There were good guys and bad, the sides clearly delineated.
Can we really digest the truth of war or do we settle for its show?
Reynolds, then a young writer-director, planned a modestLord of the Flies-punch in of film.
(L-R) ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’Everett Collection
The result was an over-budget movie whose narrative was submerged in ambiguity.
Haig might have been better suited forNapoleon.
The audience forRed Dawncould never quite figure out what it was about.
(L-R) Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell and Charlie Sheen in 1984’s ‘Red Dawn’MGM / Courtesy: Everett Collection
