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Genre | Action |
Format | Subtitled, NTSC |
Contributor | Patrick Wilson, Harald Kloser, Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Dong Yu, Mark Gordon, Aaron Eckhart, Ed Skrein, Dennis Quaid, Roland Emmerich, Nick Jonas, Luke Evans See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 18 minutes |
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Midway Blu-ray
The story of the battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the soldiers who fought it.
- Director: Roland Emmerich
- Writer: Wes Tooke
- Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Luke Kleintank
- Producers: Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich, Mark Gordon, Marco Shepherd, Wes Tooke, Peter Luo
Product Description
MIDWAY centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome the odds.
Product details
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.5 x 5.3 x 6.7 inches; 2.08 ounces
- Director : Roland Emmerich
- Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 18 minutes
- Release date : February 18, 2020
- Actors : Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart
- Dubbed: : Spanish
- Producers : Dong Yu, Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon
- Studio : Lionsgate
- ASIN : B07ZWBD8D1
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,731 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #455 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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The Good. I am astonished at just how much shear reverence and respect Roland Emmerich shows for all of the known named actual human beings that took part in this battle. Often to the detriment of his usual "Hollywood'esque" story beats. Pretty much everything done or said by a named character in this movie is in fact 100% historically accurate, and comes from direct records and well researched books. Even the most absurd things such as Bruno Guido climbing into a parked plane to shoot down an attacking Betty Bomber. Aside from a few bits of exposition, such as Layton's opening bit or Best talking about non working torpedo's (which were historical facts) It's all taken from their own words. Even the cheesiest lines are actual things said. "We shall sit and watch the Moon" yep! That's the reported last words to witnesses of the Hiryu's Admiral and Captain. (and it follows in the Japanese Naval Tradition of everybody assembling on deck to receive flowery and poetic speeches before abandoning ship. A policy which ended badly on a number of other Carriers later in the war, when they did things like explode or roll over before the Admiral was done with his speech. taking most of the crew with them.) Layton's off the cuff best guess estimate that was 5 minutes, 5 miles and 5 degrees off is similarly a known historical fact.
The Bad;
You can see the moment the CGI Budget ran out. An awful lot of things are missing. Such as Wildcat's. The American Fighters. That's kind of a major omission. Similarly they re-use some CGI models inappropriately. That they just used the Enterprise/Hornet/Yorktown model for the sinking Lexington is somewhat forgivable. (the actual Lex was 1/3 again the size of the other Carriers). The re-use of B-25's in place of B-17's, B-26's and a number of other planes less so.
While 99% of the casting was amazing. The guy they got to play Raymond Spruance was awful. Pure wood. Yes Spruance was known as a very reserved and serious man. Not someone you would warm up to easily. But he wasn't doped up on anti psychotic meds. He was probably the most brilliant tactitian serving under Nimitz. With an amazing Poker face and a clear understanding of whatever the mission was. He was the polar opposite of his best friend "Bull" Halsey. (perfectly cast here).
For all of this films wonderful treatment of the humans who took part in the battle, it is a little sad to see a few of the major players and participants left out of this movie and the events they portray. Perhaps the most obvious was the lack of mention of Dusty Kleiss. Another very famous Enterprise Dive Bomber pilot. And one of the warmest nicest guys ever. He was the other Dive Bomber pilot who hit 2 Carriers that day, alongside Dick Best. He hit the Kaga square amidships, and he scored a perfect drop on the Hiryu placing his bomb just at the rearward edge of the red circle painted on the forward deck. He served and survived the length of the war. Serving much of it aboard the Enterprise. He talks about his experiences (and validates much of what is seen in this movie) in the old 90's History Channel series Battle 360 about the Enterprise. I believe he was also the last of the Midway pilots to die in recent years.
Perhaps the movies biggest flaw is it grabs too broad a scope, and packs in too much incidental material, to the detriment of the actual battle. From it's Pearl Harbor scenes to the Doolittle Raid stuff that really was not needed for this movie. And finally, for a Movie about Midway it focuses on the wrong US ship. The Enterprise is the best ship to tell the story of the Pacific War. She was the old lady that saw all of it. Participated in almost every Battle. But for a dramatic movie about Midway they should have focused on the Yorktown.
