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UNBROKEN WITH ANGELINA JOLIE

The new movie of Angelina Jolie “Unbroken” pays tribute to prison-Camp survivor Louis Zamperini. Angelina Jolie is the director of this movie that paints the story of Louis Zamperini, played by Jack O’Connell. Zamperini was a real life American soldier and Olympic-runner who was shot down during World War II over the pacific. He wound up at sea on a lifeboat until him and his co-survivor, Phil played by Domhnall Gleeson, were picked up by Japanese soldiers and sent to a prison camp.The movie shows an American soldier enduring a cruel amount of torture at the hands of the camp commander Watanabe, characterized by Takamasa Ishihara. The story is uplifting and Angelina Jolie makes a good-looking film.

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The Coen brothers co-wrote the script along with William Nicholson and Richard LaGravenese based on a book by Laura Hillenbrand. Louis Zamperini died in July 2014 and the movie acts as a tribute to his courage.Hillenbrand said that when she called Zamperini for the first time, he was talking about the way he was being tormented and beaten. However, she said that he was talking about it with joy in his voice without bitterness. She added that he was not angry and Zamperi told her that he forgave his captors. She praised the dedication of the movie’s crew in wanting to get the details right.‘Unbroken’ marks the second turn of Angelina Jolie as director after 2011’s In the Land of Blood and honey. The world premiere of the film was held in Sydney last year with appearances by Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt.

 
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Posted by on January 24, 2015 in Uncategorized

 

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