Love your selections. Last of the Mohicans is particularly underrated by many.
1. Glory - So many scenes.
2. Master and Commander - scene where he roars them into battle. "You want your children to sing the 'La Marseillaise?'" Also the tragic scene where the ship is saved by cutting away overboard men.
3. Shawshank Redemption - "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
4. Return of the King -
"Hold your ground! Hold your ground!
Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
Glory and Master and Commander are two of my very favorites. My dad and I saw Glory together when it first came out. A+ moving. Great acting. Only negative for me is the historical negative of a pretty dumb battle strategy but that was at the general officer level. The heroism on the ground was, in fact, glorious. Master and Commander is one of the all-time best movies on leadership, how harsh logic and ethics are intertwined (as in the cutting scene you reference) and also on the subject of friendship and how it can be complicated by the military and any hierarchical setting.
I should add that Master and Commander is only lacking in much of the soundtrack (somewhat kludged together) and would greatly have benefitted from a master. But the remainder of the movie (and the books) are indeed fantastic on leadership and friendship. The scene at the end is beautiful: subject to the requirements of the service, "Capt. Jack Aubrey: Well, Stephen... the bird's flightless? Dr. Stephen Maturin: Yes. Capt. Jack Aubrey: It's not going anywhere" and then off to war.
I would also like to note that, of the movies we've mentioned, James Horner composed the scores for Braveheart and Glory, two of his best productions.
They're all worth it. I find 'em inspiring. Tia-Clair Toomey is particularly interesting because it shows her entire mindset shift from overly timid and almost apologetic the first time she put on the Leader jersey to a winning mindset then sounding a bit as if her ego can get the best of her in the latest one.
For non fittest reasons - Full Metal Jacket, the first half. Create a routine, hammer it home and follow it.
Love your selections. Last of the Mohicans is particularly underrated by many.
1. Glory - So many scenes.
2. Master and Commander - scene where he roars them into battle. "You want your children to sing the 'La Marseillaise?'" Also the tragic scene where the ship is saved by cutting away overboard men.
3. Shawshank Redemption - "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
4. Return of the King -
"Hold your ground! Hold your ground!
Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of men fails,
when we forsake our friends
and break all bonds of fellowship,
but it is not this day.
An hour of wolves and shattered shields,
when the age of men comes crashing down,
but it is not this day!
This day we fight!!
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
I bid you stand, Men of the West!!!"
Glory and Master and Commander are two of my very favorites. My dad and I saw Glory together when it first came out. A+ moving. Great acting. Only negative for me is the historical negative of a pretty dumb battle strategy but that was at the general officer level. The heroism on the ground was, in fact, glorious. Master and Commander is one of the all-time best movies on leadership, how harsh logic and ethics are intertwined (as in the cutting scene you reference) and also on the subject of friendship and how it can be complicated by the military and any hierarchical setting.
I should add that Master and Commander is only lacking in much of the soundtrack (somewhat kludged together) and would greatly have benefitted from a master. But the remainder of the movie (and the books) are indeed fantastic on leadership and friendship. The scene at the end is beautiful: subject to the requirements of the service, "Capt. Jack Aubrey: Well, Stephen... the bird's flightless? Dr. Stephen Maturin: Yes. Capt. Jack Aubrey: It's not going anywhere" and then off to war.
I would also like to note that, of the movies we've mentioned, James Horner composed the scores for Braveheart and Glory, two of his best productions.
I think I have watched one or two of the Fittest movies. I will have to check out the other ones!
They're all worth it. I find 'em inspiring. Tia-Clair Toomey is particularly interesting because it shows her entire mindset shift from overly timid and almost apologetic the first time she put on the Leader jersey to a winning mindset then sounding a bit as if her ego can get the best of her in the latest one.