Lincoln Discussion Symposium

While it may be important for one to know the "rest of the story" -apologies to the late great Paul Harvey- that fact that Mr. Zamperini was okay with the movie should be good enough in my humble opinion.

Cal T.works for Fox news , correct?

Herb, yes he works for Fox. He also has a syndicated column appearing more than 500 newspapers (according to his biography - below)

"Cal Thomas joined Fox News Channel (FNC) in 1997 and serves as a political contributor. Additionally, he appears as a panelist on "Fox News Watch" (Saturdays at 2:30 & 11:30 PM/ET).

Cal Thomas is America's most widely syndicated op-ed columnist, appearing in more than 500 national newspapers. Thomas is the author of more than 10 books, including, "Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America" co-authored with Bob Beckel"

(12-30-2014 08:11 AM)Gene C Wrote: [ -> ]Still haven't seen the movie, when we tried on Christmas day, they were sold out.
Here is the only slightly negative comment on the movie I've read. For those who have read the book and seen the movie, I'd be interested in your comments.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/12/2...=obnetwork

Here is the New York Times review. I haven't seen the movie yet but several commentators make the same point as Cal Thomas. This comment is from Unworthy Servant.

"The second epiphany was not the POW experience, as traumatic as that was. It was Louie's escape from bitter depression caused by that experience and loathing of his captors, after he returned to civilian life. Ms. Jolie and the writers reduce to an on-screen footnote Zamperini's faith-based transformation which allowed him to forgive his captors and their nation. It allowed him to escape bitterness and depression. But Hollywood can't do religion as transformative, unless it's some exotic Eastern meditation based creed. So, instead we get "Survivor: WWII", in which the story becomes a contest of will against long odds. But that's only a chapter of his story."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/arts/u...pe=article

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Enough said,I rest my case!Thanks-Gene and Linda! I flew in a B-24 to get a slight feel of what my uncle was experiencing.What I [70yrs old]and my 80yr old cousin felt,was nothing compared to what my uncle or for that matter,the rest of the crew experienced!So,please take my word for it,It was a tough trip over the Alps.