UNBROKEN - PATH TO REDEMPTION

  
 
 We went to see Unbroken - Path To Redemption today. I enjoyed this movie much better than the first movie Unbroken directed by Angelina Jolie. My son Rob turned me on to the book Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand about ten years ago. She also wrote the book Sea Biscuit. The book was incredible and I didn't want to put it down. I was disappointed by Jolie's movie because it stopped short of the most important part of the story. Zamperini's lifesaving transformation by Jesus Christ. He had survived air combat, a plane crash into the pacific ocean, 47 days adrift at sea in an an open life raft without food and water and capture by the Japanese. He spent two years in Japanese prison camps being used as a human guinea pig and brutally beaten by a sadistic guard named Matsuhiro Watanabe or "The Bird".  The first movie covered all of this but Zamparini's fight for survival was not over at the end of the movie. The book and movie was called Unbroken but if Zamparini's life had not been transformed the story could have easily been called Broken. Unbroken - Path  to Redemption tells the story of a broken man who was suffering from a severe case of PTSD and self medicating with alcohol. His marriage was in shambles. Without Jesus he could have easily committed suicide or ended up dying a hopeless alcoholic like Ira Hayes. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Sometimes the acting is not the best in movies directed by Christian directors but this movie was very well acted, inspiring, and kept my interest throughout. I recommend that everyone take the time to see this movie.     

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