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PATRIOTISM

Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Preston Sturges'

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

with Eddy Bracken and William Demarest.

This is a great comedy filmed during the height of WWII.

The issue is heroism and what it means. What people think a hero is. What it takes to be heroic.

These sound like serious themes to be put in a comedy but that was Sturges' great talent.

It is a funny and engaging film.

There is a host of character actors to keep anyone like me busy naming and enjoying old favorites.

The lines are fast and I bet the screenplay came in at twice the size of a normal film.

It is amazing how timely the film is.

At home patriotism. Hollow and real.

It is a great film. Even the cinematography is admirable.

I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.

Labels: best films