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About 'military institutes'|The Caucus Click: From the Military Institute to the Schoolyard







About 'military institutes'|The Caucus Click: From the Military Institute to the Schoolyard








The               task               of               comprising               a               list               of               the               "Best               Military               Movies               Of               All               Time"               is               a               daunting               one.

Given               the               competition               for               this               category               of               movies,               you               really               have               to               be               mindful               of               exactly               what               the               list               is               calling               for.

For               instance,               Casablanca               is               a               movie               set               in               World               War               II               and               it               has               certainly               earned               its               ranking               as               one               of               the               best               movies               of               all               time,               but               is               it               a               military               movie               or               just               a               movie               set               in               a               time               of               war               about               love?

Gone               With               The               Wind               is               another               fine               example               of               a               masterpiece               of               filmmaking,               but               while               the               movie               is               set               in               the               civil               war,               it               is               not               about               the               military,               it               is               about               the               lives               of               the               civilians               trying               to               survive               in               the               era               amongst               the               battlefields.

Military               movies               are               about               the               military.

Movies               about               the               military               should               provide               insight               about               its               purpose,               its               formality,               and               its               significance               to               how               our               lives               are               shaped               through               the               unselfish               sacrifices               of               others.

This               does               not               mean               that               in               order               to               be               considered               a               great               military               movie,               the               movie               has               to               be               biographical               or               that               the               movie               has               to               be               accurate               with               regard               to               military               protocols               and               procedures.

That               would               be               called               a               training               film.

Staying               away               from               the               romantic               sagas               within               a               military               setting               (An               Officer               and               A               Gentleman)               and               movies               about               soldiers               of               God,               and               with               these               very               fine               prerequisites,               here               is               the               compiled               list               of               what               I               believe               to               be               the               "Best               Military               Movies               Of               All               Time"               in               order               of               release:
               All               Quiet               On               The               Western               Front               (1930)
               Set               in               World               War               I,               this               message               in               this               movie               is               anti-war.

The               movie               follows               the               lives               of               German               schoolboys               who               are               inspired               to               join               the               German               military               by               their               schoolmaster.

Innocence               is               lost               in               the               ugliness               of               war               and               it               takes               it               toll               killing               all               but               one               of               the               boys.

The               title               is               taken               from               irony.

On               a               day               when               all               appears               quiet,               the               last               surviving               boy               reaches               out               to               a               butterfly;               a               shot               rings               out.

In               1990,               All               Quiet               On               the               Wester               Front               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress.

This               film               has               also               been               named               one               of               the               Top               Ten               Epics               of               All               Time               by               the               American               Film               Institute.
               Mutiny               On               The               Bounty               (1935)
               There               has               been               many               poems,               songs,               novels               and               movies               about               the               true               story               of               the               British               ship               Bounty               that               set               sail               in               1789               for               the               purpose               of               gathering               breadfruit               from               Tahiti.

The               historical               accounts               of               the               voyage               and               the               mutiny               however,               have               always               been               in               dispute.

In               films,               the               likes               of               Charles               Laughton               (1935),               Trevor               Howard               (1962)               and               Anthony               Hopkins               (1984)               have               played               the               roles               of               Captain               William               Bligh               and;               Errol               Flynn               (1933),               Clark               Gable               (1935),               Marlon               Brando               (1962)               and               Mel               Gibson               (1984)               have               portrayed               Fletcher               Christian.

The               popularity               of               the               tale               must               take               into               account               that               as               far               as               the               genre               of               "military"               goes,               in               1789               naval               forces               were               the               primary               branch               of               service.

Mutiny               is               a               serious               charge               aboard               a               naval               vessel               even               in               this               day               and               age.

When               considering               a               listing               of               "Best               Military               Movies               Of               All               Time"               Mutiny               on               the               Bounty               deserves               mentioning               due               to               it               historical               value               however,               the               entertainment               value               of               the               films               is               limited               by               several               factors.

By               comparison,               the               fictional               Crimson               Tide               provides               a               dramatic               mutiny               story               with               loads               of               added               suspense               for               entertainment               value.

In               2003,               the               American               Film               Institute               named               the               character               of               Captain               Bligh               as               one               of               the               top               "100               Years               of               Heroes               and               Villians"               in               a               film,               as               a               villian.
               Paths               of               Glory               (1957)
               Set               in               World               War               I,               this               movie               is               based               loosely               on               the               true               story               of               four               French               soldiers,               under               who               were               executed               for               mutiny.

