Courage integrity and overwhelming sadness.

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2015)

I only watch Turner Classic Movies nowadays because i find little appealing in modern film. But this movie kept me sitting still with no breaks from beginning to end then on to reading more on Louie when it was over to verify the films portrayal of the story. Surely this was enhanced and not really what happened. Surely no one could endure that kind of torture. I was wrong, the movie was a very good and mostly accurate representation. Trying to fathom what it would be like to be in the shoes of any of these men during the plane crash, raft scenes, or POW camps scenes is impossible. The sheer terror they were going through was felt on this side of the screen. The courage and integrity portrayed was completely believable. Great acting by great actors and a wonderful tribute to Mr Zamperini.