The series features a wide range of war images, both famous and forgotten.īut few people have a better grasp on the role of photography in Vietnam than the photographers themselves, and those who lived and worked alongside them. How those photographs made history is underscored throughout the new documentary series The Vietnam War, from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Think of the War in Vietnam and the image in your mind is likely one that was first captured on film, and then in the public imagination. As Jon Meacham describes in this week’s issue of TIME, the pictures from that period can help illuminate the “demons” of Vietnam.Īnd, in the decades since, the most striking of those images have retained their power. On television screens and magazine pages around the world, photographs told a story of a fight that only got more confusing, more devastating, as it went on. While the Vietnam War raged - roughly two decades’ worth of bloody and world-changing years - compelling images made their way out of the combat zones. And if you haven’t, hopefully they give you some small measure of understanding for what those who have fought have been through.The vietnam war Pictures That Moved Them Most (We did not, however, count Star Wars – go cry into your Wookiee dolls, nerds.) If you’ve ever been on the frontlines yourself, these movies will resonate. As a result, this list runs the gamut, from depictions of very real conflicts, including both World Wars, Vietnam and the so-called ‘War on Terror’, to fictional battles occurring on faraway planets. In considering the greatest war films ever made, we paid special attention to those movies that view combat from multiple angles.
Why do we fight? What happens when it’s over? And ultimately, is it ever worth it? They ask the important questions about the nature of war itself. But the best war movies go deeper than mere cinematic bravado. Military conflict is at the centre of some of the greatest films ever made, and no wonder – few other man-made nightmares serve as such natural backdrops for suspense, horror and heroism. War is hell, but hell makes for great drama.
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