I watched Pearl Harbor.
So the movie starts out with the two main characters, Rafe and Danny messing around on a farm pretending to be pilots. Then they get into Danny's dad's plane and accidently start it up and it takes off. When they land Danny's dad drags him off saying he doesn't want him playing with Rafe, Rafe beats him with a board and calls him a dirty German. Danny's dad says he hopes they never witness what he did when he fought the Germans in WWI.
The movie flash fowards to when Danny and Rafe are in the US air corps. Danny pleads with this lady at the eye test to pass him even though he mixes up his letters, she ends up passing him and they fall in love with each other. Rafe volunteers for an assignment in England while Danny and Evelyn (the lady) are transferred to Pearl Habor along with their friends. Danny and Evelyn find out that Rafe's plane was shot down in England and think that he's dead. So a few months pass and Danny and Evelyn spark up a romance (much to my disapproval). Evelyn finds out she's pregnant the same day a letter comes from Rafe saying he survived the attack. Then he actually shows up. So Evelyn starts crying, Danny shows up, and somehow Rafe knows what's been going on. So a little later there's a party at a bar because Rafe's not actually dead and him and Danny get into a huge fight. Then their superiors show up and they don't want to get in trouble so they get in a car and drive off. The next morning they wake up and Pearl Harbor is being bombed. The hospital is overflowing with injured people and Evelyn has to decide which ones she can help. Meanwhile, Danny and Rafe manage to get in the air and shoot down a bunch of Japanese zero planes but not before the US ships have been sunk.
FDR declares war on Japan and wants to attack them right away. Everyone one else says it's a terrible idea and that they should be cautious. Then there's this really dramatic scene where FDR struggles out of his wheelchair and stands. After that an attack is planned in Japan. Danny and Rafe are sent on this special mission. Before they leave Evelyn meets with Rafe, she tells him she's pregnant with Danny's child and says that even though she loves him she has to choose Danny for the child. But she tells him not to tell Danny she's pregnant. So the boys go on their mission, the attack is successful but they're running out of fuel and barely make it to China to land. When they do land they're attacked by the Japanese. They're being captured and Rafe manages to grab a gun and shoot some of them but not before the Japs shoot Danny multiple times. Danny is dying so Rafe tells him that Danny is going to be a dad and Danny says "no, you are" and dies. The movie fast forwards and now the child is born and is named Danny.
I liked this movie. A lot. I didn't exlain the attack very well but it was a pretty great scene. It showed all the horror people were in. How unexpected it was. I can't believe I'd never seen this movie before. People really should show this in school. It's completely appropriate.
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I'm glad you liked it! It is a very good movie and one I have shown before in school. But don't tell anyone that.
Well done!