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Cry of Battle is a WWII film that portrays a side of the war not normally focused on, the conflicts in the Philippines. The film overall proved to be quite interesting in both the historical and plot aspects. Specifically the plot was just not focused upon a love triangle, but also corrupted friendships and the theme of man vs. man. The film held many underlying themes that were projected both to better tell the story and also display the historical context of the film. The three lead actors (Van Heflin, James MacArthur, and Rita Moreno) rightfully portrayed their characters developing them throughout the movie. All in all Cry of Battle is one of the thousands of war films glossed over during the mid twentieth century, except it actually was a diamond lost in a pile of rocks.

I recently saw this short film on IFC. The film itself is most likely low-budget considering it is in black and white and the imaging isn't crystal clear. This, though, did not deter me from still enjoying this deeply saddening short. It not only brought you into the life of a woman battling with, as I suppose, breast cancer, but also showed how not everyone deals with things the same way. The story portrays the fearful truth of how many women battle with this terrible disease and lose themselves to the battle. I cannot put into words exactly my full thoughts on this film, but I was moved by it in many ways because of how thought provoking and truthful it was.