Realistic war movies can be bad, and unrealistic war movies can be good.

Some take real-life battles and add fictional characters.

Every step of the way,The Human Conditionfeels harrowing, grounded, and honestly tough to watch.

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Theres very little relief, and also not much by way of positive emotions to feel.

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The Human Condition I_ No Greater Love - 1959

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A soldier on the battlefield looking to the distance in The Longest Day

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The Great Escape - 1963

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Fires on the Plain - 1959

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Saving Private Ryan - 1998

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Letters From Iwo Jima, Ken Watanabe

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Come and See - 1985 (1)

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A man inside a sub yelling in Das Boot (1981)

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