It's an unfortunate fact that without taking part in or suffering from war, the vast majority of people would have led uninteresting pedestrian lives. Because war has brought forth an almost endless stream of really astonishing stories it's not surprising there are so many films about it and people who want to watch. When I was a youngster I used to disagree with Mum who didn't like shootin' and killn' films. 60 - 70 years later I now tend to agree with her.