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We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers

■ Basic Data

ItemContent
Year2002
CountryUnited States
DirectorRandall Wallace
CastMel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott
GenreWar, Drama

■ Title Language Table

LanguageTextRomanization
EnglishWe Were Soldiers
EspañolFuimos soldadosFuimos soldados
FrançaisNous étions soldatsNous etions soldats
DeutschWir waren HeldenWir waren Helden
PortuguêsFomos HeróisFomos Herois
ItalianoWe Were Soldiers – Fino all’ultimo uomoWe Were Soldiers Fino all ultimo uomo
РусскийМы были солдатамиMy Byli Soldatami
中文(简体)我们曾是战士
中文(繁體)勇士們
한국어위 워 솔저스Wi Wo Soljeoseu
ไทยเรียกข้าว่าวีรบุรุษRiak Khao Wa Wiraburut
Tiếng ViệtChúng Ta Đã Là LínhChung Ta Da La Linh
Bahasa IndonesiaWe Were SoldiersWe Were Soldiers
日本語ワンス・アンド・フォーエバーWansu Ando Foeba

■ One-Line Definition

👉 A work that depicts a structure in which duty and human life collide within organized warfare


■ Synopsis

The Battle of Ia Drang forces soldiers and families alike to confront the cost of war.


■ RECIPE Tags

#Duty #Leadership #Sacrifice #Brotherhood #HumanLife


■ Primary Axis

  • Entry: Command Responsibility
     Reason: A leader bears responsibility for the lives entrusted to him
     Related Film: Patton
  • Middle: Brotherhood
     Reason: Shared mortality creates bonds stronger than ideology
     Related Film: Band of Brothers
  • Core: Human Cost
     Reason: War ultimately converges on the value of individual lives
     Related Film: Saving Private Ryan

■ Secondary Axes

  • Leadership
     Reason: Leadership is measured under conditions of extreme uncertainty
     Related Film: Apollo 13
  • Sacrifice
     Reason: The burden of sacrifice extends beyond the battlefield
     Related Film: Born on the Fourth of July

■ Person

  • Director: Randall Wallace
  • Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott

■ Structural Tags

#CommandStructure #CollectiveSacrifice #CombatSurvival


■ Attribute Tags

#WarFilm #VietnamWar #AmericanFilm

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