We saw this yesterday. We were all disappointed in the fact that the movie dwelled mostly on the suffering, first in the water and then in the POW camps. After the first few violent scenes, I really would have liked to see more of his life, any camaraderie with the other POWs, etc. I already knew about the cruel torture of the Japanese in the POW camps. I realize the story was called Unbroken, but to see nothing but beatdowns for nearly 2/3 of the movie really was sensory overload. I look forward to seeing a movie about his life, not just his suffering.
My daugher saw it yesterday and pretty much had the same disappoinment as you did. It is a movie about this part of his life. Other parts of his life are left out. I guess when Jolie read the book she was more taken with how he survived the sufferings and that’s what she emphasised in the movie. I wonder if she wrote the script too.
Thanks for your review..now I will read the book and likely pass on the movie...seems it could have been titled “Unbalanced”