Unbroken Movie Analysis

Hollywood vs. Fact- Unbroken vs. Louis’s Story In the movie Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie, there are many obvious differences from the actual factual events that took place. A lot of important details about Louis Zamperini’s life were left out in the movie. There are many reasons for this, which are arguably very important. The three biggest things that were left out of the movie are, the realization that Louis came to about his faith in God, Japanese guards actually treated Louis very well when he first was captured, and Louis actually came face to face with Adolf Hitler. All three of these things were left out of the movie for specific reasons, which Hollywood thought would boost ratings and amount of viewers. The first important
They were given good food, and good clothes. The reason for not including this in the movie is that Angelina Jolie wants to make the Japanese look as bad as possible. She only wants her viewers to see the torment that they put Louis and his comrades through. By making the Japanese look more brutal than they actually were, it increases plot, drama and most importantly conflict in the movie. The third most important detail that was left out of the movie was the time when Louis met Adolf Hitler. He met him at the Olympics in Berlin. Hitler said to Louis “Ah, you’re the boy with the fast finish”. This detail may have been left out of the movie because the focus of the movie was on the Pacific front. Angelina Jolie leaves this out of the movie because she does not want to stray away from the movie’s plot, which is almost entirely on the Pacific front of World War 2. By Louis meeting Hitler, it could cause some confusion among viewers of the movie as to who Louis was actually fighting against. Overall, the movie Unbroken has many differences from the real life, but all of the changes made to the movie were put into a place for a specific reason to attract more viewers, and make more