History Film / Unbroken

* VillainousBreakdown: Always smug Watanabe seems to break down near the end, when Zamperini doesn't drop the 150lb railroad tie after implied hours of tormenting, until Watanabe beats him before defeatedly falling to his knees, his pride shattered.

* TimePassageBeard: Phillips during the 47 days in the Pacific.

* VillainousBreakdown: Always smug Watanabe seems to break down near the end, when Zamperini doesn't drop the log after implied hours of tormenting, until Watanabe beats him before defeatedly falling to his knees with broken pride.

* PoWCamp: It being run by Watanabe, who is not very nice to his prisoners.

* WorthyOpponent: See VillainTakesAnInterest above.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: A true story about a man who went through ''[[MadeOFIron every kind of hell imaginable and survived.]]''

''Unbroken'' is a 2014 film released by Creator/{{Universal}} and produced by LegendaryPictures that tells the story of Olympic athlete Louie Zamperini's (Jack O'Connell) RealLife account in the SecondWorldWar where he stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 47 days along with survivor Russell Phillips (Creator/DomhnallGleeson) and was consequently captured and sent to two Japanese Prisoner of War camps under the brutal and interested watch of Corporal Mutsushiro Watanabe (Music/{{Miyavi}}) -- nicknamed "The Bird" -- until the end of the war in 1945.

* EarnYourHappyEnding

* PeriodPiece: Set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

This film marks the second feature directed by actress Creator/AngelinaJolie, who had a very professional creative team behind: the Creator/CoenBrothers writing the script, Roger Deakins doing the cinematography, Creator/AlexandreDesplat composing, Music/{{Coldplay}} for an AwardBaitSong and special effects by IndustrialLightAndMagic. Deakins was nominated for the twelfth time -- and didn't win again -- with other 2 nominations for the film, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, in the 2015 AcademyAwards.

* DuelingMovies: With ''Film/AmericanSniper'', they both came out around the same time, and both deal with famous men during wartime.

* OscarBait: The film quite shamelessly attempted to earn oscars: It was BasedOnATrueStory, had an [[AllStarCast All-Star Crew]] and even came out on Christmas Day. However, reception was [[SoOkayItsAverage tepid]] and it only recieved three nominations in technical categories [[note]] Cinematography, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing [[/note]]

* OscarBait: It only recieved three nominations in technical categories, however.

* KarmaHoudini: Watanabe.

* RedemptionRejection: After the war, Zamperini wanted to meet Watanabe to say he had forgiven him, and he succeeded in meeting all of his other captors, but Watanabe refused.

* VillainousBreakdown: Always smug Watanabe seems to break down near the end, when Zamperini doesn't drop the log after implied hours of tormenting, until Watanabe beats him.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: Watanabe is especially fixated on Zamperini. He even tells him that from the moment they met, he knew they were alike and that they could have been friends if not for their opposing sides. Zamperini mainly just seems creeped out by the attention.

* FoeYay: Watanabe surely wants to leave Louie shellshocked but those manners of approaching him seem to have very inner intentions.

''Unbroken'' is a 2014 film released by Creator/{{Universal}} and produced by LegendaryPictures that tells the story of Olympic athlete Louie Zamperini's (Jack O'Connell) RealLife account in the SecondWorldWar where he stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 47 days along with survivor Russell Phillips (Creator/DomhnallGleeson) and consequently captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy and sent to two Prisoner of War camps under the brutal and interested watch of Corporal Mutsushiro Watanabe (Music/{{Miyavi}}) -- nicknamed "The Bird" -- until the end of the war in 1945.

''Unbroken'' is the second feature film directed by actress Creator/AngelinaJolie and was accompanied by lots of professionals in the creative team of her directing debut. The script was written by the Creator/CoenBrothers with music composed by Music/AlexandreDesplat, cinematography by Roger Deakins, an AwardBaitSong by Music/{{Coldplay}} and special effects by IndustrialLightAndMagic. But the reception was mixed because of Jolie's inexperience behind the camera and the motivational message of the film though the performances of the young cast and technical aspects were praised. Deakins was nominated for Best Cinematography -- for the twelfth time and didn't win again -- with other 2 nominations for the film, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, in the 2015 AcademyAwards.

* VillainousBreakdown: Always smug Watanabe seems to break down near the end, when Zamperini doesn't drop the log after implied hours of tormenting, until Watanabe beats him.

The film marks the first feature film directed by actress Creator/AngelinaJolie and was accompained by lots of professionals in the creative team of her directing debut. The script was written by the Creator/CoenBrothers with music composed by Music/AlexandreDesplat, cinematography by Roger Deakins, an AwardBaitSong by Music/{{Coldplay}} and special effects by IndustrialLightAndMagic. But the reception was mixed because of Jolie's inexperience behind the camera and the motivational message of the film though the performances of the young cast and technical aspects were praised. Deakins was nominated for Best Cinematography -- for the twelfth time and didn't win again -- with other 2 nominations for the film, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, in the 2015 AcademyAwards.

