For years I have known Angelina Jolie as an A-list actress but now I get to see how the star handles herself in the director's chair. For Angelina Jolie's second directorial project, she brings the story of Louis Zamperini to silver screen in
Unbroken. Though the film based on true events,
Unbroken's roots come from the novel by Laura Hillenbrand: the author behind Seabiscuit. A movie like Unbroken is not an easy one to pull off. Not only does the film need to keep true to the historical events, it also needs to play out as a movie. So could Jolie pull off this historic drama; or was
Unbroken just unable to endure this transition to the silver screen?
The story of Louis "Louie" Zamperini is one of perseverance and endurance. After making a career in the Olympics, Louie (Jack O'Connell) is drafted in the army to fight during World War II. When a plane malfunction, Louis and the remain of his crew are stranded in the middle of the ocean. After 45 days adrift at sea, Louie's true endurance test begins when he becomes a prisoner of war and finds himself in a Japanese prison camp.
