IMDb plot summary: The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
Starring Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, and Ron Livingston.
Band of Brothers was a ten-episode miniseries following one real-life World War II army platoon throughout the war. The miniseries is impeccably well-made, with clearly a ton of preparation and effort going in to bringing these men's stories to the screen, and following them over the course of the war, seeing who stays, who moves, who lives, and who dies, brings it home in a way it's harder to do in a 90-minute movie. As a result, it was easier for me to get to know the characters than it is in a typical war film. I especially found the final episode very moving, as the soldiers struggle to adjust to life after the war ends. It is definitely an undertaking to watch this, and I don't see myself doing it again any time soon, but I'm glad I made it happen at some point.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Band of Brothers > The Anderson Tapes
Band of Brothers < Safe
Band of Brothers < Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
Band of Brothers > Liberal Arts
Band of Brothers > Blazing Saddles
Band of Brothers > Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Band of Brothers > The Age of Adaline
Band of Brothers > Creation
Band of Brothers < Die Hard
Band of Brothers > The Romantics
Band of Brothers < The Night Before
Final spot: #1440 out of 3811, or 62%.
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