Fin de mi-temps pour le soldat Billy Lynn
Billy Lynn, âgé de 19 ans, est rapatrié à la maison pour une tournée de la victoire après une pénible bataille en Irak. À travers des remémorations, le film montre ce qui est réellement arri... Tout lireBilly Lynn, âgé de 19 ans, est rapatrié à la maison pour une tournée de la victoire après une pénible bataille en Irak. À travers des remémorations, le film montre ce qui est réellement arrivé à son équipe - en opposant les réalités de la guerre aux perceptions de l'Amérique.Billy Lynn, âgé de 19 ans, est rapatrié à la maison pour une tournée de la victoire après une pénible bataille en Irak. À travers des remémorations, le film montre ce qui est réellement arrivé à son équipe - en opposant les réalités de la guerre aux perceptions de l'Amérique.
- Prix
- 2 victoires et 8 nominations
- Billy's Sister
- (as Laura Wheale)
- Major Mac
- (as Richard Allen Daniel)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesSteve Martin revealed in an interview that they were several weeks into the shoot before he realized that Joe Alwyn was actually English. Alwyn's American accent was so accurate that Martin didn't have a clue that he was from the UK.
- GaffesThroughout SSG Dime wears an Expert Infantryman's badge (EIB) except in the limo where he has a Combat Infantryman's badge (CIB).
- Bandes originalesSalt Shaker
Written by D. Roc (as De'Ongelo Holmes), Kaine (as Eric Jackson), Craig Love and Lil Jon (as Jonathan Smith)
Performed by Ying Yang Twins
Courtesy of The Orchard
Based on the novel by Ben Fountain, this drama capitalizes on themes of patriotism and honor, and opens light on social issues that run between the grim realities of war and the distorted views of active combat by citizens back at home. The primary concern here deals with home civilians including the media exploiting the heroism soldiers acquire during active duty overseas, simply for our own personal gain. As disconcerting as it is, one thing this film proves is that unless you have been in active combat, you have little or no idea of what it is realistically feels like being in active combat overseas. Director Ang Lee makes an engaging point out of this concept. But alongside, the film also introduces these contradictions on how soldiers are celebrated by citizens for their active duty, yet people all over America continue to disdain war as an unnecessary bargain; an idea that the story never fully explores. From there on, the story slips into a jumbled mess and offers little emotional touch to the point where viewers are left with no impact. The film's emotional highpoints stand during the flashbacks of the title character and his squad fighting in Iraq which are powerfully shot and executed in authenticity. It's too bad that these scenes only make up a small portion of the near-two- hour runtime, while the majority the picture follows Billy and his squadron walking through the stadium during the halftime show with Destiny's Child performing and fireworks going off. If this manages to wring anything out of the story's framework other than its absorbing ideas, it is the performances, particularly Joe Alwyn as Billy and Kristen Stewart as his older sister, given the opportunity to flex her acting muscles. The rest of the cast offer some good on screen presences, operating with a sense of cynicism and humility. Looking for something Oscar- worthy though, you are probably better off looking elsewhere.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a shallow war drama that fails to arrest viewers with its timely themes and Ang Lee's scattershot approach to an otherwise thoughtful examination of its eponymous character versus America's fantasized perceptions of war. Although the final product is disappointingly forgettable, some may admire Ang Lee's effort on embracing the film with his visual innovation. However, its a technological effort that is too early to introduce in major theaters at this point.
- Screen_Blitz
- 3 juill. 2017
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- Budget
- 40 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 1 738 477 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 114 129 $ US
- 13 nov. 2016
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 30 930 984 $ US
- Durée1 heure 53 minutes
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- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1