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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5355654, member: 2500"] Watched a very different kind of war movie last night, "[B]The Mountain Road[/B]". I'd never heard of it. Stars Jimmy Stewart and it's the only way movie he ever agreed to do as he found war movies unrealistic. It's set in China in 1944 and while the plot centers around Stewart's demolition team blowing up strategic roads, bridges and whatnot to delay Japanese troops advancing on Chinese targets, the Japanese are never seen - the "enemies" are actually Americans and Chinese, who were supposed to be allies. It's generally considered an "anti-war" movie, but there is no real animus to the US military shown. It's more about racism, difference in cultures, chaos when all authority breaks down, and questioning one's purpose. It was made in 1960 when such topics in a war movie were still considered controversial if not taboo, although it did have full cooperation from the Pentagon. There's not much battle action until the very end and there are some very impressive explosions for a 1960 film. I found it interesting and a well told story, and Stewart is excellent. [/QUOTE]