Unbroken Movie Evaluation “A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory” (Unbroken 2014). The film Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, premiered last year in 2014 and received a few prestigious Oscar nominations. Unbroken follows the true story of Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) and his triumph of becoming an Olympic athlete, as well as his struggles while being lost at sea for 47 days, to being captured by the Japanese and taken to harsh prisoner-of- war camps during World War II. As a young boy Louis got into trouble often and was on a destructive path, until his older brother Pete (John D’Leo, Alex Russell) encouraged him to try out for the school track team. Once Louis devoted his time to running track and field he was more …show more content…
Throughout the movie Louis is faced with many obstacles and trials to allow those who watch the movie make connections and understand the emotional and physical toil Louis encountered. Through Louis struggles: training for the Olympics, being stranded in the ocean, and withstanding beatings and torture in a Japanese Prisoner-of-war camp only made Louis stronger. Displaying these chronicles in Louis life only shows viewers the capability of human spirit. The plot of Unbroken is inspiring to those that watch it, proving that even in the hardest of moments anything is possible if you believe you can achieve a greater …show more content…
The period of time in the movie mostly takes place during World War Two, making it one of the major conflicts Louis encountered. In the beginning of the movie Louis is with his crew releasing bombs over Japan when he is attacked by aerial Japanese; many times throughout the film there are references and signs of the war presence. Another conflict Louis faces is environmental forces. Louis and two other men were stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 47 days enduring harsh conditions such as dehydration, predators, and awful storms. Nature took a huge toll on Louis, making him weak and vulnerable. Once captured by a ship of Japanese navy Louis is taken to a prisoner of war camp where he is brutally beaten by Sergeant Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Sergeant Watanabe pushed Louis to new breaking points, often picking him out of the crowd to embarrass and taunt Louis, making him ponder whether or not to continue, but like his older brother Pete told him “If you can take it, you can make
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come,” said Michael Jordan. Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken was about a boy named Louie Zamperini. He started off as a troubled young child, but in his teen years Louies brother Pete helped him find a love for running. He had dreams of being an olympic runner, but his hopes and dreams were crushed when he got drafted into WWII, and eventually got lost at sea and captured by enemy forces. When Louie loses he decides he will suffer through the hard training to get the redemption that he needs.
In the book, Unbroken, and the movie has many similarities and differences. There are three evident differences that has been shown between the two. The first variation is the dead bodies the Japanese fighters shot. In the text, it says Louie saw the two dead bodies of Phil and Mac, after the plane attacked them. In the videoclip, it doesn’t show the point of view of Louie seeing them lifeless. Another change is the Japanese mercenary. In the passage it states that Louie saw the mercenary first appear, but then it disappeared. In the motion picture, it starts with the antagonist attacking right away. The last distinction is the actions each character made. In the paragraph, it shows Louie as a strong person, and Louie had to help Mac and Phil
During the seminar, someone asked: “Was Louie truly unbroken throughout the book?” Although this book was titled Unbroken, I believe the protagonist Louie had the spirit of being unbroken but didn’t stay unbroken throughout the book. First of all, one example of Louie having the unbroken spirit was when he was told to hold the six foot beam by the Bird. When Louie was slowly sliding into unconsciousness holding the beam, he thought: “He cannot break me” (302). Malnutrition, sickness, and other physical conditions were possessed by Louie that day, but he somehow managed to hold the beam for 37 minutes. However, Louie did not stay unbroken throughout the novel. Furthermore, the author lets us see the ‘broken Louie’ in Part V. In the beginning
The novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is a biography about a man named Louie Zamperini who lived a very puzzling life. Running through his youth into great fame at the Olympics, joining the military and getting stranded on a raft in the Pacific Ocean, and being locked up in a prisoner camp to finally being released home.
During all of this The Bird is hiding and try's to fake his death and it works for some time. "They cant kill you if your all ready dead"-Commander Fury Captan America the Winter Solder He is being hunted by Japan and at the same time is trying to get into the United States of America. But during all of this Louis goes to japan for there Olympics and get to cary the torch. Low and behold not so far from there is where Louis was help POW. He try's to meet up with The Bird and give him his forgiveness but The Bird refuses.
“He gave up drinking and smoking.” Louie did exactly this, because he knew the potential he had in running, and wanted to reach that potential. Louie is the main character in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Almost the whole story revolves around him, and his magnificent life. Louie has grown from being a very troubled young boy, to being a very mature, giving, and humble young man.
The Brave and Forgiving Louie Zamperini survived on a raft in the middle of the ocean, for 47 days, with a finite supply of water, and no food! Louie was born in 1917, and was a troublemaker from the beginning. Louie’s older brother, Pete, encouraged Louie to run. Eventually Louie was on his way to the Olympics in Japan. However, fate had different plans for Louie, instead of Louie going to the Olympics, he was stranded on a raft for 47 days in the middle of the Ocean, and was sent to brutal POW camps for 2 1/2 years.
