At the 4:15 p.m. New Year's Eve showing, my hubby and I went to see the phenomenal film, Unbroken. My son, Steve, and his wife saw it the day after Christmas and highly recommended it. The film was released on Christmas Day.
Directed by Angelina Jolie, Unbroken is the true story of American WWII war hero and Olympian [long distance runner], Louis Zamperini.
The movie is based on Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 New York Times best seller, Unbroken, a biography of Zamperini.
The 2 hour 17 minute movie will evoke practically every emotion you possess... fear, anger, happiness, gratitude, admiration - to name a few, and it will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat.
During Zamperini's 47 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean after his bomber crashed, and two years of brutality in Japanese prison camps, he promised God that if He helped him survive the war, He would become a Christian. And he did just that at a Billy Graham Crusade in Los Angeles in 1949. He became a motivational Christian speaker, and returned to Japan as a missionary where he met with and forgave the prison guards who had mistreated him.
He was selected to be the Grand Marshal of the 2015 Rose Parade, and despite his passing on July 2, 2014 with pneumonia at age 97, the Tournament of Roses still honored him as the Grand Marshal.
Zamperini's 1912 childhood Craftsman bungalow home on Gramercy Avenue in historic Old Torrance, California was the setting for Christmas teas in 2009, 2010, and 2011 to raise money to preserve the area.
It's a "must see" movie, but be sure to take Kleenex with you!
After the movie we had dinner at Olive Garden, and then went home to await ushering in the new year.
We watched the Angelina Jolie and Louis Zamperini interview and that alone made me cry. What an inspiration and testimony . I know we'll buy the movie when it comes out.
ReplyDeleteWe plan to go Saturday. Thanks for your review. I'm looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI was so glad to see him honored by the Rose Parade. Glad to have your recommendation for the movie.
ReplyDeleteGlenn read the book and wasn't sure he wanted to see the movie so we went to see The Gambler New Year's Eve and out for dinner. It was an OK movie, I didn't need any tissues. :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like an amazing movie, I would love to go and see it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review, Phyllis! Alex and I have been talking about seeing this, and now you've convinced me I should go!
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspirational movie. Must go see it!
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