Great Kubrick war film but not as good as FMJ...

This is a fantastic war film which is very underrated. This is a film about World War I which is the first film that I have seen about that. People seem to make more films about World War II because it was probably darker. This film showed both the similarity and difference between World Wars I and II. This film had often mixed ways with both films. The story is rather dark with very hard hitting characters. It showed how enemies were treated by the other in the 1910s.


Kirk Douglas was awesome as Colonel Dax because he was on a very important job to take the Ant Hill at any cost. Dax is both a lawyer and a soldier. He tries to defend three innocent soldiers but he has to try and prove that the Generals were to blame that the attack didn't go to plan. I have no idea how Kirk Douglas is still alive at 92 years old. He must a really blessed guy. He was 41 when he filmed Paths Of Glory. Kirk is a legendary actor and he will probably be best remembered for Paths Of Glory and another Kubrick film Spartacus.


This is a very underrated war film from Kubrick. All of his films up to Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb were underrated. Kubrick's other war film Full Metal Jacket got the credit where Paths Of Glory should have instead. Paths Of Glory is the Kubrick war film. Full Metal Jacket is good but not as good as Paths Of Glory. Kubrick showed the start of his epic filmmaking in which he always had a talent for. This is one of the few weird Kubrick films. The way this film was written seemed very original to me just like All Quiet On The Western Front was.


This is one of those early war films. The older ones are probably the best but new ones like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Letters From Iwo Jima are still really good. I liked Paths Of Glory more than Full Metal Jacket. Out of the 10 Kubrick films I've seen, my order is: The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lolita, Paths Of Glory, Spartacus, Full Metal Jacket and Barry Lyndon. I wouldn't call Paths Of Glory a masterpiece but an awesome film that shouldn't be missed or avoided.

8/10