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re: Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:49 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Posted on 10/20/14 at 12:49 pm to GrammarKnotsi
I honestly think I may go see this on Christmas night.
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Posted on 10/20/14 at 1:25 pm to SirSaintly
quote:Based on?. . . This is only her second movie.
Jolie seems to be a great director as well.
I admit, though, the trailer does look good. I want to hate it, but I just can't. Will watch.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:10 pm to Patrick_Bateman
It looks good, but any movie that depicts POWs being defiant to their Japanese captors and not instantly getting shot has a little bit of bullshite mixed into it.
Or in the case of Kwai, a truckload.
Or in the case of Kwai, a truckload.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:27 pm to UL-SabanRival
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any movie that depicts POWs being defiant to their Japanese captors and not instantly getting shot has a little bit of bullshite mixed into it.
You should read the book.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:32 pm to UL-SabanRival
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It looks good, but any movie that depicts POWs being defiant to their Japanese captors and not instantly getting shot has a little bit of bullshite mixed into it.
Like the other post...read the book. Some crazy stuff happened to that man...all true.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:52 pm to lsunurse
I believe he was imprisoned, but I've met men who were POWs there, and they all hate Kwai for the reason above. Maybe they wanted to break him, as an example.
This movie looks pretty good. I'll probably see it opening weekend, unless the theater crowd on Christmas is the sea of reality show wannabes that it usually is.
Btw, what is her documentary A Place in Time about? I looked on imdb and there is no synopsis.
This movie looks pretty good. I'll probably see it opening weekend, unless the theater crowd on Christmas is the sea of reality show wannabes that it usually is.
Btw, what is her documentary A Place in Time about? I looked on imdb and there is no synopsis.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:57 pm to SirSaintly
I still haven't read Fearless. So I'm not sure I want to buy another book. Anyone read both. Which one is better?
Posted on 10/20/14 at 2:58 pm to UL-SabanRival
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Maybe they wanted to break him, as an example.
It was one man that was really behind it the most. He singled Louie out and just enjoyed torturing him basically. Especially once he finds out that Louie was a former Olympic runner.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 3:44 pm to lsunurse
ANd he just passed away a couple of months ago 
At least he got to see it in production, and possibly a pre-release version.
At least he got to see it in production, and possibly a pre-release version.
Posted on 10/20/14 at 6:42 pm to SirSaintly
I just finished the book today and the most impressive thing that Louie did was forgive "The Bird". The hell that he put Louie and those other POW's through was as close to hell as those guys ever deserve to see. The fact that he found God and was able to forgive them all is a miracle in itself.
Louie and those other POW's are true hero's for the price they had to pay in defending our freedoms.
Louie and those other POW's are true hero's for the price they had to pay in defending our freedoms.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:28 am to wryder1
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I just finished the book today and the most impressive thing that Louie did was forgive "The Bird". The hell that he put Louie and those other POW's through was as close to hell as those guys ever deserve to see. The fact that he found God and was able to forgive them all is a miracle in itself.
Holy Spoiler Alert Batman
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:32 am to SirSaintly
There is no way in the world they can do the book justice. If the movie even comes reasonably close I will be pleased.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:36 am to Holden Caulfield
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There is no way in the world they can do the book justice.
I have a feeling what will get cut the most will be his post war experiences.
There is simply no way to put the amount of detail in the movie that was in the book, and I understand. I refuse to be the guy who ever says the "book is so much better than the movie" because that's obvious.
I will see the movie and enjoy it for what it is, an entertaining showcase of the greatest story I have ever heard.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:40 am to LSUfan4444
Greatest work of Non-Fiction (Outside of the Bible of course) that I have ever read. Hands down.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:45 am to LSUfan4444
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There is simply no way to put the amount of detail in the movie that was in the book
Agreed. The time on the raft could be a movie in itself
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:52 am to arktiger28
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arktiger28
Just pulled the trigger on Kindle after reading your post.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 8:55 am to SwaggerCopter
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I still haven't read Fearless. So I'm not sure I want to buy another book. Anyone read both. Which one is better?
No idea but I've heard fantastic things about Unbroken. Its next on my list
Posted on 10/21/14 at 9:00 am to SwaggerCopter
You won't be disappointed. It's a great book, but in some respects, it reads like fiction. It's almost unbelievable that Zamperini(sp?) went through the shite he did, survived and then, thrived. Most people would have given up and died. He was a special person.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:01 am to SirSaintly
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Would really like to read the book this movie is based off of.
You should, it is OUTSTANDING!
Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:11 am to SirSaintly
f'n Jap prison guards. Just as bad as the Nazis, just not as efficient.
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