An excellent movie with meaning

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2016)

Excellent movie, very moving. The aftermath scenes after Hiroshima were very intense. I was reminded of a high school senior term paper I wrote when 16 years old, back in 1963. The topic was, "Was the U. S. justified in dropping the bombs on Japan in 1945?" I researched everything our library had on the subject and wrote what I believe was an excellent paper. My conclusion was that it was indeed justified by the estimated saving of perhaps as many as 5,000,000 lives by not having to invade Japan. My English teacher was young and very liberal, and did not like my decision on the bombs. After an argument ensued between the teacher and me, I was given a "C" grade. Many thanks to Roma Downey and Mark Burnett for making this film. Much praise is also due to the writers of the script. The scenery was fantastic, and I was surprised to find out where it took place. I will leave it to the readers of this review to search for the location. IMDb always includes the filming locations - just keep scrolling down on the movie's page and you will find it.