In Unbroken a few things differ from the historical event. For example, in the movie, it says after the war Louis Zamperini went back to see the cruel prison guard that tormented his life. However, what actually happened was he tried to see the prison guard but the guard refused to meet him as you can see from the article Unbroken, history Vs. Hollywood “He requested to meet with Mutsuhiro Watanabe (aka "The Bird"), but his former tormentor declined the meeting”. On top of that in the historical event and the movie when Louis Zamperini comes back from the war he develops PTSD and becomes an alcoholic, then his wife threatened to leave him unless he changes his ways so he became a Christian and it helped his PTSD and alcoholism. But in the movie he comes back from the war and everything is fine. But that's not to say Unbroken is without problems.
Being held captive during a time of War can be traumatic and torturess or silent and subtle. It can take an effect on the person experiencing it in very complex ways. Overcoming traumatic events in POW camps can be extremely difficult. If they return home they can struggle with a wide range of illnesses like PTSD and traumatic war flashbacks. Louie Zamperini was unfortunately that person. He was taken in as a prisoner of war during WWII by the Japanese. He relied on his inner strength and self worth to get him through traumatic beatings, and dehumanization over a period of years. In the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, it shows the detailed struggle of Louie Zamperini’s experience and how he regained strength.
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived” (Robert Jordan). This quote illustrates that being flexible and flowing with any change of circumstances will aid in resilience. Developing this quality is an important part of most people’s lives, especially when dealing with hardships. In the movies, “Where the Wild Things Are,” and in the movie “Inocente,” both Max and Inocente show resilience throughout their lives. Also, in the book The Glass Castle, Jeanette has to overcome obstacles throughout the book and show resilience. In the book and the movies, Jeanette from The Glass Castle, Max from “Where the Wild Things Are”, and Inocente from “Inocente,” the three of them all can be applied to Carl Roger’s humanistic theory of psychology.
Robert H. Schuller once stated, “Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.” In the novel Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie struggles with fitting in anywhere and staying out of trouble. He was constantly doing things to cause trouble and making mistakes. Pete, Louie’s brother pushes him to run to escape his troubles. Throughout Zamperini’s life, he gains perseverance which gave him the ability to survive through life.
Louie was able to bounce back from a lot of hard, difficult times that for some people they may have lost their dignity to keep on going. A quote that explains why resilience is such a key trait is when it says “A fist connected with Louie’s nose, and he felt a crunch” (145). Afterward Louie was able to rebound from the incident by forcing his broken nose back into place. This allowed Louie to not give up hope, therefore he was able to avoid becoming despondent. Another example of being resilient is when it says “The extremely low caloric intake and foul food put men’s lives in jeopardy” (149). Instead of Louie getting discouraged by not having much food to eat, he was able to think in his mind about a different topic to get his attention away from food and starvation. One last quote describing this trait is, “When the exercise was over, the men had to stand outside, regardless of the weather” (149). This shows that Louie and other prisoners were forced to stand outside in terrible conditions to be lectured at and even beaten if they did not make eye contact with the guards. Somehow Louie was able to endure the pain when he was beaten in front of everybody. Resilience is probably the main reason that prisoners like Louie survived because it is the ability to bounce back from a harsh environment that disrupts their
Even when the weight of the world is coming down and doubt is setting in, there still are powers to help carry on. Louie Zamperini, a famous Olympic athlete, was dragged down to a low level when he was captured by Japanese forces and suffered under horrendous conditions in the many POW camps he stayed at. Throughout all of life’s trials, he survived, due to his strong resilience and agency. He wanted to live, and even though he may have wanted to give up, he had plenty of things to live for. In Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses both internal and external conflict to show the theme that people can stand up against enemies even when the odds seem stacked up against them.
In his mind, it was God’s job to prevent these tragic deeds from occurring. He was left with many unanswered questions about the Lord. Additionally, Louis felt distant from a true relationship with God. In his perspective, God felt like a distant and uncaring father.
The song I selected to bring to class was Unbreakable Smile by Tori Kelly. I selected this song because it fits in the Etheridge category perfectly. Tori Kelly writes her own song so they are very original, and most them are about her own life. When Tori writes her songs she wants her audience to listen to the lyrics and take something away from her song. In Unbreakable Smile she take about how fame and society is not going to change her. In the music video there is not a lot of production or spectacle. There is just Tori singing and the background is just black. This way the audience can just focus on Tori singing. She is dressed like a normal person, so there isn’t much style. It's just all about the