patriotic film

Rating: 1/10 (6 December 2001)

yes it may have good special effects. yes it may have some popular actors. but for non-american viewers this film is far too patriotic without hardly any historical evidence. what's sad is that because it comes from Hollywood, everyone without much knowledge of history thinks that it is "based on true story." having studied history myself, i feel that the Japanese in the film are depicted in a more barbaric way than they should be, and many other things (like the president standing up) is just put in to make it arouse more patriotism. (it's even in school textbooks that he might have known about the japanese attack.)
as a typical "summertime movie aiming for box-office records", i say it's okay (although the storyline was poor and shooting scenes too monotonous). but people making the film should be aware of how much misunderstandings or biases can come out from a movie. especially war movies.