it shows them disorganized. They are shown as being more worried about boxing matches and punishing a guy who will not box than getting ready for combat. There was also the fight between Prewitt and one of his commanders. It showed Warden just stand and watch it instead of breaking it up. All of this leads me to conclude that the moviemaker thought that they were somewhat disorganized.The message that it portrayed, like many of the others that we have watched, is that the Japanese were bad and we were good. It was a form of propaganda, although not as strong as some of the other films (The Purple Heart was especially full of propaganda) we have watched in class. I think that the other message might have been that we were taken by surprise and we were not ready at Pearl Harbor. The men there were not concentrating on war like they should have. They were fighting amongst each other and they had problems in their love life.Most of the reviewers gave this film a good review. They liked how the movie showed American ethics and the human side of things. I also liked the film. It was an enjoyable one to watch. The subplots were interesting. I kept thinking how hard it would have been for Prewitt not to box when he was getting treated the way he was for refusing. I think that this film would get Americans’ blood boiling against the Japanese. The film had several subplots where men were in love with women. This also makes for the movie being interesting. I liked it and thought it was worth watching.The Purple HeartDirector: Lewis MilestoneScreenwriter: Jerome Cady, Darryl F. Zanuck Film Genre: DramaCast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Kevin O’Shea,Don Barry, Trudy Marshall, Sam Levene, Charles Russell, etc.This movie was about eight Americans who were in a bomber in World War II. Their plane went down and a Chinese man tricked them. The Japanese took them as prisoners of war. They then found th...
