Unbroken is well...Unfinished

Rating: 6/10 (4 January 2015)

Some people live extra-ordinary lives but no journey of life can be accurately described as just ordinary but instead referenced for contrasting purposes. All Life remains and stands as the mysterious gift it is. I read the book which is a page turner and one of the best reading values around and it is a thick and rich source of detail material. It must have been challenging to the Director to reduce this to just a measly two hour plus movie. As a business venture, it may pay off. But some things should not be based solely on rate of return but contribution to society as a whole. It may interest you to know that the Japanese people were ruthless and focused as well as formidable when at war and if not for the Emperor's command to stand down would have all died fighting to the last man bar none and taken millions of their enemies with them. Their mandate to fight and win was superior as was the Germans during the world war. It was the Americans who were poorly trained, outfitted and briefed while taken by complete surprise of war and how it respects no one. This cost many American lives. I was not able to fully grasp the individual whose life story this movie was based on as exceptional. Our history is replete with many similar known and unknown stories of this nature. What wasn't documented would over-whelm for its contents...remember, no two life journeys alike either. Worth the price of a ticket, two hours plus and a tasty drink and snack, bounce your own extra-ordinary life off of this movie and tweak accordingly....