Blue Ray Movies :Miracle at St Anna [Blu-ray] Review
Posted by Blu Ray Movies Review on June 11th, 2010
I was not sure I liked this movie the first time I saw her. I think this is my first reaction to a series of Spike Lee. The first time I saw this, I was looking for the over-all plans. It would be only part about 3 out of 5 stars. But as a snapshot of black history, I thought this movie was well done. When I (seen in video) for the second time, I was under observation, how to react to very individualized signs blacks against racism in 1940. When was the most centralmy focus of the film takes more than me. (Also interesting: How different groups with different agendas to appeal to God on their side)
If the history of racism and if not, was the story of individuals in a particular situation, as They have the situation (WWII) had. Spike has shown to the Germans as good and evil, how strong and weak, but a few really interested in, back to their daily lives with his wife and children – and some of them onlyThe interest in fame and honor and develop their rank in the army. (I have not seen Clint Eastwood's World War II, compared to the movies: Clint used to give each man a very intimate portrait of the war).
It took some of the great, the common man, the child takes getting used to – but I have for the second time I saw him. The boy, I never got used. It seems an error of casting to me most of the time, but did a good job only small and vulnerablesometimes. Yet something in him is awkward at times – but I got over it.
At the end I would say that I liked the characters and the way it is revealed in history. And that's what Spike Lee movies are all about. This is not usually how you move from A to BC to the end with his films. It 's always about the characters. And I liked and I liked the piece of black history reveals the film. So, mission accomplished.
I bet this story is that the bookimpressive.
Give it a shot – more than one.
- ISBN13: 0786936786729
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Overview
From award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee comes Miracle At St. Anna, the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during WWII. They experience the tragedy and triumph of war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. Praised as The best war movie since Saving Private Ryan (Pat Collins, WWOR TV) and One of the year s best (Ben Lyons, E!), and filled with epic battle sequences and action, the film explore deeply inspiring, powerful story drawn from true history, that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all. Now even more revealing with exclusive Blu-ray bonus features that bring you even deeper into the world of these unsung heroes.
Specifications
Every major American filmmaker has a war movie inside them. After the twin triumphs of When the Levees Broke and Inside Man, his biggest box office hit, Spike Lee puts his distinctive stamp on World War II. Though Miracle at St. Anna begins and ends in 1983, most of the action takes place in 1944. The segregation of the time leads to the Army’s African-American 92nd Infantry Division. In Italy, four of these Buffalo Soldiers, Sergeants Stamps (Antwone Fisher‘s Derek Luke) and Bishop (Barbershop‘s Michael Ealy), Corporal Hector (Jarhead‘s Laz Alonso), and sweet, superstitious Private Train (The Express‘s Omar Benson Miller), get separated from their unit while fighting the Germans. On the way to higher ground, Train rescues a boy from the rubble. With nine-year-old Angelo (newcomer Matteo Sciabordi) in tow, the soldiers secure shelter in a Tuscan town, where they band together with the villagers, including lovely English speaker Renata (Artemisia‘s Valentina Cervi), nurse the delusional boy back to health (he has an imaginary playmate named Arturo), and prepare for the next attack. Like Inside Man, Miracle marks one of the few times Lee has drafted an outsider to write the script, in this case bestselling author James McBride, who adapts from his novel. The combination of sensibilities results in a film that alternates, sometimes awkwardly, between cynicism and sentimentality. Tonal irregularities aside, Miracle at St. Anna pays overdue tribute to the 15,000 men who fought for freedom in a country that showed them greater respect than their nation of origin. –Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Customer Reviews
Action – Daniel Cicconi – FRAMINGHAM, MA USA
He had never heard of this movie. First seen on Encore and I thought I had this movie. I am very happy with her
DISAPPOINTING – Bambi Shangri-La – Phoenix, AZ USA
Spike Lee is one of our best directors generation. However, if you attack an ambitious theme, which seems to "produce". Here directs screenplay by James McBride on the contribution of the brave African-American soldiers in World War II, which was by all contemporary directors from John Ford to Clint Eastwood neglected. Lee's foray into epic war film, unfortunately going back. The opening scene was unexpected and powerful, so I think something really excitingwould follow. NOT! The lack of character development and intricate plots do not always make sense for these four soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division closed in a village in Tuscany with the Germans in The shots are taken outdoors and the soundtrack features the lush ' emotion and pathos are not in dialogue and action. The benefits are lost as in a movie almost entirely in Italian or German, with subtitles! It 'hard enough to follow along without readingDialogue. Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso are excellent in their function, the thin parts. However, Omar Benson Miller is miscast in a central role as Forrest Whitaker aspiring singer who talks like players. His clumsy teddy-shuffle along quickly act on the nerves got to me. I also lost all her eyelids and Kerry Washington! While I appreciate and respect what Lee is trying to do here, as an African-American, I am deeply impressed by the stereotypes presented offended dish – a teaching of a soldieryoung Italian boy "High Five" while another popular "Forbidden Fruit" (white women), combined with Miller & shuck'n jive'n Holy Spirit to act. " The chaos of 166 minutes is an hour too long. With some clever cutting and better character development, "Miracle at St. Anna" could be a work of historical importance, being both entertaining and informative. As it seems now, it's a great cure for insomnia.
GREAT MOVIE BUT ALL THE SUBTITLES KILLED IT!!! – Dee Harrison – Richmond, VA USA
Miracle at St. Anna I thought was a really good movie. The thing that killed me for the subtitles! If I see a movie I want to see and read! I saw the movie twice: the first time I saw the second time I had to read to fully understand what the hell was going on in the movie! There were only a few subtitles, it would be ok, but the film is full of them because of the different languages that needed to be translated!
Apart from that it wasa really good movie!
Posted Time : Jun 11, 2010 09:30:37
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