Many war films, regardless of the location, the exploits of heroism or the ties made in the midst of the bloodshed, end up recalling others in the process. You would therefore be forgiven to make these comparisons before entering “Warfare”, the new film by co-directors Alex Garland and the former Seal Us Navy Ray Mendoza, whose personal experiences are the basis of the film which, through its The nightmare representation of its subject redefines which makes a war film in the process. What could be a surprise, however, is that in the middle of chaos and barbarism which take place around Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, and “Daredevil: Born again” Michael GandolfiniThe inspiration was found in a 1998 Rom-Com Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Mendoza spoke to / film of “Warfare”, explaining that the film does not try to be a pro or anti-war story but a frantic story of the events and the benefits of each In a story based on memoryThis led the director to reach an interesting comparison. “It was my driving goal and why I was so meticulous or we were so meticulous by throwing all the memories and really, how did you feel at this precise moment? When did you have the impression of being out of this state of mind in the state of combat, and when did it happen?” Mendoza revealed. “So, all these, they are micro arcs, but they exist. And I think that for the film, I am not only watching war films. There is a film that I could name that you will probably be shocked. It is called” Sliding Doors “.”
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Ray Mendoza wanted to make his own sliding doors with the war
For those who could have missed the film directed by Peter Howitt, “Slringing Doors” followed Paltrow as a Londoner in difficulty whose simple fact of missing a train divides the film into two different scenarios, representing how things could have taken place if it had crossed the doors of the car or not. For Mendoza, it is a film that he revisited during the creation of “Warfare”, which itself underlines how the smallest decision can have a training effect not only in a few hours but in a few seconds through the heartbreaking scenario that it brought to the screen.
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“This film resonated with me with any other film. And so I’m going to the movies if I want to laugh, if I want to cry, if I want to be inspired, it’s an experience, right? Life is a series of moments,” explains the co -director. “I do not remember every day of all my deployments. I only remember important, and it is an important event in my life, it is my experience, and I want to share this. And if you want to look at it and want to live something else, then I invite you to do it and learn something.”
