Unbroken

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This film is based on the non-fiction novel Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption written by Laura Hillenbrand. Olympic runner, Louis "Louie" Zamperini, gets captured by Japanese forces after his plane crashes into the ocean.

This film was directed by Angelina Jolie. This film keeps its focus on his imprisonment and the reasons for it instead of his childhood or his Olympic accomplishments. Obviously, since this film is about a prisoner of war during Wold War II, the Japanese are not shown in a positive light. So much so, that this film has been banned by Japanese Nationalists. Which is to be expected when it comes to military prisons. There has also been some disappointment from the Christian community, because it didn't focus enough on his Christian transformation. All that aside, there are several long stretches in this film, mainly because of the 47 days lost at sea, where the story feels stagnant. It also hits a lot of familiar notes with other military movies without deeply affecting its audiences. There are a few moments where you are truly motivated by the main character. However, I greatly enjoyed the 1950's feel that the cinematography provided. Jack O'Connell played the role of Louis "Louie" Zamperini. His performance made you sympathetic to the character's plight. It also presented the strength of the broken man. Takamasa Ishihara played the role of Mutsuhiro "Bird" Watanabe. He was a great military villain for O'Connell. 

I give this film 4 out of 5 stars! It is a good military film that brings Zamperini's life to modern audiences.

This film can be found on DVD.

Answer to last blog: Director Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game, also directed Headhunters.

Que: What other film has Angelina Jolie directed?

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