Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Steven Knight
Actors: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris
COMMENTS: Brad Pitt has grown up. I still remember his beauty as the youth in THELMA & LOUISE. I thought then he was destined for a successful career. Boy, did I underestimate the trajectory of his career (and life).
This movie is about love set in a time of world war between nations. A man and a woman meet as Allied spies in the beginning of war, get married and establish a home base in London. Marion Cotillard is a fine actress, one whose beauty derives not only by virtue of an attractive body and features, but more so because of her dazzling courage, her bright spirit, elegant intelligence and integrity of character. The combination makes her absolutely irresistible. Brad’s beauty has matured from his youthful days into a sexy version which elicits love more than lust. He has endured the test of time imbued with a masculine depth and complex soul wisdom which totally fulfills all of the potential of his youthful self.
Their acting rings so profoundly true any real-life spouse of either one of them would feel challenged by the mutual love and respect they exude for each other as man and wife on screen. The director, Zemeckis (the theme is quite darker than his BACK TO THE FUTURE movies), chose to elucidate the workings of the human condition as opposed to the dark violence of war. Yet, we understand that the conflicts of war engage not only those between nations but those within the intimate closeness of people who love each other. This is a beautiful love story. Having watched this, I have no doubt that, during times of war, people on both sides are challenged every day, every minute and every second to question their love for country pitted against love for another human being.
SUMMARY: GEN: 9; JUST: 5 (The good guys are bad and the bad guys are good, so who can tell what’s just or unjust?); HUVA: 8 (the ending is at great cost, but it was paid in the only way possible).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3640424/?ref_=nv_sr_1
TAGS: Allied, Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Robert Zemeckis, World War II, Allies
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