Louie Zamperini's Courage
Born in 1917, Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete, a castaway , and a war hero. He was living in California as a are these your words? petty street thug, until he had a your word? revelation that eventually led him to become a track star. However, as World War II broke out , not even that could keep him from being drafted.
The story of Mr. Zamperini’s courage begins in a small town in Southern California ,: Torrance. There he grew up your word? scavenging the town for any trouble he could get himself into. From storing liquor in white-painted milk bottles, to chain smoking and breaking into churches, the Torrance police had quite a bit of trouble with Louie. He continued his spree of small time crimes until he began high school. There his brother Pete convinced him that the life he was going for was no good, he set him straight by having him join the track team. Louie trained and …show more content…
He would face many challenges trying to adjust back into the general population. However it was only a matter of time before he would ‘find God’ through a seminar he was attending. He would live the rest of his ninety-seven years being a firm believer in the Catholic faith. In late 2013, Angelina Jolie would approach him about the idea of the film ‘Unbroken’ [the story of his life]. On November 17, 2014 the film, starring Jack O'Connell as Louie, would be released. Unbroken would net $163,442,000 , becoming an incredible worldwide sensation. However Louie Zamperini would not live to see how his story changed the world , as he was killed by pneumonia several months earlier on July 2nd. It was later revealed by director Angelina Jolie that Louis was able to see an early draft of the Unbroken film before his passing.
Louie’s family and friends, along with the rest of the world, will never forget his courage and bravery as he fought through races, wars, and the struggles of
The story of Mr. Zamperini’s courage begins in a small town in Southern California ,: Torrance. There he grew up your word? scavenging the town for any trouble he could get himself into. From storing liquor in white-painted milk bottles, to chain smoking and breaking into churches, the Torrance police had quite a bit of trouble with Louie. He continued his spree of small time crimes until he began high school. There his brother Pete convinced him that the life he was going for was no good, he set him straight by having him join the track team. Louie trained and …show more content…
He would face many challenges trying to adjust back into the general population. However it was only a matter of time before he would ‘find God’ through a seminar he was attending. He would live the rest of his ninety-seven years being a firm believer in the Catholic faith. In late 2013, Angelina Jolie would approach him about the idea of the film ‘Unbroken’ [the story of his life]. On November 17, 2014 the film, starring Jack O'Connell as Louie, would be released. Unbroken would net $163,442,000 , becoming an incredible worldwide sensation. However Louie Zamperini would not live to see how his story changed the world , as he was killed by pneumonia several months earlier on July 2nd. It was later revealed by director Angelina Jolie that Louis was able to see an early draft of the Unbroken film before his passing.
Louie’s family and friends, along with the rest of the world, will never forget his courage and bravery as he fought through races, wars, and the struggles of