Not so broken

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2015)

The movie Unbroken is about a young man, Louis Zamperni (Jack O'Connell) who starts out as an Olympic athlete turned soldier. This is about his struggle through pain and suffering, through years of torture and living in fear. Director Angelina Jolie takes charge in the making of this fascinating true story. The actors portrayed their given characters very well. Jack O'Connell portrayed his character in a very believable way. As well as Jack O'Connell playing his character well, Japanese actor and singer Miyavi portrayed his character Mutsuhiro Watanabe, a Japanese war Army sergeant, very well. The story flowed in a pretty understandable way. The scenery-music fit in with the story very well. It was played when appropriate. The music helped in telling the story by certain songs were placed at the perfect times and it all flowed nice and smooth. The music added to the mood by using dramatic music when appropriate. As well as the music fitting in, the background scenery fit in as well. It really helped make the story look more realistic. The costumes and hairstyles also helped in making the story believable. I think that this was a great film seeing as I am a WWII buff. I love everything about WWII. At times though, the story seemed very not believable, but most of the time it all flowed nicely. I feel this film was the right length, maybe even a few more minutes could have been added on. I would recommend this movie to all adults and older children or anyone interested in WWII. If I had to rate this movie, I would give it a solid 4/5.