Sunday, September 09, 2012
NORWAY RESISTANCE
Today's film was the Norwegian
This is a biopic of a Norwegian hero who led a successful underground resistance to the Nazi occupation of his country.
In many ways it is standard fare but in another it is quite thrilling as it is true. The extras have the actual man telling the actual story.
The unusual thing about the film is that it shows close bonds with his comrades and also assays his faults and the horrors that come to him as a result of his adventures.
There is a rivalry with the Nazi commandant. They finally meet at the end of the war.
In a weird way, the Nazi is the counter-hero.
There are many satisfying elements to the film which moves with great speed and dispatch.
Manus and his band caused major major damage to the Nazi effort and in the end clearly prevented the last minute transfer of hundreds of thousands of Nazi troops from going to save the Reich in the middle of Europe. Railroads were sabotaged, ships were sunk, and more, all at the last minute.
I enjoyed the film very much. I would not mind seeing it again sometime.
A 4 out of Netflix5.
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