"Boy Soldiers" - (2003)

[lennyh14]

very well done. Especially liked the subtle but very important moment of mistrust as the jap soldier hands the yank his pistol. very professional and very psychologically acurate

[2ltben]

Really good for a no-budget Super 8 piece.

[ryankent1984]

this is very good. there are one or two shots i wouldnt have used, for instance the overhead shot of the american soldier lying against the tree. but overall, this is pretty fantastic for a short film.

[HistoryBuff555]

wow that is all i can say .Wow...

[DeutschKompanie1944]

that inspired me.

[fdirector23]

very good! it reminds me of saving private ryan. where did you get the costume(s)?

[fdirector23]

and yes i did know music from private ryan was used

[NotSoUniversal]

why would two dudes on opposite sides of a war see each other and be like..."oh hey, wud up dude...want some drank?...we can play cards too!"....they would fucking shoot each other...even if they didn't want to cuz they'd be thinking the other guy was gonna shoot them

[lennyh14]

ye the guy does think that whn he turns to get his cards and finds the jao with his gun raised. People like that won't just shoot at each other. We naturally mimic each others emotions, and the jap came in peace which the american saw. People don't just kill each other. What you are seing there is two people who don't want to be at war, and it is very well depicted.

[NotSoUniversal]

well i would've shot his ass

[IsolationIsolation]

That was really good. good job.

[Luftwaffels]

Also, the poem...what is that from or did you write that yourself?

[Luftwaffels]

You've got the Uniform of a Third Infantry Division soldier of the European theater in the Pacific? Other than the uniform goofup, it's great. But, considering it's a short film, it's understandable.

[theparadox86]

Thanks for words. Yeah, addressed that from a comment a while ago. Here's what I said then:

You're absolutely right. Originally, it was going to be a Korean War film with the 3rd ID soldier fighting a Korean soldier - however, I only had my early WWII leggings available when I was shooting. So some creative liberty was taken. Good catch!

Also, the poem is from a Medal of Honor game. I don't recall which one.

[mrsamshin]

its look like a real old footage nice

[baskil]

That was great.

[MozTS]

excellent

[raymondleeleggs]

Great film, No vio.ence, just two people sitting and interacting, even though their governments hate each other,

[HOLOKRON]

I like the way it's shot, fantastic job.

[OrodesIII]

quite brilliant

[misterkempeitai]

very good film. You also included my fav MOH poem.

[orangeanything]

this was shot amazingly, I love the angles you used in the variose fps/ running shots. bravo.

[leevon316]

Well done, I love the way you shot the film.

[dyingbob]

This shows on both sides during a war, men are still brothers.

[rattrap87]

It was good. Great job with an old way of filming!

Only thing is Americans hated Japaneze and vice versa during WWII they would never share water.

And the 3rd ID fought in the ETO.

And its not Easy company stecils on his helmet, so commodore you are incorrect.

[defianceRIOTS]

I really enjoyed this.  Very good work.

[chokingman]

Awesome!!

[medi18]

that was excellent. i'm standing, i'm applauding. "shhhh" to the anoraks who seemed to have missed the point! (who cares what helmet the characters are wearing!) very poignant.

[Commodore14]

I didnt see any german insignias in this movie. The decals on his helmet are quite different than the one the germans were wearing during the first years of the 2. WW. The decal on the right helmet site is the one from the 3rd division. I think the left one is the cross you know from poker-cards. if this is right, its the easy company.

[theparadox86]

His helmet has the 3rd Infantry Division logo on both sides.

[thrashorbethrashed]

did i say something about germans? GI = Government Issue.

[thrashorbethrashed]

the Gi is wearing insignia of the 3rd ID. but the 3rd ID never fought against japanese soldiers in world war 2.

[theparadox86]

You're absolutely right. Originally, it was going to be a Korean War film with the 3rd ID soldier fighting a Korean soldier - however, I only had my early WWII leggings available when I was shooting. So some creative liberty was taken. Good catch!

[nathankang0]

The Julian Higgins from 3rdID!?

[thmedicineman]

Well Done!!

[videomakermag]

A great story, and just the right length!

[delzygirl]

thats well sweet :) bless em

[elangbam8446]

Nice panning, I like how you didn't use zoom (it makes the audience lose the feeling :))

[killa27]

Cool video its really show some morals..

[GardekFPP]

Music from Call of Duty... BTW. Nice video ;)

[ocelot10]

good video ;)