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Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2017)

Unbroken is a movie directed by Angelina Jolie. It's based on the novel Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand. This novel is about the trials, and adversity in the life of Louis Zamperini, a POW during World War II. The movie as well focuses on Louis Zamperini's journey, what he went through, and his story. The movie begins with Louis in a plane with a few other men. While in the plane there are periodic flashbacks giving the viewer insight into Louis life before the war. These scenes are helpful, giving the viewer a taste of the overall picture. However they can be quite confusing, switching back and forth from past to present. Once the plane has landed the movie goes onto explain Louis' childhood, his relationship with his family, and his childhood struggles. After learning about Louis life and family the movie goes into the overall story of his experience during World War II. As a whole, the movie reflected the book quite well. The characters and structure were pretty much identical. One of the differences between the two, is that the book begins with Louis' childhood and works its way up to the war, while the movie jumps between past and present, before getting into the larger part of the story. Another difference in the book is that when the story is coming to an end, there is much more talk of his family, and what happens in his life after the war. The movie did not cover this as well. The movie ends with a few pictures of Louis family and friends but nothing is really mentioned in detail about his life after the story. This movie is a very inspirational, true story of survival under the worst conditions imaginable. Louis' story really makes the viewers, and readers realize that life for us is not all that hard. This movie is very well executed and is very engaging to anyone who views it.