History What made WW2 the most cinematic thing that ever happened?

[FléauDeDieu]

I'm serious when I say this, it's like a Michael Bay movie that actually happened in real life.
It had all these vastly competing ideologies and large than life charismatic leaders as the main characters.
The battles, the alliances, the fate of the world hanging in the balance - it's like something Spielberg or George Lucas would come up with if they wanted a breezy billion dollar franchise on the fly.
Even the ending to it was pure cinema - The deadliest war in history brought to an end with mankind's deadliest weapon yet (Hiroshima/Nagasaki).

 

[Flower2dPeople]

 

[SmoothPies]

It even had a real-life villain in Hitler that you think would only exist in a dark movie.

Also the last major war to happen that wasn't really televised.. now you can watch videos of the war in Ukraine on social media and see how awful war is for yourself

 

[I Am Legion]

Really an incredible World event in terms of imagery. Had all the elements of a Hollywood blockbuster. I pray for all the lives lost and lives changed forever.

 

[Beechwood]

Well, in Germany and in America the top movie directors in the two countries participated in making top visual films of the conflict and political movement, in NAZI Germany in particular. I think it was Leni Riefenstahl of Germany who made the NAZI's famous with her movies.

 

[ShadowRun]

It was the biggest war that was the best documented with videos and photographs. There might of been other wars in the past with movie like story lines but one can say wars i the past are the movie scripts now.

 

[Thai Domi]

Well, in Germany and in America the top movie directors in the two countries participated in making top visual films of the conflict and political movement, in NAZI Germany in particular. I think it was Leni Riefenstahl of Germany who made the NAZI's famous with her movies.

 

[Spounman]

Because it happened all over the world and had lots of larger than life figures and epic battles. I imagine the experience of a Marine on Iwo Jima was much different than the men at the Battle of the Bulge, or traversing the desert in the North African campaign. Then you have the civilian aspect like hiding in London and hoping a bomb doesn't land on you. Then you had epic battles like Stalingrad that are foreign to the Americans. I mean just listen to this wildman's experience in the Pacific

 

[Bacco]

Mostly big recognizable villain with an army dressed as the bad guys
Rare case where you can clearly point at evil side (guess better ignore what russians did once entered in Berlin) and hope "heroes" wins

Who was THE villain in WW1?
Indeed

 

[Tone C]

Mostly big recognizable villain with an army dressed as the bad guys

Who was THE villain in WW1?
Indeed

Thanos .

 

[lsa]

Great German uniforms.
Huge fan huge fan..

 

[HomeCheese]

I'm serious when I say this, it's like a Michael Bay movie that actually happened in real life.
It had all these vastly competing ideologies and large than life charismatic leaders as the main characters.
The battles, the alliances, the fate of the world hanging in the balance - it's like something Spielberg or George Lucas would come up with if they wanted a breezy billion dollar franchise on the fly.
Even the ending to it was pure cinema - The deadliest war in history brought to an end with mankind's deadliest weapon yet (Hiroshima/Nagasaki).

I actually find Christmas to be more cinematically appealing.

 

[Bacco]

Thanos .

 

[Spounman]

Mostly big recognizable villain with an army dressed as the bad guys
Rare case where you can clearly point at evil side (guess better ignore what russians did once entered in Berlin) and hope "heroes" wins

Who was THE villain in WW1?
Indeed

The Kaiser amongst others

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_II

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

It's because it was a world war, that involved a lot of countries. They have a good amount of film of the war.

Bloodiest war in history as well. So it all adds up to why.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Land, Air, and Sea.

The entire world was engulfed in multiple theaters.

It don't get no crazier than that.

 

[Darkavius]

It even had a real-life villain in Hitler that you think would only exist in a dark movie.

Also the last major war to happen that wasn't really televised.. now you can watch videos of the war in Ukraine on social media and see how awful war is for yourself

Villains you mean. Don't forget Mussolini in Italy. Additionally, if I remember correctly World War 2 has been the only time the Atomic Bomb has been used in history against an aggressor.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Villains you mean. Don't forget Mussolini in Italy. Additionally, if I remember correctly World War 2 has been the only time the Atomic Bomb has been used in history against an aggressor.

Nazi Ambassador, "You should know that in any future war, Italy will be on our side".

Winston Churchill, "That seems fair, we had to have them the last time".

 

[AGGAMEMNON66]

Vietnam has quite the cinematic resume as well

 

[fishbisquit]

It even had a real-life villain in Hitler that you think would only exist in a dark movie.

Also the last major war to happen that wasn't really televised.. now you can watch videos of the war in Ukraine on social media and see how awful war is for yourself

Hate to say it, but there is a real life villain today that does hitler stuff. Round up the undesirables and ship to camps. Ignore the lawmakers and make your own laws. Threaten the world. Lie to the world. Jail opponents. Shut down any anti government news or shows. Take power in every degree illegally. We are on the verge of a cinematec part 3. Only the germans..... I mean the americans, just dont know it.