Dear Hollywood, This is a Better Battle: Lessons from the Last Valley

A follow up to my Dear Hollywood, Your Big Battles are Bad
   • Dear Hollywood, Your Big Battles Are Bad  
(Critiqued Battles in Narnia's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Last Jedi, and the Rise of Skywalker)

This film breaks down a short battle in The Last Valley with Michael Caine to see what we can do better for fantasy and sci fi battles in the modern day.

0:00 Intro
0:30 Overview, War Aims & Intelligence
2:50 Know the Enemy, Know Yourself
4:38 Divisions & Formation lead to Tactics & Maneuvers
7:11 Make Terrain Memorable & Understandable
8:47 It's Not All Bad (Sieges, Modern War & Historical Fiction)
10:33 Conclusion (Beyond Death Stars & Super Fleets)

Credit:
Clips from The Last Valley

Every Frame a Painting:
Jackie Chan- How to Do Action Comedy
   • Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy  

Roel Konijnendijk Ancient Warfare Expert (Dig Ditches)
   • Ancient Warfare Expert Rates 10 Battl...  

Music via Artlist
Army of Pumpkins- Amir Marcus
Tumannoye Ozero (The Misty Lake)- Ian Post