A Great way to Escape reality and live in prisoner of war camp

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2010)

The Great Escape is a fantastic film that I have seen many times and love more each time I watch it, from the very start you can tell that what you are watching is something special as it is based on a true story and that is what makes this so amazing.
The idea that an escape can happen as it does in the film astounds me and makes me realise how much stronger people during WWII had to be... if I was put in a camp and asked to escape I would have no idea how and would never think of digging three tunnels, I would be screwed because the younger generation is bought up not having to know things like this, everything is given to us and after watching the film I always wish I had had a tougher upbringing.
The film itself is obviously the most iconic World War II film of all time, and since its realise there have been many films that use the same idea for example Escape To Victory and the TV show Prison Break, both of these are fantastic but do not live up to the epicness of the original, I honestly believe that the Steve McQueen motorbike chase scenes is one of the best made scenes of this type that has and probably will ever be made.
All of the performances are great and the famous music fits the ideas of the film perfectly; but as I have said its the fact that the events are real that makes this film great.
I would like to dedicate this review to those fifty who died as even though they were killed in a disgusting fashion and should have survived they will always be remembered as people watch this fantastic film.
8/10