{"id":3456,"date":"2007-07-06T15:31:05","date_gmt":"2007-07-06T22:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2023-10-22T19:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T02:58:22","slug":"war-game-the-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3456","title":{"rendered":"War Game, The (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The blast wave from a thermo-nuclear explosion has been likened to an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/War-Game-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/War-Game-Poster-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/War-Game-Poster-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/War-Game-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/War-Game-Poster.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn post-nuclear Britain, citizens suffer from third-degree burns, post-traumatic stress, and lack of adequate supplies.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Mockumentaries<\/li>\n<li>Nuclear Holocaust<\/li>\n<li>Peter Watkins Films<\/li>\n<li>Post-Apocalypse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeter Watkins&#8217; fictionalized docudrama was deemed too controversial for airing on BBC television, but was given a theatrical release, and received an Oscar for best &#8220;documentary&#8221; in 1967. This hypothetical vision of a post-apocalyptic nightmare &#8212; including lack of sufficient food or medicine, military rule, and hideous physical symptoms &#8212; remains just as powerful today as it must have been 40 years ago, when the threat of nuclear war was even more imminent. The film&#8217;s narrator continually reminds us that although what we&#8217;re watching isn&#8217;t real, it&#8217;s based on extensive research; again and again, we learn that the awful symptoms shown on-screen are what actual victims in Japan and Germany experienced during WWII. While it&#8217;s tough to sit through even at just 50 minutes, <em>The War Game<\/em> remains perhaps the single most effective cautionary film ever made, and merits at least one viewing by everyone. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Countless unforgettable images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Child.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Child.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3454\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A truly frightening vision of a post-apocalyptic world<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Family2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Family2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3455\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This powerful film should be must-see viewing for everyone, not just film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controversial Film<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0059894\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1966\/09\/14\/archives\/film-festival-two-tours-de-forcethe-war-game-lists-catalogue-of.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/far-flung-correspondents\/the-horror-of-nuclear-war-on-the-war-game#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20War%20Game%E2%80%9D%20is%20one,moments%20of%20terror%20and%20despair.\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2064war.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/503036\/the-war-game#articles-reviews?articleId=138431\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The blast wave from a thermo-nuclear explosion has been likened to an enormous door slamming in the depths of hell.&#8221; Synopsis: In post-nuclear Britain, citizens suffer from third-degree burns, post-traumatic stress, and lack of adequate supplies. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Living Nightmare Mockumentaries Nuclear Holocaust Peter Watkins Films Post-Apocalypse Review: Peter Watkins&#8217; fictionalized docudrama was deemed too controversial for airing on BBC television, but was given a theatrical release, and received an Oscar for best &#8220;documentary&#8221; in 1967. 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