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I see no relevence between the cinematic concept of this and Rashomon. In this film we start off with a lie from unreliable narrators and the truth is slowly revealed, in parts, by the reliable narrator, Denzel. In Rashomon multiple perspectives are shown, it is debatable if the truth is ever shown, or if all the different slants are various versions of the truth. Without a reliable source, such as a literary critic, such a comparison is merely opinion and so does not belong here. Me, I think the comparison bears mention, and find support for mention in [1] and [2].
If the helicopter with the red cross was receiving fire then the right to self defence over-rides the laws of armed conflict. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.29.89.159 (talk) 17:53, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not the most reliable sources (though IMDb is pretty good about quotes), which is why I didn't make the edit myself. I may just go borrow the DVD from the library and check it out. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:05, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent point that I didn't consider. We can watch it and report what is said, but then we'd be relying on an editor's report which may be considered OR or not reliable. It's a small point, and I'm sure we'd be correct, but we should look for a better source if we can find one.MartinezMD (talk) 02:12, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
We're allowed to use the film itself as a source for plot details (otherwise I'd have to revert a ton of my own edits). WP:FILMPLOT states "a primary source may be used only to make descriptive claims", and "since the film is the primary source ... , citing the film explicitly in the plot summary's section is not necessary." Clarityfiend (talk) 02:23, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, at around 13:20, Serling talks about "Lieutenant Boylar". On a slightly silly note, in the scene before that, when he is interviewing the crew of the first helicopter, one of the crewmen refers to the Iraqis in the version I first saw as "ragheads". In the DVD version, it's been changed to "fuckers". He then apologizes to Serling. Apparently, he was afraid the colonel would wash his mouth out with soap. (This just in: new army regulations require the use of doilies and antimacassars in offices.) Clarityfiend (talk) 22:06, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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