Several times the audience wept, then laughed, then were amazed by this massive piece of storytelling. The movie left a profound impact on me, because it was everything I imagined, including the running time which clocked in at more than three and a half hours due to the intermission. I still remember going to the theater on its opening day, with my mom, who was also interested in the subject due to my curiosity as a youngster. Ten years later, he would give us the much awaited prequel to this film, Gods and Generals, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeff Shaara, the son of Michael, who wrote the original book.įor me, Gettysburg was the movie that turned me on to the Civil War, so naturally I could not wait for this film to come out. The film came out of nowhere and took the movie industry by storm, and today is regarded as one of the last true war epics ever made, because of its grandiose shooting style and use of thousands of extras instead of CGI. First he gave us Gettysburg in 1993, after several failed film projects of his own. To Civil War enthusiasts, director Ron Maxwell is seen as a Godlike figure. EDIT: Read my review of the 2011 extended director’s cut!
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