Tunes of Glory

[macwilkin]

Now that you've seen the movie, try to find the novel by James Kennaway (who also wrote the screenplay). It's a relatively short read, but a good one, and it is a wee bit different from the movie.

Tunes of Glory will always be my favourite movie, period.

Regards,

Todd

[beloitpiper]

Now that you've seen the movie, try to find the novel by James Kennaway (who also wrote the screenplay). It's a relatively short read, but a good one, and it is a wee bit different from the movie.

Tunes of Glory will always be my favourite movie, period.

Regards,

Todd

I know I should read the book, but half of the reason that I loved the movie so much was the visual aspect. I mean, I could always imagine the hundreds of kilts, or play a CD of bagpipes during the party or training scenes, but it wouldn't be the same. The movie has both a strong plot and gorgeous visuals.

[Streetcar]

All right, I gotta be the cold water on this.

I may be the only person on these boards who didn't care for the movie.

Yes, the visuals, setting, costumes and accents were great. The story itself was good.

But I just couldn't get past how upset these soldiers were getting over dance steps....!

[Mr. MacDougall]

But I just couldn't get past how upset these soldiers were getting over dance steps....!

Rudyard Kipling wrote of soldiers, "Single men in barracks don't grow into plaster saints." What he meant is very well illustrated by this movie... and I've seen it in the real world, onboard ship. A small insult is magnified many times, until it becomes the most important thing in the world. It takes calm, cool heads on top to knock the tension back down, and when they're the ones who have the tension in the first place... look out.

Besides, it wasn't really about the dance steps. It was about who was right, the old skipper, or the new one.