''Unbroken'' is a 2014 film released by Creator/{{Universal}} and produced by LegendaryPictures that tells the story of Olympic athlete Louie Zamperini's (Jack O'Connell) RealLife account in the SecondWorldWar where he stranded in the Pacific Ocean for 47 days along with survivor Russell Phillips (Domhnall Gleeson) and consequently captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy and sent to two Prisoner of War camps under the brutal and interested watch of Corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Music/{{Miyavi}}) -- nicknamed "The Bird" -- until the end of the war in 1945.

The film marks the first feature film directed by well-known actress Creator/AngelinaJolie. The script was written by the Creator/CoenBrothers with music composed by Music/AlexandreDesplat, cinematography by Roger Deakins, an AwardBaitSong by Music/{{Coldplay}} and special effects by IndustrialLightAndMagic. The film's reception was mixed because of Jolie's inexperience behind the camera and motivational message but the performances of the young cast and technical aspects were praised. Deakins was nominated for Best Cinematography for the twelfth time -- and didn't win again -- with other 2 nominations for the film, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, in the 2015 AcademyAwards.

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The film marks the first feature film directed by well-known actress Creator/AngelinaJolie. The script was written by the Creator/CoenBrothers with music composed by Music/AlexandreDesplat, cinematography by Roger Deakins, an AwardBaitSong by Music/{{Coldplay}} and special effects by IndustrialLightAndMagic. The film's reception was mixed because of Jolie's inexperience behind the camera and motivational message but the performances of the young cast and technical aspects were praised. Deakins was nominated for Best Cinematography for the twelfth time -- and didn't win again -- along with Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing in the 2015 AcademyAwards.

* FreudianExcuse: Zamperini's relationship with Watanabe closes off with visiting his living quarters after his disappearence at the end of the war, and he sees a picture of Watanabe with his father, neither of them looking happy. In fact, part of the reason for Watanabe's cruelty was his upbringing in a wealthy military family, and that he was the only son to fail in the officer school.
* JapaneseRanguage: With so many English-speaking Japanese, this is inevitable. Even Watanabe slips into it on occasion.
* KarmaHoudini: Watanabe

* RedemptionRejection: After the war, Zamperini wanted to meet Watanabe to say he had forgiven him, and he succeeded in meeting all of his other captors, but Watanabe refused.
* ShoutOut: In the Cinderella skit the prisoners put on, the name of the prince is "Hillenbrand". Laura Hillenbrand wrote the book that ''Unbroken'' was based on.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Watanabe.
* ThreateningShark: Sharks attack the raft several times during their drift in the Pacific. Eventually they stop after Mac beats one up with an oar. ¨

A 2014 movie directed by AngelinaJolie, based on the RealLife story of Louie Zamperini, an Olympic Runner whose plane crashed during World War II, after which he drifted in the Pacific for 47 days with two companions, before his capture by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Afterward, Zamperini moved between two Japanese Prisoner of War camps, and caught the interest of sadistic guard, Corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe, who picked out Zamperini as his prime target due to his fame before the war.

The movie stars Jack O'Connel as Zamperini, with Japanese rock musician Music/{{Miyavi}} as Watanabe and Domhnall Gleeson as Phil, his companion at sea.

* OscarBait: It was out of the nomination announcement, however.

* EpicMovie

* OscarBait

* VillainousBreakdown: Always smug Watanabe seems to break down near the end, when Zamperini doesn't drop the log after implied hours of tormenting, until Watanabe beats him.

The movie stars Jack O'Connel as Zamperini, with Japanese rock musician Miyavi as Watanabe and Domhnall Gleeson as Phil, his companion at sea.

* FreudianExcuse: Zamperinis relationship with Watanabe closes off with visiting his living quarters after his disappearence at the end of the war, and he sees a picture of Watanabe with his father, none of them looking happy. In fact, part of the reason for Watanabes cruelty was his upbringing in a wealthy military family, and that he was the only son to fail in the officer school.
* JapaneseRanguage: Dee to the high presence of English-speaking Japanese,this is inevitable. Even Watanabe slips into it on occasion.

* PeriodPiece
* RedemptionRejection: After the war, Zamperini wanted to meet Watanabe to say he ahd forgiven him, and he succeeded in meeting all of his captors, but Watanabe refused.

* ThreateningShark: Sharks attacks the raft several times during their drift in the Pacific. Eventually they stop after Mac beats one up with an oar. ¨

A movie directed by AngelinaJolie, based on the RealLife story of Louie Zamperini, an Olympic Runner whose plane crashed during World War II, after which he drifted in the Pacific for 47 days with two companions, before his capture by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Afterward, Zamperini moved between two Japanese Prisoner of War camps, and caught the interest of sadistic guard, Corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe, who picked out Zamperini as his prime target due to his fame before the war.