Fury
4 1/2 out of 5 Gut-Wrenching Stars
"Ideals are peaceful, history is violent."
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Synopsis:
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. (C) Sony
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Holy crap. This movie. This freaking movie. I'm speechless. I don't even know how to accurately describe what I'm feeling after finishing this film, after those last major scenes. They were brutal, vicious, intense, raw, but also overflowing with courage. Fury goes into detail about the ramifications of war, and obliterates its audience with its exceptional, dark story. But it's only dark because it doesn't hold anything back, it doesn't pull its punches and it definitely goes over the line of what you think will happen. It's graphic, but honest, and that's what keeps the audience's eyes glued to the screen, no matter how much we may want to look away.
I love the cast for this movie and the war
nicknames they give each other. Brad Pitt is absolutely amazing in his role as Wardaddy,
Logan Lerman accurately shows how quickly war can change a person, and Shia
LaBeouf displays how important faith is during the darkest times. Michael Pena
and Jon Bernthal also really get into the
role of their characters, allowing for an amazing cast to come together and
create a legendary story. The
background music only enhances the intensity of the film, and those during the
end credits really hammer home the finality of what's happened. Getting to
follow a tank crew is really quite the journey. However, there are some problems I had with the last battle scene of
the movie, simple obstacles that are added in to up the drama and action of the story, which are not that believable. I don't want to get into specifics
(spoiler-free zone here) but if you watch the movie you'll know what I'm
talking about.
Fury really drives home the ruthlessness and ramifications of war. It makes you understand where PTSD comes from. How do you get past living through something so terrible, assuming you even survive it in the first place? There is no middle ground, no gray area. It's black and white. You and the enemy. Kill or be killed. No inbetween. That's war. And war never ends quietly.
"Best job I ever had."
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