Film Review for the movie Midway
By George Robbins
[usr 5]
This film review for the movie Midway is written to discuss the accurate portrayal of combat. Therefore, there may be spoilers ahead. Midway was a decisive battle for both sides during the war. Thus, Midway became a pivotal battle that ultimately helped us keep a foothold in the Pacific. The film doesn’t pander to the US audience either. The combat in the film is kept realistic and doesn’t have America flat out winning the fight.
First, the battles depicted throughout the film show just how overwhelmed the U.S. Navy was during the start of the war. Next, we see that a lot of our attacks actually failed to do lasting damage most of the time. We get to see how well the Japanese officers fought on their side and planned ahead. Regardless of what side they were on the people involved gave it their all and that really comes off of the screen. The film itself is very accurate historically to how difficult of a battle it was, even for Japan who had the advantage.
In Conclusion for this film review for the movie Midway
This film is an excellently well made film in every respect. Additionally, the film is made not only for US veterans, but Japanese veterans as well and the filmmakers definitely show that. I went into the film not knowing what to expect when it came to this movie. I of course thought I was going to see just another WWII movie, but it was more than that. The viewer gets to see the grueling difficulties endured from the start of the war up to Midway itself. I highly recommend you go see it if you can.
For more information on the film, and many more spoilers, click here. For a film similar to this one try Saving Private Ryan.