Kirk               Douglas               stars               as               Dax,               a               regiment               Colonol               ordered               to               plan               an               attack               against               a               fortified               German               position               by               his               commanding               officer               who               is               angling               for               a               promotion.

Dax               knows               the               attack               will               end               in               failure.

After               the               failed               attack,               the               disappointed               French               commander               orders               the               execution               of               three               random               soldiers               as               punishment               for               the               failure               of               the               regiment.

Dax               then               tries               to               defend               the               soldiers               at               their               court               martial               however               it               is               soon               made               very               clear               that               the               executions               will               take               place               whether               there               is               legal               grounds               for               them               or               not.

After               the               public               executions,               Dax               is               offered               his               commanding               officers               position               which               he               turns               down.

The               film               shows               the               frustration               and               dissolutionment               that               Dax               experiences.

In               1992,               Paths               of               Glory               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress.
               Lawrence               of               Arabia               (1962)
               No               list               of               top               military               movies               would               be               complete               without               this               one!The               film               stars               Peter               O'Toole               in               the               title               role               with               performances               by               renowned               artists               such               as               Omar               Sharif,               Alec               Guinness,               Anthony               Quinn,               Jose               Ferrer,               and               Claude               Rains.The               film               depicts               the               true               life               experiences               of               Britian's               T.E.

Lawrence               in               Arabia               during               World               War               I               and               his               involvement               in               the               Arab               National               Council.

Lawrence               of               Arabia               shows               the               divided               allegiance               that               T.E.

Lawrence               had               between               his               native               Britain               and               his               Arab               associates.

This               film               has               been               named               one               of               the               Top               Ten               Epics               of               All               Time               by               the               American               Film               Institute.

In               1991,               Lawrence               of               Arabia               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress.

In               2003,               T.E.

Lawrence               was               named               as               one               of               the               American               Film               Institutes               "100               years               of               Heroes               and               Villians"               in               film,               as               a               hero               and               in               2005,               the               score               for               the               film               written               by               Maurice               Jarre               was               recognized               as               one               of               the               best               in               "100               years               of               Film               Scores."
               M*A*S*H               (1970)
               The               setting               for               this               movie               is               a               Korean               field               hospital               during               the               Korean               War.

Using               humor               and               satire,               the               movie               seeks               to               depict               the               madness               and               horrors               of               war               through               the               eyes               of               the               doctors               and               nurses               who               were               forced               to               deal               with               the               travesties               while               trying               to               maintain               their               sanity.

The               film               stars               Donald               Sutherland,               Elliot               Gould,               Sally               Kellerman,               and               Robert               Duvall               among               other               renowned               artists.

The               film               spawned               the               television               series               which               is               widely               considered               one               of               the               most               popular               ever               produced.

In               1996,               M*A*S*H               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress.

In               the               year               2000,               the               American               Film               Institute               named               M*A*S*H               one               of               Americas               funniest               movies.
               Patton               (1970)
               Although               the               military               service               of               George               S.

Patton               was               controversial,               his               portrayal               by               George               C.

Scott               is               chilling.

Set               during               World               War               II,               this               biographical               film               left               viewers               with               the               lasting               impression               that               throughout               time,               a               transcendent               warrior               is               reborn.

During               times               of               conflict               that               true               soldier               will               emerge               for               no               other               purpose               than               to               fight               for               as               long               as               he               is               needed.

Patton               may               have               been               that               soldier.

In               2003,               Patton               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress               and               was               named               one               of               the               American               Film               Insitutes               top               "100               Years               of               Heroes               and               Villians"               in               film,               as               a               hero.
               A               Few               Good               Men               (1992)
               Some               would               say               that               A               Few               Good               Men               is               not               a               military               movie,               they               are               mistaken.

Countries               do               not               exist               without               laws               and               military               forces               exist               to               defend               the               rights               of               citizens.

With               Tom               Cruise               and               Jack               Nicholson,               there               could               not               have               been               better               casting               for               this               movie.

The               movie               examines               the               practice               and               meaning               of               honor               and               duty               within               the               military               and               how               power               can               distort               the               mind               of               a               decorated               soldier.

