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its very simial to " the railway man"

posted 10 years ago by superhiddensecret
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but this is better

[–] mumashstar 10 years ago

I was reminded quite definitely of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.

The casting of Takamasa Ishihara as the antagonist was reminiscent of Ryûichi Sakamoto (also a Japanese music icon) being cast against David Bowie and that hint of homoeroticism to the torture/punishments and encounters seemed all to familiar.

[–] ladyoftheisland 10 years ago

I thought Railway Man much, much better, I understand the book Unbroken is far superior to the film, and deals with the redemption that make Railway Man so powerful - and works only when it is a true story.

[–] bdbauer 9 years ago

I agree - this movie is a story about a guy who had a bunch of bad things happen after some good things happened, drawn out over two and a half hours. One guy particularly mistreating another guy for whatever reason...and that's about it. And then it was as if when it ended everything just went back to normal (i.e. let's pretend post traumatic stress isn't worth watching).

The Railway Man was about the long-term psychological trauma of these kind of events, and the drama of really facing them. It was much deeper and more compelling.

[–] IMDB_Vits 10 years ago

RAILWAY MAN: 3/10
UNBROKEN: 5/10

[–] BQQ 10 years ago

Powerful gesture of communication there pal.

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[–] gangsta_toes 9 years ago

I too thought Railway Man was a much much better film, the kind that stays in your head days after seeing it, at least it was for me. I guess that's why I've seen it 3 or 4 times since and could watch it anytime. I doubt I'll ever sit through unbroken again.

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