Hi there,

I saw Pearl Harbor and I have a more than fair knowledge of history. Overeducated at the University,plus exhaustive reading.

When I go to see movies that are based on history I find it nearly impossible to stop myself from being too critical.

Pearl Harbor the Movie is a very good movie, It has the feel of good history at times. The recreation about the events of Pearl Harbor leave the viewer with the impression that he had seen something real.

But it is not history. Its a movie. There were no pilots who flew with the Eagle Squadron, Flew against the Japanese and downded planes at Pearl Harbor and the flew with Doolittle on the Tokyo raid. (80 Men)

As a plot it work. The bombing of Pearl Harbor is as real as it gets from a purely entertainment point of view.

From the historical view, while it give a great overall viewpoint, it constantly misses the mark on history and invents characters and situations.

It tones down the feeling of the age, the virulent feeling that most American felt was no where present. (The Only Good Jap Is A Dead Jap)

But the attack itself, it does not focus on all the events but rather on following the characters.

My favorite historical scene is when a Torpedo hits one of the ships.

As an old military type (for three years) I could feel the realism of some of the sccens.

But this was my "movie of the summer, Its a Mans Movie and fits in well with other war movies. Sure there is a mushy love story but that is overpowered by the rest.

I sure would have liked to see a revamp of the Battle of Britan/ A Yank In The RAF.

Don't be too critical. There are No Wind Warnings. The Japanese Come Off To Clean The focus is on a pagent of history not the details.

Its sad that we get our history from movies. (Books take a long time.)

But this is entertainment and a great movie.

Wes Prichard

From The Shadow of Mt. Rainier