Saw Unbroken a few nights ago. Per usual, Hollywood ruined Hillebrand's book by the same name. First of all, they could have found an actor who could run. Jack O'Connell's tight neck and shoulders while running made it abundantly clear he was no runner. Secondly, the image on the left is a hyperbolic invention in which a sadistic Japanese ordered an underling to shoot Zamperini if he drops a log he is ordered to lift. Zamperini held it on his shoulders for a day while the whole forced labor camp stops and watches him finally press it above while the inspiring music was cued, you know, that same music that plays in practically every movie made since since about 1990. Apparently the bad Japanese are supposed to cower in submission at this act of defiance. It is a pathetic, patronizing, and tiresome technique. The movie ended, leaving out Zamperini's life-saving change of heart, forgiveness, and redemption, although real-life pics with statements at the end covered some of it. Save your money. Read the book.
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