There are so many inherently theatrical moments in military/political history that modern Hollywood could mine if it wanted,https://twitter.com/pptsapper/status/1148587485347352576 …
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At Midway, one of the American pilots even miraculously dropped a bomb that went straight down the Akagi's flight elevator, a one-in-a-million shot that swiftly doomed the carrier by detonating inside it.
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Another battle that could hardly be more theatrical, but we can guess why it would never be filmed: the Siege of Vienna in 1683, concluding with the city's relief by the largest cavalry charge in history. (That one, too, was more or less aped by Tolkien).
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I always thought the Attack on the Death Star was lifted from The Dam Busters.
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“Midway” without Charlton Heston chewing all that scenery? Is that even possible?
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Midway without the heavy-handed and cliched love subplot would be awesome
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