My dad’s favorite movie. I love it, too. He saw it in the theater with his older brother when it was released. Decades later, if you asked him to name his #1 movie, he’d say “Bridge.” One word. I knew what he meant. R.I.P. dad.

@user-xh8ii2hj6r

Ай бұрын

Only time I seen my Dad cry was while watching " BRIDGE" Pop was a seasoned Combat Infantry Veteran WWII island hopper

I agree w/you both. The Bridge on the River Kwai was and still is one of the greatest movies even made, and one of my all time favorites. The compelling story (loosely based on the building of the Burma Railway during WWII), the perfectly timed sequencing of events (esp'ly toward the film's end) and the stellar acting create a tension and BRILLIANT CRESCENDO beyond comparison. By far, Holden's finest work and arguably Guinness' as well. Glad to know that the two screenwriters were given full credit and Oscars, at least posthumously. Never too late to right a wrong. BRAVO, on all accounts!

My Dad was a seasoned Combat Engineer island hopper WWII tuff as they come Only time I seen him cry was while watching The Bridge on the River Kwai

Classic film. Great insight by Pollack and Spielberg.

@shhtha

Жыл бұрын

Two pedophiIes

Kwai is the quintessential military movies because it obeys the two seminal lessons of the military, following orders and organization. The 4 principal characters' actions are not individually motivated but come from a higher cause, and Nicholson, the madness of the lot is the one tries to make this action personal, and with disastrous effects. The organization and coordination from the audience and filmmakers' perspectives is sublime.

@debrahouston2884

Жыл бұрын

TY for your military perspective. I recognized these elements in the story, but you articulate them so well and concisely. I happen to be one lady who loves history, values higher ideals and those who possess them, and the sacrifices that sooo many have paid for Freedom. God bless them all. ✝️

Steven Speilberg and Sydney Pollack. Give them a big thumbs up..........

Well it's one of my all time favorite movies,

Bridge over River Kwai and Merry Christmas Mister Lawrence - these are the two movies, which come first to my mind, when I think about Pacific War, the movies dedicated to it...

ironic cuz many think jaws is one of the best movies ever made. guess i need to watch kwai sometime.

King David Lean 👑

Spielberg stole the sound of the approaching train sequence in last part of Kwai and used it in Saving Private Ryan for the sound of approaching tanks before final battle

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

Really?

@philippastore2228

9 ай бұрын

Those echoes have surely gone to Your head!!!

@jeffreyjeziorski1480

7 ай бұрын

A good idea is a good idea and belongs to no one person.

There's a reason I love The Bridge on the River Kwai. It's just the right pace. It's also the reason I love Pollack.

Well you could do Bridge on the River Kwai and put it as an 8 episode series on Netflix or some other streaming service and people would bingewatch it.

@MultiFribourg

7 ай бұрын

Blasphemy lol they don't deserve to see it.

@alvarosousa7707

6 ай бұрын

Como Spielberg falou e bem, hoje é impossivel fazer um filme igual, hoje os filmes são robotizados, feitos em computador, naqueles tempos eram máquina de filmar e das grandes no terreno. Pela sua dimensão do filme tão real, hoje esse filme feito robotizado não tinha público.

True narrative movie.

I did watched the movie when I was a teen and I remember liking it

Grandes filmes daquela época que marcaram geraçôes e ainda marcam. Nada haver com a porcaria que se faz hoje----que amanhã ninguém lembra mais.

Great how they talk about the fact that audiences these days aren't capable anymore to sit through a 3-4 hour movie with intermission and just a lot of dialogue and story and not so much action. I really wish audiences these days would become more willing and that we can see Director's Cut in the theatres themselves instead of having to see them at home.

@markparkinson6947

3 жыл бұрын

On the contrary, watching 3-4 hour movies at home makes it easier for audiences to watch a movie. You have control over your environment, so you don't need to wait for an intermission to go to the toilet or get some more snacks. And then you can watch the film more easily, especially without any potentially disruptive audience members.

@debrahouston2884

Жыл бұрын

@@markparkinson6947 Plus, I do NOT go to movie theaters anymore. Have not for years (germs, potential violence, etc). NOT where I want to be...Home us better in all respects, except the screen is not as large and I don't have "Sens-u-Round-Sound."