It               also               demonstrates               how               bad               leadership               can               adversely               affect               the               promising               lives               and               careers               of               lower-ranking               soldiers.

Would               you               follow               an               order               without               question?

In               2005,               the               quoted               line               by               Jack               Nicholson               "You               can't               handle               the               truth!"               is               one               of               the               top               quotes               in               American               Film               Institutes               "100               Movie               Quotes."
               Crimson               Tide               (1995)
               Set               aboard               a               damaged               nuclear               submarine,               this               military               movie               makes               the               audience               feel               the               tension               between               the               lead               characters               played               by               Gene               Hackman               and               Denzel               Washington.

The               philosophies               of               the               characters               about               war               play               an               important               part               in               the               storyline               of               this               movie.

The               constant               shifts               in               power               supplied               by               the               divided               crew,               along               with               the               looming               question               of               whether               this               is               the               last               line               of               defense               for               the               United               States               against               an               impending               missile               attack               from               Russia               ads               to               the               suspense.

This               movie               has               everything               it               needs               to               keep               you               on               the               edge               of               your               seat               and               questioning               what               you               would               do               if               you               were               either               man.

Its               hard               to               know               what               to               do               when               the               stakes               are               so               high.
               Saving               Private               Ryan               (1998)
               Set               in               World               War               II               during               the               invasion               of               Normandy,               Saving               Private               Ryan               is               a               movie               that               depicts               the               efforts               of               soldiers               who               have               been               given               the               mission               to               find               and               return               the               last               surviving               brother               to               the               mother               that               has               lost               three               other               sons               within               days               of               each               other.

The               surviving               private               Ryan               asks               himself               if               his               life               was               worth               the               sacrifices               that               these               good               men               made               to               insure               his               survival.

If               you               are               a               military               movie               aficionado,               this               is               one               of               your               favorites.

This               film               has               been               named               one               of               the               "Top               Ten               Epics               of               All               Time"               by               the               American               Film               Institute.
               300               (2006)
               A               force               of               300               men               against               a               force               of               a               million,               now               those               are               some               overwhelming               odds!

This               movie               is               a               fictional               account               about               the               battle               between               the               warrior-state               of               Sparta               and               the               Persians               at               Thermopylae               in               480               B.C.

In               an               effort               to               simulate               the               popular               graphic               novel               that               inspired               the               film,               the               technology               used               in               the               making               of               this               film               is               some               of               the               most               advanced               of               our               time,               making               it               the               star               of               the               film               and               a               beautiful               piece               of               work.

It               stars               Gerard               Butler               as               King               Leonidas,               Lena               Headey               as               Queen               Gorgo               and               Rodrigo               Santoro               as               Xerxes.

The               film               broke               many               box               office               records               and               upon               release,               it               was               the               third               biggest               opening               for               an               R-rated               film               ever.
               Other               deserving               titles               in               this               category               include:
               Red               Badge               of               Courage               (1951)               -               Although               the               book               written               by               Steven               Crane               is               considered               a               masterpiece               of               literature,               the               film               never               came               anywhere               near               achieving               the               respect               and               success               of               the               book               for               many               reasons.

The               text               for               the               novel               is               available               free               through               Project               Gutenburg               at               http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/73
               A               Time               Out               of               War               (1954)               -               This               short               film               depicts               two               Union               soldiers               and               one               Confederate               soldier               that               are               maintaining               a               position               on               opposite               sides               of               a               riverbank.

Whether               by               exhaustion               or               boredom,               the               soldiers               eventually               negotiate               a               one-hour               truce               with               the               Confederate               soldier               manning               the               opposite               bank.

During               the               "time               out"               they               gain               respect               each               other.

In               2006,               A               Time               Out               of               War               was               selected               for               preservation               in               the               United               States               National               Film               Registry               by               the               Library               of               Congress.
               Bridge               On               The               River               Kwai               (1957)               -               This               story               is               loosely               based               on               real               life.

Soldiers               are               asked               to               surrender               to               a               Japanese               POW               camp               in               order               to               gain               access               to               a               railroad               construction               project               that               will               link               all               Burma.

Conflicts               arise               in               part,               because               the               construction               of               the               bridge               has               become               a               project               for               the               American               POWs               to               keep               busy               during               their               internment               and               because               the               reluctant               hero               is               not               who               he               has               been               pretending               to               be.

