enlightening story.

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 2014)

*Spoiler/plot- The Monument Men, 2014. I group of college professors, art historians, and older men get drafted into a special group to find and return art of all media looted by the Nazis.
*Special Stars- George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balaban, Dimitri Leonidas, Justus von Dohnanyi.
*Theme- Art is a world treasure.
*Trivia/location/goofs- Made in eastern Europe. The "Monuments Men," were a group of approximately 345 men and women from thirteen nations, most of whom volunteered for service in the newly created MFAA section during World War II. Many had expertise as museum directors, curators, art historians, artists, architects, and educators. Their job description was simple: to protect cultural treasures so far as war allowed. The character of Claire Simone, played by Cate Blanchett appears to have been based on Rose Valland, a Parisian museum curator who was drafted by the Nazis during the occupation of Paris to assist with art acquisitions. As depicted in this film and in the documentary The Rape of Europa (2006), Valland secretly kept a detailed ledger of all works that passed through Nazi hands, the original (often Jewish) owner of each work, and the location in Germany where each item was eventually transported. GOOFS- When US Army Lieutenant James Granger visits the apartment of Claire Simon, he is not wearing his uniform but is wearing a casual, short-sleeve shirt instead. During World War II, it was a strict rule that members of the military had to wear their uniforms at all times, on and off base, even while home on leave. Liberated Paris in 1944 was still considered a war zone, making his disregard for uniform especially egregious.
*Emotion- It is an extremely satisfying plot and enlightening story. Only in a few times does Mr. Clooney (DIR) fail in making the actions become also most melodramatic and pedestrian.
*Based On- Based on a true story.