LA Ute
12-27-2014, 10:34 AM
We saw "Unbroken" yesterday and I recommend it enthusiastically. The movie is faithful to the book -- which I also heartily recommend. Some have expressed disappointment that the movie leaves out the story of Louis Zamperini's post-war depression, PTSD and alcoholism, as well as his life-changing religious conversion. That did not bother me, however. There's an inspiring post-script summarizing what Louis did after the war, and that was enough for me.
In fairness to the filmmakers, I don't think the entire book could have been compressed into one movie anyway, and the addition of the religious material would have been polarizing to many audiences and would have limited the movie's appeal. Besides, that past of the story was already quite matter-of-fact in the book and to use it would have required a lot of interpretation. It would have been a no-win situation for the director (Angelina Jolie, who I think will get an Oscar nomination.) Fewer people would know about Louis Zamperini as a result, which would have been a real shame.
So go see this movie! It is not for young children -- there are many scenes of men in deadly, frightening peril, plus the POW camp brutality -- but I think it is quite appropriate for family viewing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjJbl7kRrI
Trailer and other info here:
http://www.unbrokenfilm.com/
In fairness to the filmmakers, I don't think the entire book could have been compressed into one movie anyway, and the addition of the religious material would have been polarizing to many audiences and would have limited the movie's appeal. Besides, that past of the story was already quite matter-of-fact in the book and to use it would have required a lot of interpretation. It would have been a no-win situation for the director (Angelina Jolie, who I think will get an Oscar nomination.) Fewer people would know about Louis Zamperini as a result, which would have been a real shame.
So go see this movie! It is not for young children -- there are many scenes of men in deadly, frightening peril, plus the POW camp brutality -- but I think it is quite appropriate for family viewing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrjJbl7kRrI
Trailer and other info here:
http://www.unbrokenfilm.com/