The film Unbroken takes place during World War II, when Japanese Prisoner of War Camps were very prevalent. Unbroken is a true story, based on the life of Louie Zampernini. This movie attempts to display Louie’s story during World War II and the brutality he endured at the Japanese Prisoner of War Camps. Although this movie does hold a lot of similarities to what actually happened in these camps, it does lack detail and is not as ruthless.
Growing up, Louie was known as the “rebellious” child in his family and around town. It was common to catch Louie in trouble. At a young age, Louie’s brother, Pete saw the potential for Louie on the track and his gift of speed. With great heart, Pete strove to help his brother became an outstanding track athlete, and Louie became just that. Louie qualified for the Olympics in Germany and he finished eighth and went on to set a record in the final lap of his race. Following this, Louie enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was a bombardier. Louie and his fellow army men were sent on a mission to search for an …show more content…
Prior to watching the movie, I was familiar with Japanese Prisoner of War Camps, but I was not aware of many of the details. For me it was very eye opening to learn about the cruel treatment shown to the prisoners in the Japanese camps during World War II. Overall, this movie seems to be historically helpful. While this movie does lack a sense of detail, it provides a good baseline for Prisoner of War Camps during WWII. The movie gives a basic understanding on the cruel treatment, lack of food, abuse and near death experiences for the prisoners. Unbroken, is a movie that is especially helpful to people who are not informed about Prisoner of War Camps, because it gives a good picture of what was occurring during this time. It seems that the only way that this could be harmful would be that if, people did not understand the weight of what these men suffered
Growing up, Louie was known as the “rebellious” child in his family and around town. It was common to catch Louie in trouble. At a young age, Louie’s brother, Pete saw the potential for Louie on the track and his gift of speed. With great heart, Pete strove to help his brother became an outstanding track athlete, and Louie became just that. Louie qualified for the Olympics in Germany and he finished eighth and went on to set a record in the final lap of his race. Following this, Louie enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was a bombardier. Louie and his fellow army men were sent on a mission to search for an …show more content…
Prior to watching the movie, I was familiar with Japanese Prisoner of War Camps, but I was not aware of many of the details. For me it was very eye opening to learn about the cruel treatment shown to the prisoners in the Japanese camps during World War II. Overall, this movie seems to be historically helpful. While this movie does lack a sense of detail, it provides a good baseline for Prisoner of War Camps during WWII. The movie gives a basic understanding on the cruel treatment, lack of food, abuse and near death experiences for the prisoners. Unbroken, is a movie that is especially helpful to people who are not informed about Prisoner of War Camps, because it gives a good picture of what was occurring during this time. It seems that the only way that this could be harmful would be that if, people did not understand the weight of what these men suffered