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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

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