Y is for "The Year of Living Dangerously"

 

What war movie that begins with the letter Y best exemplifies the war movie genre? I have chosen "The Year of Living Dangerously" because it represents the subgenre of war journalism and it is one of the best in that subgenre. 

 

“The Year of Living Dangerously” is a member of the journalists at war subgenre. It is an Australian film directed by Peter Weir (Gallipoli, Master and Commander). It was based on the novel by Christopher Koch who based it loosely on the experiences of his journalist brother during the attempted overthrow of Sukarno in Indonesia in 1965. The title comes from the phrase “living dangerously” which was a favorite of Sukarno’s. He used it in his Indonesian Independence Day speech in 1964. The movie was to be shot in Indonesia, but the plot caused the government to refuse that option. The movie was banned in Indonesia until the year 2000. Instead, Weir moved to the Philippines where the production received death threats from Muslims because of a perceived anti-Islam bent. The last week of the six-week shoot was moved to Australia. The movie ended up costing $6 million which at the time made it the most expensive Australian movie ever made