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My thoughts on Fury (Spoilers)
Posted on 10/18/14 at 4:37 am
Posted on 10/18/14 at 4:37 am
I know there are a couple of threads concerning this movie already, but I wanted to rant in my own thread about this film. Ultimately, Fury's greatest weakness are the characters themselves. Why? Because the characters are some of the biggest pieces of crap I have ever encountered in a motion picture. Of the five main characters, only Logan Lerman's Norman Ellison is even remotely likable. I especially hated Jon Bernthal's Grady Travis. When his character met his fate, I really didn't care. The dude had been a douche to the main protagonist for the entire movie. Even Brad Pitt's Wardaddy is without innocence due to the scene where he has Lerman's character defile his moral code by forcing him to shoot an unarmed POW. While I think all five men did an outstanding job with their characters, the characters themselves were all a bunch of assholes.
The film featured an amazing soundtrack from Steven Price (really loved the dark, German choir) as well as some pretty amazing action scenes. I have no doubt Fury will be nominated for Oscars in the Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, and Original Score categories. But that's all this movie is in the end, however. A technical triumph. The writers of this film really made it hard for me to like the characters because none of them were particularly sympathetic or likable.
Final Grade: B-
The film featured an amazing soundtrack from Steven Price (really loved the dark, German choir) as well as some pretty amazing action scenes. I have no doubt Fury will be nominated for Oscars in the Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, and Original Score categories. But that's all this movie is in the end, however. A technical triumph. The writers of this film really made it hard for me to like the characters because none of them were particularly sympathetic or likable.
Final Grade: B-
Posted on 10/18/14 at 9:58 am to RollTide1987
The movie was meant to portray the depravity of war IMO. We've all seen countless movies where nice, likable men go to war; this was meant to show a different (yet, no less real) side.
I actually was sympathetic to the characters. Throughout the movie (and during the dinner scene, in particular), I could almost feel the pain and suffering they had endured. Unimaginable horrors. It had changed them and hardened them, but also united them. That's something else the movie portrayed - the brotherhood and camaraderie of the soldiers. In that way also, I really sympathized with the characters.
I actually was sympathetic to the characters. Throughout the movie (and during the dinner scene, in particular), I could almost feel the pain and suffering they had endured. Unimaginable horrors. It had changed them and hardened them, but also united them. That's something else the movie portrayed - the brotherhood and camaraderie of the soldiers. In that way also, I really sympathized with the characters.
Posted on 10/18/14 at 10:38 am to RollTide1987
Last time I checked armies in war aren't filled with nice Christian boys who don't curse and don't want to hurt anybody.
The crew in the tank was realistic. I'm sorry if you thought they were mean and it ruined this feel good story for you.
The crew in the tank was realistic. I'm sorry if you thought they were mean and it ruined this feel good story for you.
Posted on 10/18/14 at 10:39 am to RollTide1987
You do realize this was WWII right?
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:25 am to RollTide1987
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the characters themselves were all a bunch of assholes.
couldn't agree more. can't get behind characters who suck. i give it a c plus. the first tank battle was awesome. ending was terrible
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 12:26 am
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