Proof that David Ayer is a cinematic genius!

Rating: 9/10 (29 October 2014)

I went into Fury expecting to be watching a war film. What i got was something far more epic. This is more than just a war film. This film is a mind blowing drama that deals with the horrors of war in a realistic and inspiring way, whilst maintaining extremely interesting characters through some of the performances of the year. I especially enjoyed the performances of Jon Bernthal and Shia LaBeouf. The two portrayed their interesting characters almost perfectly. The characters were pretty much what set this film apart from other films. A normal war film's characters would be your average every day heroes, whereas the characters in Fury are very different. Sure, Wardaddy has heroic qualities, but there are still moments in which you don't want to root for him. There are moments in the film in which you feel he has his bad qualities. Apart from him, there are no real heroic characters and that makes this film very realistic.
The one thing i would disagree with about this film is the ending. This is when Norman is hiding under the tank and the SS soldier sees him, but just walks away. I thought this was stupid and was only done because one character had to survive. It would be believable if the SS soldier had captured or killed Norman as this would have been more realistic. However, the film was amazing in almost every aspect so it is my favourite film of 2014 so far.
8.6/10