The Fallen

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Audience Member I was moved by this thought provoking movie. This Fallen is truly a collaborative approach to studying the phenomenon of war. I wonder how this movie directed by Ari Taub might influence stories about today's conflicts. Stagger's the mind. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member The Fallen is a sad film in the sense that it had so much potential but a lack of execution and poor scripting really makes the film feel like a direct to video movie it is. The acting is poor throughout most of the film with one or two exceptions and sadly The Fallen has quickly fallen from my mind. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The acting is so bad that I turned it off after about 20 minutes. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member THIS IS ACTUALLY A REVIEW FOR A MOVIE CALLED "THE FINAL SACRIFICE" BUT IT IS ACTUALLY "THE FALLEN"... Have you ever had the feeling of déjà vu when watching a movie? Maybe you've seen a familiar scene from a movie before or you've seen an actor or actress say the same line in another film. Now, have you ever seen a movie that has been re-released in it's original state (with a few scenes cut) but re-named? I have and it's called The Final Sacrifice. The Final Sacrifice is supposed to be a new movie released in 2011 when in fact, it has been released before in 2004 under the name of The Fallen. With some research, I found out all of the cast and crew are exactly the same and nothing in The Final Sacrifice has been changed, except for a few scenes which were cut to make the movie ninety minutes long and to very slightly change the story by excluding a storyline that was in The Fallen. I have seen The Fallen but I decided to carry on watching The Final Sacrifice just in case there were any changes: there weren't any except for the obvious cut scenes which was an entire storyline involving the American troops. . This movie is just seriously bad on quite a few levels. It's understandable that this movie was run on little budget but there's no excuses for the actors being as terrible as they were. There were a few scenes when the acting was unforgettable for all of the wrong reasons. The Final Sacrifice had a terrible script, bad acting and a non-existant plot. It has characters with hardly any character development and you just couldn't care about any of them at all, no matter how much you tried or wanted to. The dialogue in most of the scenes wasn't very good and was tedious, it didn't really grip you at all. The worst thing about The Final Sacrifice is not only the dragging story but the fact that it's named as a companion piece to The Fallen. Unless you call 're-releasing and renaming a movie that has already been released seven years ago with a few missing scenes' a companion piece, then it has hit the nail on the head. Everything about this movie is just terrible and it plods along very slowly with a couple of decent scenes. If you have seen The Fallen or if you own it on DVD, then I would skip this one as you will be sorely disappointed. Fans of war movies may enjoy this but even then, there would be a big chance you wouldn't like it. In the end, The Final Sacrifice has a couple of okay moments but the rest of the movie is pointless, tedious and overall abysmal. This movie is something that everybody should avoid at all costs. The filming was made to look grainy, which is okay, but when it gets past the point that you're actually convinced you're watching it on VHS instead of on a DVD, then you know there's a problem. Not only that but the sound is also bad and the sound effects are pretty much a joke and unrealistic. A guy got punched in the stomach and it sounded like they took a sound effect from the videogame, Street Fighter IV. I like war movies but this has to be the worst one I have seen with no exaggeration. On the cover of The Fallen (same movie), somebody had said "Saving Private Ryan but better". Did somebody actually say that with a straight face? Saving Private Ryan is miles better than this! It makes me question whether the person who said this has actually seen Saving Private Ryan. Avoid! Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a film which does not take itself so seriously that it becomes winsome but nevertheless captures the privations and tribulations of troops from several sides. It does not have the scope (let alone the budget), of Saving Private Ryan, or Band of Brothers, which I think it is thematically closer to (but gives a glimpse of how interesting such a series would be exploring situations from the experiences of all sides). The Italian army rarely appear in WWII films and here are the centre of the story. Of particular interest is the way in which the Italian military and the partisans seemed averse to harming their fellow countrymen. Politics is not really an issue in this film; the causes of the war, the justifications etc are not explored, instead the focus remains on a brief period in the lives of the men fighting in it. However, there are several story threads which could have been developed and explored more fully; as it is the film simply stops shortly after a skirmish and leaves one feeling cheated of any dramatic resolution. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a film which does not take itself so seriously that it becomes winsome but nevertheless captures the privations and tribulations of troops from several sides. It does not have the scope (let alone the budget), of Saving Private Ryan, or Band of Brothers, which I think it is thematically closer to (but gives a glimpse of how interesting such a series would be exploring situations from the experiences of all sides). The Italian army rarely appear in WWII films and here are the centre of the story. Of particular interest is the way in which the Italian military and the partisans seemed averse to harming their fellow countrymen. Politics is not really an issue in this film; the causes of the war, the justifications etc are not explored, instead the focus remains on a brief period in the lives of the men fighting in it. However, there are several story threads which could have been developed and explored more fully; as it is the film simply stops shortly after a skirmish and leaves one feeling cheated of any dramatic resolution. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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