Theres no shortage of powerful movies that have been released throughout cinemas history.

But did movies become even more striking and emotionally potent as the art form developed?

Maybe… its a bold take, but maybe.

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The battle sequences arent particularly thrilling to watch, and nor are they fun by any means.

ThatStanley Kubrickguy… he wasnt half-bad!

It goes big and isnt afraid to provoke strong emotions, but it also feels remarkably grounded.

Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, looks solemn in ‘Saving Private Ryan’.

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Other Spielberg movies can be called sentimental, butSchindlers Listreally isnt.

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Colonel Dax walking down the trench in Paths of Glory (1957)

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McMurphy laughing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Scenes from a Marriage - 1974

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A little girl in a red coat walking alone in Schindler’s List

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Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru (1952) starring Takashi Shimura

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A group of inmates looking from behind a fence in The Shawshank Redemption

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12 Angry Men