@alvarosousa7707

6 ай бұрын

@@markparkinson6947 Quando vemos um filme em casa, não tem o mesmo impulso, dedicação, interesse que numa sala de cinema. Vamos aqui-olhamos para o outro lado, vamos ao banheiro, comemos algo etc---então tudo isso tira a beleza de acompanhar um belo filme como este: Este filme não é de 4 horas-nada disso, é sim mais longo que a maioria mas nada de 4 horas e quando era exibido em grandes salas onde o cinema era culto havia 3 intervalos, isso ainda ligava mais as pessoas ao filme. Sou do tempo das longas metragens onde os filmes marcavam geraçôes, hoje não marcam geraçôes nenhumas a não ser pela negativa.

I doubt the AFI sees this comment but I would love a playlist with all of these “director x on x” videos in one place

I wonder if any young people have bothered to watch The Bridge on the River Kwai? Those born 1980 or after, tell us what you think of it, and how does it compare with Die Hard, Hunger Games, etc.?

@samueltugendhaft5446

8 жыл бұрын

+wheelinthesky300 Born in 1995. I don't know why you asked it to be compared to the likes of the Hunger Games. There's still fantastic films made today. There's no sense in picking a great picture like Bridge on the River Kwai and stacking it up against a blockbuster like Hunger Games that doesn't even come close to comparing in quality.

@samuelelitugendhaft2163

8 жыл бұрын

+degree7 Mulholland Dr, Requiem For a Dream, Eternal Sunshine, Waking Life, The Intouchables, In Bruges, City of God, Werckmeister Harmonies, Waiting for Godot, Moulin Rouge, Oldboy, A Serious Man, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Spirited Away, Kill Bill, Before Sunset/Midnight, Triplets of Belleville, The Hunt, Short Term 12, etc. All made in the 2000s. TBOTRK is great but I hate the circle jerk that everything was better in the past.

@samuelelitugendhaft2163

8 жыл бұрын

+degree7 You asked about post 1980s. Die Hard came out in 1988. I really don't see your point at all. Other great movies from the 2010s (other than the ones I already listed): Inside Llewyn Davis, Amy, The Turin Horse, The Social Network, A Separation, Nightcrawler, Birdman, Whiplash, Boyhood, The Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, Frances Ha, Black Swan, Shutter Island, The Fighter, The Artist, Midnight in Paris, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Moneyball, Margin Call, and so on. That list is also pretty deficient in terms of movies that came out last year and this year because I didn't get out to the theaters much but still. I think the 1960s was the greatest decade to film but your comment adds nothing to create any real discussion.

@louiso.4325

8 жыл бұрын

Just finished it about five minutes ago. Stunning. I knew I was in for a treat when they came in whistling that tune man! I knew we were in trouble also when the guy slapped Guinness clear across the face! It was also interesting seeing the sub plot develop and grow larger and larger till it finally ran into the main plot. And don't get me started on that climactic ending. BOY. As an upcoming 12th grader, I feel it's safe to say that it's way better than most of the modern rubbish we get with explosions etc. it's up there in my top ten list of films

@samuelelitugendhaft2163

7 жыл бұрын

It's a dumb comparison to make between modern action films and 1960s arthouse films. That's a terrible comparison. There is good modern arthouse films made today (though I do prefer the 1960s as my favorite decade). People always like to act as if nothing good is being made now and that's just not the case. Also as a rising senior I'm sure there's still a lot of movies you need to watch and I encourage you to do so.

'Bridge' and '2001' are tops of all time. Several Hitchcock just below those two.

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

How about Citizen Kane?

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

How about The Godfather?

@f.boogaloospook2318

Жыл бұрын

How about Love exposure?

Nice to see Spielberg credited as the director of Schindler's List AND The Adventures of Tintin. :)

@lynnturman8157

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@user-ql9kq2jo5z

7 жыл бұрын

I watched Thе Bridge оn the River Kwai full movie hereеee twitter.com/ab944e45493c85190/status/795842520328478720 Direectors Sydnеy Poooollack аnd Stеven Spielberg on THЕ BRIDGEEE ON THЕ RIVER KWAI

Fuckin masterpiece!.

