THEME EXPLORATION

expendable soldiers

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Life and Nothing But
Life and Nothing But
1989 · Bertrand Tavernier
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders
1962 · Samuel Fuller
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2
2012 · Simon West
The Last Hunter
The Last Hunter
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 · Sergio Corbucci
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
Counterattack
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2007 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973 · Teruo Ishii
Fresh
Fresh
1994 · Boaz Yakin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bryan Fuller USA

His war films like 'The Big Red One' unflinchingly depict soldiers as expendable cannon fodder while maintaining humanistic empathy for their plight.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His film 'Come and See' presents war through a child soldier's perspective, depicting the systematic dehumanization and disposal of human life as expendable resources.

 Stanley Kubrick USA

Films like 'Paths of Glory' and 'Full Metal Jacket' systematically explore how military institutions treat soldiers as expendable instruments of command and profit.