新概念英语之经典战争电影

还记得新概念第三册Lesson 36里那个德国出租车司机找回战争中死去的兄弟的人生巧合吗?战争造成的生离死别、骨肉分离不计其数，不仅给世界带来毁灭性的破坏，也对人造成永久性的摧残。然而，战争也给人带来了对历史、哲学和人性的思考，让人类更珍惜和平年代的安宁。本期新概念文化大爆炸向大家推荐五部经典的战争电影。Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. The film follows the central character, U.S. Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Sheen), of MACV-SOG, on a mission to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Brando). The film was honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

《现代启示录》是1979年的以越南战争为背景的美国史诗战争片，由弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉执导，马龙·白兰度、罗伯特·杜瓦尔、马丁·辛导演和制作。电影讲述的是中心人物——美国陆军特种作战军官上尉本杰明·威拉德(辛饰)执行任务，去杀死叛徒——被认定疯了的特种部队上校沃尔特·库尔茨(白兰度饰)的故事。该片荣获戛纳电影节金棕榈奖，并被提名为奥斯卡最佳影片奖和金球奖最佳电影-戏剧。

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film set during and following the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Noted for its graphic and realistic portrayal of war, the film is especially notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depicts the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944.

《拯救大兵瑞恩》是1998年的美国史诗战争片，以第二次世界大战的诺曼底登陆期间和之后为背景，由史蒂芬·斯皮尔伯格导演，罗伯特·罗达特编剧。 这部电影以对战争画面的真实写照而著称，特别值得注意的是最开始的27分钟，它描绘了1944年6月6日的奥马哈海滩攻击的场面。

Patton is a 1970 American biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on the biography Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Omar Bradley's memoir A Soldier's Story. Patton won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

《巴顿将军》是1970年的关于二战期间美国将军乔治·巴顿的美国传记战争片。它由富兰克林·沙夫纳根据弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉和埃德蒙·H·诺斯的剧本导演，根据迪斯拉斯·法拉戈所著的《巴顿：磨难与胜利》和奥马尔·N·布莱德雷所著的《一个士兵的故事》两书内容所创作。该片荣获过八次奥斯卡奖项，包括最佳影片奖。

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American drama war film depicting the Battle of Mogadishu, a raid integral to the United States' effort to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The film is based on the book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which chronicles the events of the battle. It was co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator.

《黑鹰坠落》是2001年的美国战争片，它讲述了美国为捕捉索马里军阀穆罕默德·法拉·艾迪德而进行的突袭中的重要一战——摩加迪沙之战。这部影片根据马克·鲍登所著的同名书籍改编，记述了战役中的事件。它是由《角斗士》的导演雷德利·斯科特联合制作和导演的。