Midway is a 2019 american epic war film directed by roland emmerich, who produced the film with harald kloser, and written by wes tooke. Everything you need to know about midway movie 2019. The new world war ii movie midway is midway between being a terrible movie and a soso movie, but its nowhere near being a good movie. The best thing to do with this movie would be to take cover and wait for it to pass. Midway was released in 2019 on friday, november 8, 2019 in nationwide movie theaters. New midway movie aims for reality, but the discovery of wreckage brings the battle home two sunken japanese aircraft carriers were found weeks before the. Movie club is separate and apart from movie fan and is subject to additional terms and conditions. Cox, director of the naval history and heritage command and the navys liaison for the film, says the movie is more accurate than 1976s midway starring. The story of the battle of midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. Cox, director of the naval history and heritage command and the navys liaison for the film, says the movie is more accurate. The historical details are accurate and honor the original american heroes, producing an actionpacked movie that reminds viewers just how brave our military is.
If the ships were never that close to one another, they couldnt maneuver to avoid dive bombers, or torpedo planes. The movie midway is excellent, but with a few caveats. We explore how the film performs as a traditional movie and how it performs as a piece of historical media. Lets just say that none of these movies feature john wayne triumphantly charging into battle on horseback. Basically, it was a followup to pearl harbor that was planned by the japanese, who fell into a trap set by the americans, who had figured out that the attack was going to happen.
An expensive war epic, midway emulates the longest day and tora. Director roland emmerichs midway, which is based on the true story of the battle of midway, covers roughly six months of the war in the pacific, from the attack on pearl harbor through the decisive battle around midway atoll, which turned the tide of the war in favor of the u. Midway has thrilling war scenes, but is a waste of good history. Midway has thrilling war scenes, but is a waste of good. In the new film midway, nick jonas portrays bruno gaido, a milwaukee man whose heroism earned him a distinguished flying. Nov 12, 2019 even the original midway, the 1976 version which i saw in the theater thats brimming with movie stars and recorded in surround sound, had its pretentious moments and criticisms of america, specifically a soapy subplot involving the son of a naval captain. Midway showcases a solid cast, including wellknown faces like dennis quaid, mandy moore, and nick jonas. The real world war ii history behind the movie midway. Nov 23, 2019 these are the top 10 insanely accurate war movies. Some of the scenes were not all that accurate, but midway 1976 is still historically significant to me because of what my day experienced during wwii. The film is a passion project and comes with a guarantee that its events are historically accurate. Midway was one of historys greatest battles at sea, we know or, if we didnt, theres a winston churchill quotation to remind us. A story of hollywood and the second world war contains a detailed account of the documentarys origin and impact. Oct 01, 2019 this is a more accurate rendition of an american carrier at midway.
A big disappointment the first time hollywood disappointed me was with the movie midway, released in 1976 during the week of my 16th birthday. Review midway is a big, oldfashioned war movie, with. Midway, a fastpaced recounting of the war in the pacific from the japanese attack on pearl harbor to the decisive threeday battle seven. Those pining for the bittersweet taste of an oldstyle hollywood war movie will get their fill with midway, a sprawling old. This movie is historical accurate with no love storys and crappto take away from history. Things in midway you may not believe were true youtube. Not only does it get the history mostly right, its a tight, elegant, and superb rendering that does the historical figures proud. Is the battle of midway movie historically accurate. Whats accurate generally, its fairly accurate, and. Theres no such thing as an entirely historically accurate film. It would be hard to make a movie about the battle of midway without putting. Film historian mark harriss 2014 book five came back. A big disappointment the first time hollywood disappointed me was with the movie midway, released in 1976 during the week of. Midway, a fastpaced recounting of the war in the pacific from the japanese attack on pearl harbor to the decisive threeday battle seven months later, was the mostseen movie in america over the veterans day weekend.
Although the movie is not perfectly historically accurate, the producers went to great lengths to be as accurate as possible given time and resource constraints, and it comes far closer than any other movie about naval combat and is way more accurate than the 1975 midway movie or the more recent pearl harbor. Nov 08, 2019 the new world war ii movie midway is midway between being a terrible movie and a soso movie, but its nowhere near being a good movie. Those same historians viewed the rough and final movie productions. How historically accurate is the movie midway released. Midway is released in the uk and the us on 8 november and in australia on 28 november. To be frank this movie is not that historically accurate either. The film features an ensemble cast, including ed skrein, patrick wilson, luke evans, aaron eckhart, nick jonas, mandy moore, dennis quaid, tadanobu asano, and woody harrelson.
