Perhaps historical accuracy is the wrong intention. Moral education
might be expanded not by the contemplation of what the film presents,
but by what virtues it reveals to be discussed. Hence Paths of Glory is
incredibly inaccurate in many ways but what emerge are discussions about
truth and integrity. What we then make of them, when we pare away our
psychological prejudices may be an enhancement of out curiosity and
flexibility about human behaviour(Nietzsche) or a moment of spiritual
unselfing (Iris Murdoch) The films moral gravitas can then be separated
from its factual accountability. But then, Saddam Hussein's favourite
film was the Godfather..
rwm
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