The way this movie tells the story is really old style. The last time I watched this narrative-style war movie was with my dad watching a translation from the 1980s or even earlier. I have watched quite a few war films in English, at least in the past 20 years of this century, few war films with such group portraits have appeared again.
If you've watched enough war movies, you probably know that the last midway was shot in '76, a subject that hasn't been done for a long time. Midway is undoubtedly the most important battle in the entire Pacific battlefield. It can even be said to be the number one naval battle theme after Trafalgar. To be honest, I am very afraid that he will be filmed as another two dads and one baby. of Pearl Harbor. It is not impossible to talk about personal feelings, but I very much hope that for such an important and precious subject as Midway, we can have a work that is faithful to historical facts and better than details. And this movie does exactly that.
Some people may ask why we spend so much time talking about the Doolittle bombing of the Coral Sea at Pearl Harbor. That is because Midway is a turning point in the Pacific battlefield. From Pearl Harbor to Midway, Japan has always had a tailwind. Step back. Pearl Harbor was the beginning of everything, the Doolittle bombing was a manifestation of the unyielding spirit of resistance, and the Coral Sea can even be considered as part of the Battle of Midway, which also laid countless foreshadowings for Midway, which must be mentioned. In this way, all the major naval and air battles between Japan and the United States in the early days of the Pacific War were brought up.
Let's talk about the film's emphasis on the details of the battle process. Except for the stalk of the No. 4 reconnaissance plane of the Tone, which was delayed to take off, the other stalks are basically put in the movie.
Bombers rushing towards Akagi
The torpedo squadron that was almost wiped out without hesitation
The nautilus that single-handedly caused a huge mess
Conscientiously completing the task turned out to be the leader of the party leading the way
MIA and DOWN full of chalkboards in pilot preparation room
Even gave a shot of the slowly sinking Lexington
If you haven't seen the World War II movies of the last century, you have forgotten that war movies can weaken the characters and focus on the changes of the battlefield. Just shooting a full timeline can constitute a good enough movie. And at least this movie, from the perspective of the United States, presents the courage and determination of human beings in this sea and air battle to the audience in a complete and romantic way, so that when we finally recommend the Midway movie, we don't have to look for it again. That 76 Midway is out. In today's era when the witnesses of the war are basically ancient, this 19th Midway Island is the best Valhalla to commemorate the Battle of Midway Island from the perspective of the United States.
Maybe years from now I won't remember everything about this movie, but I should still remember this scene: the bomber dived down through the barrage, the black cloud began to scream at the battleship, and the fighter jets that were hit around were dragged into the black like a meteor shower. The smoke fell, and the stern-faced anti-aircraft gunners fought desperately for the final resistance, and in the final fire and explosion all fell silent.
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