Movie Review Paper
In recent research, I've found that Pearl Harbor and In Love and War are two very similar films. They both portray an injured soldier from either World War I, or World War II, who falls in love with a nurse, while competing against a friend for her attention. Although Pearl Harbor received better ratings of the two, don't underestimate In Love and War. The films have exceedingly different endings, but an almost identical plot. Michael Bay's, Pearl Harbor, a romantic and passionate film set in the 1940's at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is a twisted love story that will take the viewer for a few loops and turns as the tale of a friendship reveals that best friends are forever. The only weakness I came across was the movie's length, being three hours long, but the strengths of the film compensate the weaknesses. Personally, this film is an all time favorite of mine because it is so easy to relate to. The love scenes are beautiful, and the friendships are priceless. The three hour long movie is a very intelligently-made film, a tale of love, war, and friendship. Danny Walker (Josh Harnett) and Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) grow up together in the Tennessee cornfields, bound like brothers by their love of flying. The two boys grow
Though they are far apart, Rafe writes to her everyday to remind her of his undying love. He instantly falls in love with the 26 year old nurse, as she automatically dismisses the teenage infatuation, since he is only 19, and way too young for her. Army Air Corps, where Rafe will soon fall in love with a volunteer nurse, Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckinsale), whom he has a flirty check-up with before receiving his license to fly. Domenico Caracciolo, the Italian doctor who saved Ernie's leg, suddenly has her attention as he competes for her with Ernie and his friend Harry Villard, played by Mackenzie Astin. Earnest "Ernie" Hemingway, played by Chris O'Donnell, competes for the military, and is rejected because of his age and bad eye. In doing so, he will have to leave his troops, best friend, and the woman he loves. This movie is one of a kind and I rate it a three and a half out of five stars. The plot is very well written, and thought-out. Bullock's character, Agnes, is better developed, and the more interesting of the two, which is why the romance seems passionless, because a romance needs two well-developed characters to work with, and this film only has one. Danny reminds him that the battle he will be facing is "where the losers die, and the there aren't many winners," which proves how harsh the war really was (Pearl Harbor, Josh Harnett). It is sure to bring a tear to the eye as well as a peace to the heart. Rafe and Danny show out in front of the troops when they play a game of chicken in the air, barely missing each other in their separate planes to "inspire the men," or so Rafe says (Pearl Harbor, Ben Affleck).
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