Comwayon
A Disappointing Continuation
Adeel Hail
Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Portia Hilton
Blistering performances.
sudip_rulz
Kubrick is a real connoisseur, a genuine masterclass. Just think about the execution level of this movie, with the presence of tension and emotion, how skillfully he shifted the essence of the story-line from the war zone to the trial scene. How gifted and talented Kubrick was in his early days!! The movie has only 85 minutes of running time. But considering the short span of time, the whole movie was quite intense and engaging. The script was excellent, the story-line was brief and concise and the whole casting ensemble was marvelous. The best thing about the movie was, the singing from the German girl at the end sequence. How brilliantly it changed the tone of the whole movie from a War movie to an Anti-War. This is Magic of Kubrick. Hats off!!!
elvircorhodzic
PATHS OF GLORY is an anti-war film based on the novel of the same name by Humphrey Cobb. This is a shocking film, which is inspired by real events, about the shameful incident on the Western Front in the First World War. We've seen the terrifying battleground in the grip of corruption and cynicism.Kubrick's style became known after this film. Extremely long shots emphasize the importance of a particular scene, a part of the story or some locations. Black and white photography goes well with the atmosphere and themes in the film. The dark tones, night scenes and human expression provoke strong feelings of anxiety.The story begins with the agony that goes into the public injustice and ends with the tragedy. One general, on the suggestion of his superior, sent his division across the no man's land in a suicide assault that is bloodily rejected. Three soldiers must pay with their lives for alleged cowardice. However, their colonel reasonably rebelled.... The story of human intrigue, courage and fear of soldiers is honest, direct and explicit. Scenery, referring to the cold, wet and bloody trenches, is amazingly convincing.Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax is a passionate idealist. However, he is only one link in the chain of orders. His character is not a rebel. This is a natural reaction to the apparent injustice. Adolphe Menjou as Major General Georges Broulard is the embodiment of a cunning and ruthless war policy. George Macready as Brigadier General Paul Mireau is a kind of a grotesque. A vindictive character, who is a slave of his own ego.The end of the film is somewhat cathartic. The soldiers revive forgotten feelings in inhumane conditions of war.The future is pessimistic, but the struggle for humanity is visible. War is hell, and it is part of one's everyday life. Rotten people survived the war. The innocent are dying. Nothing changes.Mr. Kubrick is a true master.
PetarDuric
Kubrick is definitely one of the greatest movie directors and it also shows us here what he's capable of. As one of the characters is driven by the mad will for promotion he commands an attack that has completely killed the whole squad and then he tries to turn things around and blame it on three guys. It was just outrageous how they got sentenced to death and it all goes down as officers try to do everything what they can to get Staff in sparing those man, but he is just trying to get everyone to believe him. Those man are executed, next morning it all goes down as Mireau finds out about how he was set up and thing starts unravel what every office desired to accomplish. It was shown how everybody wants something in war but also some want what is best for their man and some will do anything when they are offered right thing. Ending scene is absolutely magnificent and you can't help but to start getting overwhelmed and getting sense that everything is going to be all right. 3.5/4
Miguel Neto
Paths of Glory is one of the most realistic war films already made , and also we see a Stanley Kubrick still very new , more already see some of their characteristic , it sends fine , the way he films is very good, who knew the director of Paths of Glory would do in the future classics as Clockkwork Orange, Spartacus or the Shining , totally different film Paths of Glory , this proves the versatility Kubrick , the cast is good, we have Kirk Douglas in the leading role ( Kubrick and Douglas again the work three years later in Spartacus ) , Douglas makes a great acting, the cast also has Ralph Meeker , Adolphe Menjou , George McCready , Richard Anderson , Timothy Carey, Bert Freed , etc., Ralph Meeker , Adolphe Menjou and George McCready make great performances mainly Ralph Meeker , the picture is very good, and the end left me with knot in the stomach, Paths of Glory is the first major classic Stanley Kubrick , and shows why Kirk Douglas is one of the best actors of the decade of 50 and 60. note 9.8
