Paths of Glory
The 40% rate for Paths of Glory reflects a film that can compete in the middle rounds but loses when the bracket reaches the final — the semifinals are usually its best stage. Kirk Douglas marching through those trenches is early Kubrick at his most furious — a film so angry about the machinery of war that it was banned in France for eighteen years. That moral conviction translates directly into voter loyalty. It sits near the bottom of Stanley Kubrick's 8 films on BingeBracket. Voters pick in 1.8s on average — well under the 3.5s platform norm.
Synopsis
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
50% in the semis, then 0% in the final. The drop isn't gradual — it's a cliff. Paths of Glory looks like a contender right up until the bracket asks it to beat the best.
Barry Lyndon is the film Paths of Glory can't figure out — just 0% in their matchups.
Stanley Kubrick's 8 films span a wide range: 2001: A Space Odyssey at 71% to Full Metal Jacket at 41%. Paths of Glory sits at #8.
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