that it presents the war from THREE opposing sides; American, German, and Italian. I haven't seen that in any other war film. It's not preachy and it lets YOU decide what you think is right.
The characters are well deliniated and you really care about them and their crises. The acting is superb on all counts. The director has managed to convey the horror of war and still keep you interested in the everyday routines that the soldiers experience.
The stories weave in and out from the Americans to the Germans to the Italians, and back, all the while making it all work together effectively.
I would highly recommend THE FALLEN to any history or war buff, and to anyone who is interested in how differently other cultures view the same situations.
Movie Review: Best International War Film Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie is excellent. It describes the morale soldiers up kept during the war and the integrity of their leaders. The Germans fought till the death with honor, and the Americans triumphed with glory. Italy was a German occupied territory and with an internal revolution between the armend forces and the Gueriilas, which opposed Germany. Great weapons!Movie Review: Fine Film...Dark and Deep
Summary: 5 Stars
Most WWII films have a big budget and feel good ending...not so with "The Fallen"
Although the blood and gore are minimal, this indy has the story, characters and performances
that will give any viewer pause at its conclusion. Well done!
Movie Review: Indie feature with low budget very impressive
Summary: 4 Stars
As with most independent features, shot with an ultra low budget, I ordered the DVD of the Fallen with lower expectations than I would have of a Hollywood war movie. However I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the film as it was unlike most conventional war movies, which tend to tell the historical aspect of the war. What this film achieves is to bring the war down to a personal level for the audience. This is done through sensational acting from the whole cast and excellent directing from Ari Taub, who chose to tell the story in both German and Italian, shying away from the commercial idea of using only English (so that American's don't have to read the subtitles). I normally dont like war movies, but this was really interesting. Not your typical shoot em up, big explosions, good guy vs. bad guy film. This film had a lot of heart and the director has created a very refreshing and truthful film that I would recommend anybody to go and see.