Sam cox, an expert on the battle and the director of the. At this point the movie midway is nearly over, and nobody in the audience has a clue to the answer. Nov 06, 2019 midway will surely dramatize some aspects of its titular battle, but the movie is hoping to go down as one of the most accurate wwii movies ever made. The battle of midway was one of the most pivotal of world war ii in the pacific, and a major film depicting its events is about to hit the big screen. Coming from independence day director roland emmerich, its a dutiful, uncomplicated retelling that nevertheless sticks closer. In one scene the americans are all bunched up diving on a japan. The movie handles these characters in a lively but routine way, because its key priority is to sketch in the logistics of how the battle of midway unfolded. I have seen the trailer, and the battle scenes are very inaccurate. I also think in the 2019 version, some of the japanese actors did some excellent acting. The movie, starring nick jonas, mandy moore and woody harrelson, is fairly accurate, with hiccups here and there, said retired rear adm. Roland emmerichs midway eviscerated by military times editor. Whether certain liberties need to be taken with the truth in order to tell a certain story or there was just an unfortunate lack of accurate historical information at the time the film was shot, there have been plenty of valid reasons over the years why a movie might need to change parts of history. It looks like hollywood is about to give us a movie which matches historical accuracy to patriotic pride.
War is by definition chaotic, and those fighting the battles dont always remember details with any precision. Midway blockbuster starring woody harrelson to begin. Nov 06, 2019 midway is a big, oldfashioned war movie, with one thing missing. I have been studying wwii since i was first able to readi am now almost 70. Thats a shame, because the history is plenty dramatic. Nov 06, 2019 i have seen the trailer, and the battle scenes are very inaccurate. Navy helps midway film crew bring battle to life u. The first midway movie was a documentary shot by hollywood director john ford with cameramen jack mackenzie, jr. I have read the book midway by the man that had a ring side seat. This includes the salvage operations we see going on afterwards. Nov 15, 2019 midway, a fastpaced recounting of the war in the pacific from the japanese attack on pearl harbor to the decisive threeday battle seven months later, was the mostseen movie in america over the veterans day weekend.
I think the 2019 movie midway is much better than the 1976 charltonheston movie midway. Nov 06, 2019 the best thing to do with this movie would be to take cover and wait for it to pass. Accuracy of the combat scenes in the midway movie depicting combat accurately is always difficult, especially when the conflict occurred more than seven decades ago. Comparatively few movies have tackled this conflict, but one that does is the new movie midway. In this vividly choreographed and mostly historically accurate telling of the 1942 battle of midway a. So how accurate is midway, and does this new movie actually show what went on during one of the. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including last christmas, doctor sleep and playing with fire. War ii battle of midway gets the hollywood treatment in roland emmerichs new movie starring nick jonas and darren criss.
The only accurate wwii nvy movie ive seen was tora tora tora. Roland emmerichs midway is a historical war movie that has. If you want to learn about the battle of midway and do not want to read, it is a good tutorial. The other day i read about the midway movie which is playing in theaters that shows what happened during the battle of midway during world war ii, and upon hearing about it i decided to watch a documentary about the conflict because i knew almost nothing about it, and after watching the documentary i decided to see the movie. Prepare yourself to decipher fact vs fiction in roland. The midway movie even includes a reference to the doolittle raid, which was the counterattack on tokyo that was intended to boost american morale and show the japanese that they were vulnerable even at home. This is a more accurate rendition of an american carrier at midway. Is midway an accurate depiction of the 1942 battle that changed the course of the pacific war. However, i think the 2019 movie is guilty of sensationalism and i did see some inaccuracies. After the american naval victory at midway, the aircraft carrier enterprise returns to honolulu. Midway, released in the united kingdom as battle of midway, is a 1976 american technicolor war film directed by jack smight and produced by walter mirisch from a screenplay by donald s. The battle of midway was the beginning of the end for japan. I hated the 70s midwayfaked romance and gun camera film from europe i dont think the japs.
