Documentary with interviews about the Canadian black watch regiment in ww2Documentary with interviews about the Canadian black watch regiment in ww2Documentary with interviews about the Canadian black watch regiment in ww2
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Having watched a good few "dramatic reconstructions" mixed with veteran interviews I was absolutely blown away by how good this is. Black Watch Snipers is head and shoulders above the competition for a number of reasons:
1. Quality reenactments. They have real actors dressed in accurate uniforms in realistic settings instead of the usual crowd of witless extras with their helmets on backwards. How refreshing to see an scouting squad going into action with bolt action rifles rather than Rambo wanabees festooned with machine guns.
2. Great maps. You were led through were the unit was and what they were doing so you had a flavour of how the campaign was progressing.
3. Without wanting to give too much away the way the narration is handled is especially well but you won't realise this until the end.
4. The veterans themselves. I had not realised the role and function of the scouts and their sniping and intelligence gathering mission. These wonderfully dignified old gentlemen had such spirit and pride in their amazing achievements I was surprised there was no mention of any decorations they had won.
At the end I began to think that here was a Canadian Band of Brothers mini series in the making but then concluded, as my tears dried and the lump in my throat went down, you have no need to subject such heroism to the Hollywood treatment as it only diminishes the truth. Everyone should see this programme and see that in times of war ordinary men can achieve extraordinary things.
1. Quality reenactments. They have real actors dressed in accurate uniforms in realistic settings instead of the usual crowd of witless extras with their helmets on backwards. How refreshing to see an scouting squad going into action with bolt action rifles rather than Rambo wanabees festooned with machine guns.
2. Great maps. You were led through were the unit was and what they were doing so you had a flavour of how the campaign was progressing.
3. Without wanting to give too much away the way the narration is handled is especially well but you won't realise this until the end.
4. The veterans themselves. I had not realised the role and function of the scouts and their sniping and intelligence gathering mission. These wonderfully dignified old gentlemen had such spirit and pride in their amazing achievements I was surprised there was no mention of any decorations they had won.
At the end I began to think that here was a Canadian Band of Brothers mini series in the making but then concluded, as my tears dried and the lump in my throat went down, you have no need to subject such heroism to the Hollywood treatment as it only diminishes the truth. Everyone should see this programme and see that in times of war ordinary men can achieve extraordinary things.
- sgfrankland
- Sep 21, 2020
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