Awesome movie!

Rating: Null/10 (20 July 2001)

I never knew the significance of Pearl Harbor or what it even was. My birthday is on December 7th and what do you know, I was born at Pearl Harbor! Can you believe I never knew anything about what happened there? This movie was excellent because it illustrates my birthplace authentically on how it was back then in 1941. It was interesting to see the devastation it caused and exactly why it was such an extraordinary place after. I am so proud that I have some kind of history with that place. Affleck and Hartnett did an excellent job playing people you could see the perspective of the attack from, instead of playing your average military stiffs. Beckinsale did a fantastic job playing a woman torn between innocence and emotional strength. She really did illustrate how much gratitude is owed to the nurses the day of the attack. Another thing, it was a fantastic setback for the Navy in which my family has a history of joining for the past three generations. I was glad that they honored they Navy as something that we are eternally in their debt for serving our country. The action scenes were spectacular. WWII film-making has become revolutionary. I like how it wasn't 100% accurate. I like how it didn't have the same gritty realism as Pvt. Ryan did. Arguably, I think the love story was completely necessary or else all you'd have is a lot of sinking ships and crashing kamikazes that wouldn't illustrate history at all. At least have something normal to back this phenomenal re-enactment up. I recommend this movie to absolutely everyone since it has something you're guaranteed to enjoy.