From Pearl Harbor to Midway, America rose like a phoenix from its own ashes; and in less than four years the Japanese dream of being a world power was reduced to a last ditch stand on the homeland of its multiple island Empire. What began with Pearl Harbor ended with Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Along with the immediate Soviet declaration of war on Japan that followed, the Empire totally capitulated.
For all the knit picking criticism that I have read here which also contained an inexcusable mutilation of the English language, this film contained one of the most realistic depictions of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor I have ever seen. For those who were alive at the time, and I was, the news of what happened was overwhelming. Many people collapsed when they heard it. Furthermore, within a matter of days, Hitler declared war on the United States. From "neutral" isolation to global war in the blink of an eye was what we faced; and even though the British - due to their world Empire - had to fight a two front war, it was the US which came to the rescue, propped up its allies, and brought the full force and resources of its underestimated power to bear down upon Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire until both were conquered. Ultimately, 11 million troops were serving in our armed forces. And despite the fact that the Soviet Union suffered the most losses while turning back the tide of Germany's surprise attack on its own country, it was the US that was the major contributor to and the participant in the two front war that nearly consumed our entire planet.
To compare two movies dealing with the same subject yet separated by 40+ years is a silly endeavor. The ability to recreate different events with newer special effects immediately creates a false equivalency. It's similar to debates involving who's better when comparing athletes in the same sport from different eras.
This version of Midway attempted to give a broader perspective on the Japanese-American conflict. It's almost impossible to remain neutral in one's judgement. However, one can gain more insight into what took place and why. Look at Japan today without being an empire. Consider the fact that Germany has the strongest economy in Europe despite being an occupied and divided nation for 45 years along with a loss of a good deal of the territory that it possessed prior to WWII. Was war necessary?
It is not a question of "political correctness" to present different viewpoints and reactions to various historical events. It offers a learning experience. The real tragedy is not learning from the errors of the past. The "What Ifs?" of history have a definite place. So does its recreations even though they may be flawed. Are all the films about Caesar, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, or Napoleon absolutely correct? Yet they keep making them. The wonder of Midway was the way Americans made use of what they had left to work with. What we had to remake to prevail. How breaking a code was more powerful than having sufficient weaponry. Look what the British did with Enigma. They say that "necessity is the mother of invention". This was certainly true for Midway and beyond. And if you're unhappy or displeased with this movie, then read the various books on the subject. Many are available right here on Amazon.
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Midway possui mais cenas de COMBATE AÉREO e sob ANGULOS de MERGULHOS e RASANTES não explorados na época em PEARL HARBOR.
Não possui o mesmo enlace romântico de PEARL HARBOR, mas compensa nas CENAS de COMBATE.
Alguns pontos além da trama principal são abordados de forma apenas tangencial como o esquadrão comandado por Doolittle e que é apenas referenciado numa breve cena com os bombardeiros ainda alocados num dos porta aviões e apenas o breve comentário de que este esquadrão teria uma missão de bombardear Toquio, sem CENAS deste bombardeio e apenas uma passagem depois do pouso forçado na China.
Em PEARL HARBOR Doolittle é interpretado por Alec Baldwin, e o bombardeio a Tóquio faz parte da trama sendo exibido em detalhes, assim como a tentativa de captura dos atores principais em solo inimigo, com a morte de um deles.
Somando-se os EXTRAS de MIDWAY e PEARL HARBOR se tem uma visão bem AMPLA e COMPLEMENTAR de diferentes angulos das BATALHAS no PACÍFICO.
Em COMUM o que ambos retratam é a Histórica frase do comandante japones ao ser perguntado sobre o que achava das conquistas japonesas até então, quando o mesmo responde que na visão dele não ve motivos para se comemorar, pois a princípio o que parece é TER TÃO SOMENTE ACORDADO UM GIGANTE QUE SE ENCONTRAVA ADORMECIDO !
Enfim se houvesse uma versão em 3D de MIDWAY ou de PEARL HARBOR seria simples espetacular, embora com 3D simulado em alguns players se consiga ao menos um efeito próximo ao que seria uma edição 3D plena de ambos os filmes, a qual infelizmente não foi lançada.