Outstanding historically accurate w/o unneeded love stories

Rating: 9/10 (4 December 2019)

Unlike the previous Midway movie, this one SHOULD be shown in a history class due to its historical accuracy. No "love story sidelines" to get in the way BUT it showed how war affects loved ones & families, not just those fighting. While graphic, it wasn't gratuitous. It fairly depicts both the American & Japanese sides and their decision-making well with the struggles they BOTH faced in a BALANCED way. YES, we won, but ALL wars have 2 sides. This presents the thinking of the OTHER SIDE, too. WE see no reason for why we were attacked, BUT let's look at what the thinking was from the OTHER side, agree with it or not. War tactics are some of the BEST EXPLAINED in this movie of any I've ever seen. The only frustration I had was with the subtitles. They were difficult to read at times due the lack of contrast between the words and the background. Personally, I dislike subtitles anyway. While it may have been deemed "inappropriate," I'd rather they had the Japanese parts spoken in English with a Japanese accent. I felt I missed some words when I was unable to read everything thoroughly (and I'm a very good, fast reader) and missed seeing the emotion expressed by the speakers while reading. That's why I gave it a 9 & not a 10.