As the legendary director who almost destroyed the earth three times, Roland Emmerich turned his attention to the legendary battle of World War II - the Battle of Midway. While grasping the rhythm of the film, the use of subjective shots of a large number of pilots to show the key to the U.S. military's surprising success - dive bombing, gave the audience a strong sense of excitement and presence.
Whether the intelligence department deciphered the Midway plan, the luck and courage of the soldiers, or the Japanese army's underestimation of the enemy, all of them were indispensable to the final victory of the US military in Midway.
On the other hand, in the early days of the war, Japan had more warships and aircraft carriers than the United States (I really didn’t know this before), and they were well equipped; but they ignored the progress of the American military system after the war and the determination and sacrifice of the military, and Immersed in the joy of the sneak attack, they couldn't extricate themselves, and even underestimated the enemy to the point that the war games before the war were no longer normal. Only a small number of people (such as Yamamoto, who had the ambition of the wolf), understood that they were still likely to lose in this contest of comprehensive national strength. Lost, but still chose to gamble - all of which eventually led to the mirror image of the performance and luck of the United States and Japan in the battles of Pearl Harbor and Midway.
True military history is complex and may not be fully understood by the average audience - so the only choice is story and setting to keep the movie entertaining. The director's unbiased portrayal of both sides of the war, coupled with some adaptations and artistic processing, can be said to vividly restore the turning point of the Pacific War.
In addition, there are no politically correct factors such as black people in this film, which is really rare.
PS Even so, as a Chinese, I still have to add a fuck Japs.
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