[ WP ] You 're a movie director in 1970 filming a battle scene with 16,000 extras . Then you realize you 're commanding the 7th largest army in the world .

`` Director, are you ready? We do n't have all day, and there's no way we can get 16,000 people in one place again for these shots. I looked it up- this is technically the 7th largest army in the world right now, and you're in control. This is our chance for some of the most incredible footage known to man- we'll recreate Waterloo right here.'' My assistant was always helpful and encouraging, keeping me on track. Today, however, was just different. I was absorbed in thought, mind swirling madly. 
 
 *I wonder, what did Napoleon, or Alexander the Great feel when they stood over scores of men? Did they feel exhilaration, or the fear of failure; of death and sorrow that would come. To direct film is to capture the essence of people, and few men are in my position. Sure, it's a falseity, these men are not soldiers and I am no leader, and yet... something stirs inside me. I think of the death that tugs at wars skirt; a lonely child desperately seeking our attention. * 
 
 *The thought should haunt me, send throbbing horror down my spine and sickness to my gut. I know not the horror of war, but just thinking that 16,000 men are at my whim, charging toward death should cripple me. I'm not a leader, or a veteran. I know nothing of war. * 
 
 *And yet, I am excited. This feeling of power, of control... I feel capable. My directing career has been faulty, and lately I've questioned myself. Critics shut me down, and slam my work. They say I do n't focus enough on the people, the humanity of it all and instead focus on the grandeur. Maybe I do. So what? Is it not grandeur that is our magnificence? Not the individual, but what a collection of individuals can become when united? Perhaps I should fear that I enjoy such a fearful prospect, but... * 
 
 `` Director?'' 
 
 I shook my head, snapping out of the daydream. `` Sorry, James. Of course. By the way, keep the extras here a little longer after we finish our shots.'' 
 
 `` Why?'' 
 
 `` Just do it. And I'll be the one directing the extras, no one else will reprieve me of duty. I do n't want to take a break.'' 
 
 *Why do n't we call this a practice round? * 
 
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