Many military films, regardless of the location, the feats of heroism or the links made in the middle of the bloodshed, end up reminding others in the process. Then you will be forgiven for making those comparisons before entering "Warfare", the new film by co-directors Alex Garland and former US Navy Ray Mendoza, whose personal experiences are the basis of a film that, through his Nightmare on its topic redefines what makes a military film in the process. What could be a surprise, however, is that in the midst of the chaos and barbarism that unfolds around Will Pulter, Cosmo Ararvis, Josephoseph Quinn and "Daredevil: Born" Michael Gandolfini againThe inspiration was found at Roma-Com in Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998.

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Mendoza spoke with /movie about "warfare", explaining that the film is not trying to be a pro or anti -war story, but a frenetic report on the events and consequences of each In a story based on memorythat made the director achieve an interesting comparison. "It was my ride and why was I so accurate or we were so accurately throwing all the memories and really, how did you feel at this exact moment? When did you feel like getting out of this state of mind in the combat state of mind and when did that happen?" Revealed Mendoza. "So, they are all, they are micro arcs, but they exist. And I think about the movie, I don't only see military movies. There is a movie that I could name you are likely to be shocked. It is called" sliding doors. "

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For those who may have missed the film directed by Peter Howitt, "Sliding Doors" followed Paltrow as a fight London, whose simple act of missing train shares the film into two different stories, showing how things could pass if she did through transport doors or not. For Mendoza, it is a movie that raises it during the creation of "warfare", which itself highlights how the smallest decision can have the effect of knockout not only in hours, but minutes or seconds through the frightening story it brought to the screen.

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"That movie has resonated with me with any other movie so far. And so, I go to movies if I want to laugh, if I want to cry, if I want to be inspired, it's an experience, right? Life is a series of moments," says the co-director. "I don't remember every day of all my deployments. I only remember significant, and this is an important event in my life, it's my experience and I want to share it. And if you want to watch it and want to experience something else, then I invite you to do it and learn something."

You can check our full interview with Mendoza and Garland and how they have made one of the most intense military films so far here.