tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post9130383850654862615..comments2024-03-25T06:50:31.379-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: NOW SHOWING: Unbroken (2014)War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-69822609228626482020-04-06T11:14:24.401-05:002020-04-06T11:14:24.401-05:00Excellent points! I especially like the last line...Excellent points! I especially like the last line of #2.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-41219923964830667722020-04-01T13:07:08.475-05:002020-04-01T13:07:08.475-05:00I also appreciate the thoughtful review. A few of ...I also appreciate the thoughtful review. A few of my thoughts on the movie:<br /><br />1. I appreciated the attention that went into sets and casting. The bomber looked and felt like a 1940s-era aircraft. If there were inaccuracies they were not blatant to this casual viewer. The actors were thin and maybe even underweight, which allowed them to appear as close to "emaciated" as one could realistically expect. The Japanese also looked and acted as though they were from an earlier era, although a surprising number of them spoke very good English (though for all I know that may have been accurate for the time or the place).<br /><br />2. Thank you for confirming that the actual brutality exercised against the prisoners was greater and more widespread than is depicted in the movie, where at worst most prisoners are portrayed as hungry, cold, and frightened due to misunderstanding Japanese intentions. The end credits note that Zamperini met with and forgave the guards who would meet with him, but a film viewer might wonder what most guards were being forgiven for.<br /><br />3. I would have liked to have seen the role of religion developed more and I think it would have explained much, but I suspect if it had been given its proper weight the movie would have been pigeonholed by many as a "christian movie" and avoided. <br /><br />4. On balance I'm glad that the 1950s movie was not made. That way, when Zamperini returned to Japan toward the end of his life he could do so as himself rather than as a stand-in for Tony Curtis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-18703479728489615142015-01-05T19:12:53.851-06:002015-01-05T19:12:53.851-06:00Thanks. I do not think you would like the movie. ...Thanks. I do not think you would like the movie. The book was good, but this may be a case where it was impossible to match the literature. In this case, mainly due to length constraints.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-22564872943527632732015-01-05T09:53:37.267-06:002015-01-05T09:53:37.267-06:00This is a great and detailed review. I haven't...This is a great and detailed review. I haven't read the book and have absoluetely no intention to read it. It's not my cup of tea. Not sure why. I might watch the movie though but it's not one I have to see asap. <br />allaboutwarmovieshttp://allaboutwarmovies.comnoreply@blogger.com