We are to watch a WWII movie and summarize said WWII movie. I was going to watch a movie with a friend, who shall remain nameless, on my computer using his Netflix account. But as that failed, I panicked, only to find AMC or some channel had the most generic movie on ALL NIGHT: Pearl Harbor.
It was made in the early 2000's, and I must say it is Michael Bay's best movie, although it's not great. The Transformers series is just awful.
The movie starts with two little Tennessee boys, named Rayfe (or something) and Danny, playing some sort of war game. They hop in one of the kid's dad's crop dusting plane and they actually start it and do some (if I may say so) mediocre flying. The dad returns, and is upset. One of the boys calls him a "dirty German," and the dad reveals that he did indeed fight for Germany in WWI, and breaks down, hoping the boys never have to witness what he saw.
Then you see Rayfe and Danny as grown men in the Army, with Alec Baldwin (better in 30 Rock) in charge. Rafe meets a Navy nurse named Evelin, whom passed him his physical exam, despite he has dyslexia. They fall in love. Rafe volunteers himself to go to England to be in the UK's air force, and he promises his new love he shall return.
Meanwhile, Danny and Evelin are transferred to the Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii. Also, it shows the Japanese planning an attack (nobody likes subtitles) because the US cut off Japan's oil supply and other trade. Then, Rayfe is shot down in his biplane when flying over the English Channel, where he is presumed dead. Evelin and Danny, who are both heartbroken after Rayfe's death, start a relationship (who would've guessed), leading to a huge fight after Rayfe returns alive and well.
The next morning is the initial attacking of Pearl Harbor, which was a great action scene. As we all know, multiple ships were destroyed by the incoming air bombings. Evelin has to attempt to heal hundreds of chumps that were injured in the hospital, as well as who can be saved or not. Rayfe and Danny both are promoted to captain and win some award, which comes with some insane
Rayfe and Evelin (whom is pregnant with Danny's child) have a heart to heart. She says that she will stay with Danny, but will always love Rayfe as well. After some time, Rayfe and Danny pull off the bombing but get captured in the process. Rayfe is about to get shot by a Japanese soldier, but Danny saves his life and takes the hit himself. Rayfe holds him in his arms as Danny dies, and he tells him that he can't die as he will become a father. Danny tells him 'No, you are,' signifying that he knows his time has come.
The movie ends with Rayfe and Danny's son flying off into the sunset on a plane, after visiting Rayfe's grave.
Personally, I thought the movie was waaaaaaay too long. It clocked in at over three hours! It would've felt long if it were only an hour long (IT WAS NOT GOOD). However, it provided a moderately realistic account of what happened during the tragedy of Pearl Harbor, though some stuff doesn't seem quite believable, but I understand it is more for entertainment and money.
For future reference, can we please just be assigned a topic to research??? I HATE war movies, they are all the same to me. 3 hours of gradual blogging. GAUL OUT.
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