History Heartwarming / TheGreatEscape

** His entire friendship with Ives, up to the moment where he completely disregards his own safety in hopes of stopping Ives from climbing the fence out of sheer desperation.

** His entire friendship with Ives, up to the moment where he completely disregards his own safety in hopes of [[spoiler:stopping Ives from climbing the fence out of sheer desperation.]]

* Willy's dedication to making sure Danny escapes with him (much like Hendley and Colin above). Unlike the ill-fated Hendley and Colin, Willy and Danny are among the very few escapees who successfuly avoid being recaptured. The last time we see them they're being rescued from a rowboat by a Swedish ship.

** After that Hendley suggests Colin make them some tea (which Hendley earlier stated he wasn't very found of). Colin is more than happy to oblige.

* Willy's dedication to making sure Danny escapes with him (much like Hendley and Colin above). Unlike the ill-fated Hendley and Colin, Willy and Danny are among the very few escapees who successfuly avoid being recaptured. The last time we see them they're being rescued from a rowboat by a [[TeamSwitzerland Swedish]] ship.

** He confronts an armed guard in an attempt to save a doomed Ives, and does the same when Cavendish is discovered at the end of the tunnel.

** In a real-life example, one of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]]. We should also keep in mind that [[FinalSolution Hitler]] [[MoralEventHorizon wanted to kill them all outright.]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Himmler was the one to get him to settle for just fifty.]]

** In a real-life example, one of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]]. We should also keep in mind that [[FinalSolution Hitler]] [[MoralEventHorizon wanted to kill them all outright.]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Himmler was the one to get him to settle with just fifty.]] Keep in mind that the fifty was only those executed after being recaptured, and does not include the handful who were killed ''during'' recapture.

* Hendley and Colin may not have seen eye to eye (no joke or pun intended) about a lot of things but Hendley stands up for Colin just before the breakout.

* Willy's dedication to making sure Danny escapes with him (much like Hendley and Colin above).

** In a real-life example, one of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]]. We should also keep in mind that [[FinalSolution Hitler]] [[MoralEventHorizon wanted to kill them all outright.]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Himmler was the one to get him to settle with just fifty.]] Keep in mind that the fifty was those executed and does not include the handful who was killed during recapture.

* Louis' dedication to making sure Danny escapes with him (much like Hendley and Colin above).
** Willie catching up to Danny when the lights go out, and calming him down.

* Hilts showing that his cockiness is in part a facade when he sacrifices his own escape for the greater good. Quietly reinforced later with a nod when he's released from the cooler after he was unable to save Ives.

** In a real-life example, one of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]]. We should also keep in mind that [[FinalSolution Hitler]] [[MoralEventHorizon wanted to kill them all outright.]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Himler was the one to get him to settle with just fifty.]] Keep in mind that the fifty was those executed and does not include the handful who was killed during recapture.

** In a real-life example, one of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]].

* Hendley and Colin may not have seen eye to eye (no joke or pun intendid) about a lot of things but Hendley stands up for Colin just before the breakout.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived), hearing ol 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again gives reasons to smile. It makes the audience remember that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will endure... and they did.
** One of the camp commandants who replaced the man in charge at the time of the escape was so disgusted with the Gestapo's actions that he allowed the inmates to erect a memorial to the fifty outside the camp. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The50Memorial.jpg It still stands today]].

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived), hearing ol 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again gives reasons to smile. It makes the audicence remember that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will endure... and they did.

* Hendley and Colin may not have seen eye to eye (no joke or pun intendid) about a lot of things but. I liked watching Hendley stand up for Colin just before the breakout.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived). I always smile a little when I hear ol 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again. It makes me remember that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will endure... and they did.

** Willie catching up to Danny when the lights go out, and calming him down.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived). I always smile a little when I hear ole 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again. It makes me remember that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will endure... and they did.

* Louis' dedication to making sure Danny escapes with him (much like Hendley and Colin above).

* Hendley and Colin may not have seen eye to eye (no joke or pun intendid) about a lot of things but. I liked watching Hendley stand up for Coiln just before the breakout.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived). I always smile a little when I hear ole 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again. It makes me remember that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will indure... and they did.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived). I always smile a little when I hear ole 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again. It makes me remeber that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will indure... and they did.

* While most of the ending is both TearJerker (because of the fifty deaths) or awesome (because Hilts and some of the others survived). I always smile a little when I hear ole 'Cooler King' Hilts throwing that baseball at the wall once again. It makes me remeber that while the men went through a terrible tragedy, they will indure... and they did.

--> '''Hendley''': Colin's not a blind man as long as he's with me. '''And he's going with me!'''

* Hendley and Colin may not have seen eye to eye (no joke or pun intendid) about a lot of things but. I liked watching Hendley stand up fro Coiln just before the breakout.