"It could never be made today." I disagree, Sydney. The rise of streaming services have made it easier for people to watch movies like Bridge on the River Kwai, considering that notably Netflix has made several-hour long episodes of TV shows, and several-hour long movies as well.

@ssssssssssssssssss50

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but his point was that the films takes its time and is relatively slow moving, especially in the first hour, something that today's generation wouldn't find appealing nor with they have the patience required to give it a shot. He was referring to its length, but rather to its pace.

@markparkinson6947

3 жыл бұрын

@@ssssssssssssssssss50 I would disagree with that, also, especially considering how there are all types of people in the younger generation, meaning you would find at least one person who would be willing to sit through the entire film without any problems.

@ssssssssssssssssss50

3 жыл бұрын

@@markparkinson6947 without a doubt, I myself am part of that category. Problem is, that's more of the exception than the rule. I do believe my first comment is what Sydney ment and I fully agree with him. It took me a bit to get to appreciate the films that take their time while most people my age I know dismiss them instantly.

@markparkinson6947

3 жыл бұрын

@@ssssssssssssssssss50 Fair enough. Even if we are the exception, I am glad we are making the art of film thrive, generationally speaking. Everyone has different tastes. And yeah, it's a shame not everyone will be able to appreciate a Golden Age Hollywood film like we do. But hey, I'm sure there are other people who feels the same way that we do about Golden Age Hollywood. Of course, I don't like every movie from the Golden Age I have come across, but I do appreciate it, one way or another, which is the same for Bridge on the River Kwai.

@markparkinson6947

3 жыл бұрын

@@ssssssssssssssssss50 Funny story, I actually have a horribly pixelated DVD copy of Bridge on the River Kwai, but I learnt a special technique the movie introduced me to. Everytime a shot dissolves, the before shot, the dissolve shot, and the after shot all have different coloured tints on them, which I could use in my filmmaking at some point! 😁

Sydney Pollack didn't live long enough to see The Irishman, which I had to watch over several nights to get through it. God knows how people managed to see it at the movies.

@philippastore2228

9 ай бұрын

On Speed!!!

yes!

Wait the guy who directed Tin tin, the classic most famous movie of all time also did Schindler’s List? Whaaaaaaat?

Who is Sam speilberg?

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

Sam Spiegel, you mean?

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

Or Spike Spiegel?

The movie was a slap in the face to what the real veteran survivors went through. There was no stupid song they sang. There was only death and starvation. Go watch the stories from survivors. They’ll tell you this movie was 99% inaccurate.

00:38; 1997

Too bad Brige over the River Kwai is total fiction. Hopefully a Hollywood director will have the balls to tell the true story: The 1957 film Bridge on the River Kwai won six Academy Awards and may be the most famous and celebrated war movie ever made. But while the story of the collaboration of a British officer and his Japanese captors was the perfect way to illustrate "the great joke of war," it also horrified the POWs who lived through the experience on which the movie was based.

@markparkinson6947

3 жыл бұрын

I would say that Saving Private Ryan would be a more famous film than Bridge on the River Kwai.

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

@@markparkinson6947 No

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbauer4703 Really? How so?

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

@@markparkinson6947 The Bridge on the River Kwai was directed by David Lean -- the legendary director who inspires the director of Saving Private Ryan to this very day. Spielberg has to watch a David Lean movie -- Bridge or Lawrence of Arabia or both -- before he starts any big picture project. Also, Bridge on the River Kwai won seven Academy Awards in 1957 including Best Picture and was the highest grossing film of that year. In addition, the highest paid American actor of the day, William Holden, starred in the film along with veteran British actors Alec Guiness, Jack Hawkins, and one-time Japanese matinee star, Sessue Hayakawa.

@markparkinson6947

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbauer4703 You are talking about critical acclaim, not popularity. I’m talking about which film is more well-known, and it’s highly likely that Saving Private Ryan (despite its critical inferiority to Bridge on the River Kwai) is a more well-known film because of how recent the film was released (1998) as opposed to Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).