While no movie is perfectly accurate historically historians dont even agree on much, so who is to say the few errors here are trivial and immaterial to the how events progressed. It succeeds to pack way more into its 2 hour, 18 minute run length than you can imagine. Instead, it could focus a bit more on midway and everyone stationed therefor a movie about midway, there is awfully little of it and have more focus on the operation. Aug 28, 2018 the filmmaker behind massive hits like independence day and the patriot has locked in a filming location for a remake of the 1976 movie midway, starring charlton heston and henry.
The true world war ii history behind the midway movie time. Midway movie hero played by nick jonas grew up in milwaukee. February 4 to tell the whole story, you have to dive into the truth. Nov 06, 2019 the movie handles these characters in a lively but routine way, because its key priority is to sketch in the logistics of how the battle of midway unfolded. Factchecking the new nick jonas, darren criss wwii movie. Battle of midway hero played by nick jonas in new film was milwaukee man. Its important that we are is historically accurate as we can be how wonderful for us being historically acura is still unbelievable. Oct 29, 2019 the battle of midway was one of the most pivotal of world war ii in the pacific, and a major film depicting its events is about to hit the big screen. As it stands there is no build up and you cant definitely tell when the time for the attack has come. Midway movie opens amid discovery of japanese aircraft. Midway, a new movie from director roland emmerich, known best for disaster spectacles like the day after tomorrow, traces the trajectory of the early pacific campaign from the december 7. Midway movie opens amid discovery of japanese aircraft carrier. Nov 07, 2019 the movie handles these characters in a lively but routine way, because its key priority is to sketch in the logistics of how the battle of midway unfolded. Midway will surely dramatize some aspects of its titular battle, but the movie is hoping to go down as one of the most accurate wwii movies ever made.
Nov 08, 2019 new midway movie aims for reality, but the discovery of wreckage brings the battle home two sunken japanese aircraft carriers were found weeks before the movie about the world war ii battle. Parker and i watched midway the other night, and the question arose how accurate it is. Even the original midway, the 1976 version which i saw in the theater thats brimming with movie stars and recorded in surround sound, had its pretentious moments and criticisms of america, specifically a soapy subplot involving the son of a naval captain charlton heston played that fictional captain, one of those invented movie characters who forest gumps his way through all the crucial. Review midway is a big, oldfashioned war movie, with one. Just in time for americans to officially remember veterans of world war ii and other conflicts on veterans day 2019, a film about a key battle in the pacific theater is opening in movie theaters director roland emmerichs new movie midway, out friday, is based on the true story of the battle of midway island. Nov 08, 2019 midway, a new movie from director roland emmerich, known best for disaster spectacles like the day after tomorrow, traces the trajectory of the early pacific campaign from the december 7, 1941. Midway is a big, oldfashioned war movie, with one thing missing. The tacked on love story does not overcome the fact that most of the movie is old white guys playing army or in this case navy. Overall this is a good movie and it is a movie that anyone who likes war movie has to see. As somebody who is a buff on this period of the early pacific war reading every book by prange, lord, and many others i was very impressed. Midway centers on the battle of midway, a clash between the american fleet and the imperial japanese navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the pacific theater during wwii. So i would say this weekend go out and rent midway, its a great movie and is worth watching. Along with guadalcanal, and new guinea, japan was stopped and the long road to victory was begun.
They gave credit to a hero that dropped two bombs on a ship but there was a man from kansas who was a pilot that actually bombed three ships. Midway movie midway movie an accurate portrayal facebook. It is also one of the more well known movies so its worth seeing just so you can talk about it and have a good conversation with other war movie junkies. World war ii film midway is middling roland emmerichs cgiheavy depiction of the wwii battle that turned the tide in the pacific isnt boring, but its familiar beats ensure its more a. My impression as an annapolis graduate, student of eb potter the man who literally wrote the book on the battle, 26year navy veteran including 9 years out of pearl harbor, and honorary survivor of the world war ii cruiser uss indianapolis ca3. A weird mix of the historically accurate and the unforgivably fake. Ensign george gays gunner is killed by japanese fighter aircraft.