One of the best anti-war movies ever made!
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hawks-bill — 19 years ago(March 04, 2007 06:24 AM)
In an interview with George Hickenlooper, Robert Wise called The Sand Pebbles "an antimilitary film."
In this interview he also said:
"I thought that this story would give me a chance to remind the American public that the phrase "Yankee Go Home" was not something just born in WWII."
"And I thought it was time that we were reminded that we had strung our flag up around the world a lot. And I thought the whole process was very questionable."
Wise comments on the missionary character's statement about the whole concept of nation and state being obsolete, inviting only blind pride and bloodshed:
"Well, I sort of agree with him. The smaller the world gets, the less need we have for these barriers and different flags. And I think in a small way that's happening in Europe. The barriers are coming down." -
cineastral — 17 years ago(January 10, 2009 09:12 AM)
At the glance, the missionary appeared to be an idealistic idiot, but on second thought, that idealist knew exactly what he got into. He knew that his missionary works required the support of the local Chinese, and by coming in with guns blazing, the San Pablo's action had doomed him and others. He was right. The actions of the captain ultimate were foolhardy, and cost many more American lives.
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phillipsdan83 — 12 years ago(January 28, 2014 11:12 AM)
Both Jameson and Lt. Collins are blinded by their outlooks. Jameson thinks a scrap of paper will save his life when the bullets start flyinga particularly nave belief in light that he's already under a death sentence for opium being on his property (though he didn't personally make it). Collins in the book buys into a mystical kind of patriotism that was already dangerously out of date by the mid-Twenties, and in the movie doesn't deal well with events when they spiral out of control. The near mutiny earlier in the film is seen by him as a stain on his honor and the ship that can only be expiated by provoking a fight with the Chinese on whatever excuse he can findand that excuse is "rescuing" missionaries who are put at further risk by the rescue attempt. Jameson would have been in danger sooner or later, but Collins guarantees that it will be sooner.
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AnthonySocksss — 3 years ago(December 05, 2022 06:57 AM)
Fuckin racist… the death knell would be nuclear war which is what imperialist nation states USA and Russia want to bring us closer to. The only viable future of humanity is a world without borders or flags.
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Homang-come-down — 11 years ago(July 06, 2014 11:43 AM)
Has there been a "pro-war" movie? Not sure if I've ever seen one. (Some numbskull is sure to shout "but what about John Wayne war movies?!?" - which, of course, were invariably as "anti-war" as anyone's.)
Yeah, The Green Berets, made just two years after this one, was clearly one of the great antiwar films of all time.
