World War Movies

The title might seemed to be eye catching eh? Well... it's Monday, time for me to review about the movie that I managed to catch during the last weekend. Now who wouldn't agree with me "Saving Private Ryan" so far has been THE BEST war movie ever made? There are plenty more World War movies out there, from Pearl Harbour to The Windtalkers... from the classic to the modern... watching war movies recalls our darkest moments in the mankind history where we learn from our past to never repeat again in the future.

Name: Valkyrie
Language: English
Date of release: 25th December 2008 (USA)
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson

The story basically tells about the Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe.

The plot of this movie really comes thick and thin so fast, I had no time to gasp for air! I was just joking. I never liked the Nazi's ever since the day I got to know more about the World War II events. But for this movie, I never knew there were so much internal happenings that takes place in the heart of the Nazi power. Looking at Hitler which were potrayed as a cold heartless animal in this movie really makes my blood boils at some stage that I myself would like to join Stauffenberg to kill him. Every plot of the movie has its own meaning as the rise and the fall of Operation Valkyrie are slowly being unveiled to the audience. The effort is really knee deep for Stauffenberg as he tries so hard to this kill this ONE MAN... and yet, things went disastrously wrong for him when its time to execute the kill. I got to hand it out to Tom Cruise, a really good actor despite his mouth stinks in the public at times. Stop talking and make more movies Mr. Cruise.

Rating: 8 out 10 stars