The               film               stars               William               Holden               and               Alec               Guinness.

The               performances               of               the               actors               carry               this               film.
               The               Dirty               Dozen               (1967)               -               Lee               Marvin,               Ernest               Borgnine,               Charles               Bronson,               Jim               Brown,               John               Cassevetes,               Richard               Jaeckel,               George               Kennedy,               Telly               Savalas,               Donald               Sutherland               are               among               the               big               names               in               this               movie               about               a               bunch               military               personnel               that               have               already               been               convicted               of               murder,               who               are               offered               pardons               in               return               for               completing               a               mission               that               should               kill               them               anyway.

The               added               suspense               in               this               movie               is               accomplished               with               the               fact               that               you               never               know               whether               the               would               be               heroes               are               capable               of               overcoming               their               own               personality               defects               in               order               to               accomplish               the               mission.
               Tora,               Tora,               Tora!

(1970)               -               Based               on               actual               events               about               the               Japanese               attack               on               Pearl               Harbor.

The               film               was               purposely               cast               without               big-named               box               office               stars               in               order               to               focus               on               the               story               however,               that               might               also               be               the               reason               it               was               a               box               office               flop.

It               does               focus               on               the               story               with               very               little               for               dramatic               freedom.

The               special               effects               did               win               an               Oscar.

The               film               is               widely               used               as               an               educational               film               for               the               event.
               Midway               (1976)               -               This               film               is               a               dramatization               of               actual               events               surrounding               the               battle               for               control               of               the               Pacific               in               World               War               II.

The               Battle               of               Midway               was               considered               the               turning               point               of               the               war.

As               in               Tora,               Tora,               Tora!,               there               is               little               dramatic               license               but               the               film               did               utilize               established               film               stars               as               a               draw               for               the               box               office.

The               film               stars               Henry               Fonda,               James               Coburn,               Glenn               Ford,               Robert               Mitchum,               Cliff               Robertson,               Hal               Hobrook,               Charlton               Heston,               Robert               Wagner,               and               Edward               Albert.

This               film               is               also               widely               used               as               an               educational               film.
               The               Deer               Hunter               (1978)               -               This               is               a               military               movie               in               the               fact               that               it               explores               the               lives               of               personnel               that               survived               events               in               the               Vietnam               War.

It               is               very               dark               and               disturbing,               as               war               tends               to               be.

It               stars               Robert               De               Niro,               John               Cazale,               John               Savage,               Christopher               Walken               and               Meryl               Streep.

The               picture               was               the               winner               of               5               Academy               Awards               including               Best               Picture               in               1978.
               Apocalypse               Now               (1979)               -               Set               during               the               Vietnam               War               Era,               with               an               all-star               case               of               Marlon               Brando,               Martin               Sheen,               Robert               Duvall,               Laurence               Fishburne,               Harrison               Ford,               Dennis               Hopper,               Scott               Glen               and               the               list               goes               on,               the               opening               scene               of               this               movie               is               probably               one               of               the               most               remembered               of               the               time               for               a               military               movie.

The               photography               was               spectacular               however               many               thought               the               story               line               a               little               weak.

It               is               still               a               movie               worth               seeing.

In               2005,               the               quote               delivered               by               Robert               Duvall               "I               love               the               smell               of               napalm               in               the               morning"               was               named               by               the               American               Film               Institute               as               one               the               top               "100               Years               of               Movie               Quotes."
               The               Big               Red               One               (1980)               -               The               Big               Red               One               is               the               nickname               of               the               1st               Infantry               Division,               organized               in               1917.Stars               Lee               Marvin,               Mark               Hamill,               and               Robert               Carradine.

The               film               was               written               and               directed               by               Samuel               Fuller               who               drew               on               his               own               experiences               while               serving               as               a               member               of               the               1st               Infantry               Division.

For               his               service,               he               was               awarded               the               Bronze               Star,               the               Silver               Star               and               the               Purple               Heart.
               Hunt               For               Red               October               (1990)               -               The               intrigue               of               this               movie               is               trying               to               figure               out               whether               the               captain               (Sean               Connery)               of               the               newest               and               most               advanced               Soviet               Union               nuclear               submarine               is               planning               an               attack               against               the               United               States               or               if               he               is               defecting               with               the               high-tech               sub.

