![]() Hemming plays his character far too solemn and serious a problem when it makes his already poor dialogue sound like the ramblings of a pretentious fool. OK, maybe that is an exaggeration but at times it would have been easy for me to believe that. The cast is made up of every British actor from the period who was between the age of 30 and 60. Sadly all this is wasted in a messy film that cannot seem to get an even tone is Cardigan a worthless leader or a comedy character? Are we meant to enjoy the battles or be horrified by them? And what's to be made of Nolan's constant preachy dialogue alongside scenes of comic value? These major problems take away so very much from the film that it is hard to really stick with it and see what little good there is. It is also relevant because it highlights the horrors of war and, even without characters we care about, the final charge is a mess of death that lacks any of the honour or beauty that the hillside generals talk of minutes before. ![]() The film may also be of interest recently because the most obvious parallel is now with the US's position in the world not quite an Empire but certainly with all the influence and invincibility that GB once believed it had. This is backed up pretty much by the rest of the film, which spends more time on this than on the characters, and it is interesting although maybe not enough to base a whole film on the animations alone are sharp enough to suffice if contrasted well with a reality. From the very start there is a clear judgment on the English mentality the world policeman, the mighty lion, the posh officer mindset of war as a sort of game and so on. This is all the more frustrating because on the edges it does do some things pretty well. This makes it hard to get into as it seem to jump around in narrative without any real drive. Nolan is a fine example of this as he never manages to be an engaging character and, along with the rest of them, just comes off as larger than life characters seemingly without any significant basing in reality. I am unsure of the historical value of the writing but it doesn't manage to do much in regards characters or consistent tone (either in the film or the individuals). With stories of all manner of goings-on during the three year production of this film it is little wonder that in some regards this film is all over the place. ![]() This conflict reaches The Times and enrages Nolan, who continues his arrogance even as the Light Brigade join the forces heading through Turkey. This form of leadership feeds through his officers and brings conflict with the straight approach of Nolan. ![]() One such officer is Captain Louis Nolan, who comes under the charge of Lord Cardigan one of the old guard and a cantankerous, arrogant leader to boot. As the politicians debate a course of action, the military prepare for war, recruiting men from the working classes and officers from the ruling classes. Written and narrated by Terry Brighton, produced by Terry Brighton and Mick Holtby, this video has been viewed 90,000 times on YouTube.Russia has invaded Turkey, much to the chagrin of the British, who sees this as a threat to their dominance of the globe through their Empire. This video features graphic scenes of the charge, quotes from survivors, and the 1890 recording of Alfred Tennyson reading his famous poem. It was like riding into the mouth of a volcano.’ Horses and men dropped by scores every yard.’ Corporal Morley: The flame, the smoke, the roar, were in our faces. The 17th Lancers rode in the front line.Ĭorporal Nunnerley: ‘The men in my squadron were nearly all cut down, including a sergeant who had his head blown off’.’ Cornet Chadwick: ‘My horse was hit by a ball in the neck, which covered me with a shower of blood.’ Captain Morgan: ‘Our pace increased amidst the roundshot and shell, whistling and cracking overhead. In 1854 during the Crimean war, during a Russian attack on the British base at Balaklava, a misunderstood order led the Light Brigade to charge down the mile-long Valley of Death at a line of Russian cannons.
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