The               sub               is               equipped               with               a               revolutionary               propulsion               system               that               allows               the               Red               October               to               run               silently               through               the               ocean.

While               both               the               Soviets               and               the               United               States               military               are               desperately               searching               for               the               sub               while               CIA               agent,               Jack               Ryan               (Alec               Baldwin)               tries               to               convince               political               leaders               that               the               captain               is               defecting.
               The               Patriot               (2000)               -               The               Patriot               is               an               extremely               compelling               movie               with               the               American               Revolution               as               the               setting.

Starring               Mel               Gibson,               his               performance               is,               as               always,               sensational               however               it               is               doubtful               that               this               film               would               have               achieved               the               success               that               it               did               without               him.

The               same               can               be               said               about               Gone               With               The               Wind.

Could               you               imagine               it               without               Clark               Gable               or               Vivien               Leigh?

The               stunning               photography               also               make               this               film               worth               watching.
               Platoon               (1986)               -               Written               and               directed               by               Oliver               Stone               with               stars               such               as               Tom               Berenger,               William               DaFoe,               Charlie               Sheen,               Forest               Whitaker               and               Johnny               Depp               this               film               is               set               during               the               Vietnam               War.

Following               the               reliance               that               platoon               members               must               bestow               on               each               other,               the               film               touches               on               the               horrors               of               war               and               moral               issues               that               are               faced               by               the               characters.

It               won               four               Oscars               including               Best               Picture               in               1987,               along               with               various               other               awards               and               nominations.
               GI               Jane               (1997)               -               This               movie               appears               to               be               more               about               the               effects               of               politics               on               the               military,               but               it               is               included               in               this               listing               for               the               following               reason:               As               a               sign               of               our               times,               it               is               the               first               box               office               movie               that               depicts               a               woman               as               a               member               of               the               military               and               in               a               leading               role,               albeit               a               fictional               character.

Many               military               genre               movies               depict               women               as               merely               something               that               men               do               when               they               are               off               duty               or,               as               in               the               case               of               Lawrence               of               Arabia,               there               are               no               women               in               the               movie               at               all.

This               movie               features               performances               by               Demi               Moore,               Viggo               Mortensen               and               Anne               Bancroft.

It               explores               the               American               controversy               surrounding               the               ability               of               women               to               participate               at               the               front               lines               of               military               operations.
               Band               of               Brothers               (2001)               -               This               is               a               mini-series               based               on               the               experiences               of               the               "E               Company"               of               the               506th               Parachute               Infantry               Regiment,               United               States               Army               101st               Airborne               Division               during               World               War               II.

Many               actual               events               are               depicted.

It               stars               Damian               Lewis,               Donnie               Wahlberg,               Ron               Livingston,               Scott               Grimes,               and               Peter               Youngblood               Hills.

Produced               by               Tom               Hanks,               Steven               Spielburg               and               Tony               To,               this               high               acclaimed               mini-series               won               the               Golden               Globe               award               for               Best               Mini-Series               or               Motion               Picture               Made               for               Television               and               the               "Mini-series               Of               The               Year"               award               from               the               American               Film               Institute               in               2002.
               Honorable               Mentions:
               The               Green               Berets               
               Full               Metal               Jacket               
               Black               Hawk               Down               
               We               Were               Soldiers               
               A               Soldier's               Story
               Information               about               these               movies               was               obtained               from               the               following               websites:
               American               Film               Institute               website:               http://www.afi.com/10top10/epic.html               
               National               Film               Registry               website:               http://www.loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html               
               The               Internet               Movie               Database               website:               http://www.imdb.com






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      ...in Virginia. On Saturday, Lexington celebrated Historic Garden Week with “Virginia Military Institute: Houses, History and Honor,” an eight-stop tour that included lunch...
    8. minstrelboy.blogspot.com/   08/31/2013
      ... Warn that Detainees Being Moved to Evacuated Military Sites in Syria | Institute for the Study of War Syria Updates Syrian activists on twitter ...
    9. rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/   08/15/2006
      ...California, was able to create the Oakland Military Institute on the site of the former Oakland Army Depot. It...and families that make up the Oakland Military Institute--win this one.
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      ... (however remote) between the Kentucky Military Institute and the state's responses to...He stated, "We recommend this Military Institute to the patronage of the citizens...
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