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“In a word, live together in the forgiveness of your sins , for without it no human fellowship…can survive. Don’t insist on your rights, don’t blame each other, don’t judge or condemn each other, don’t find fault with each other, but accept each other as you are, and forgive each other every day from the bottom of your hearts…” —Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison

Unfortunately, for lack of the whole story, the story can be lost altogether. One writer for Boston.com remarked in her review of the book “Unbroken,” that “Finding God is an all too familiar ending. I’d prefer to remember Zamperini as a child who rigged church bells to chime the way he wanted.” Wrong, Maria. Young Zamperini is the man that God made. Old Zamperini is the man that God renewed.

And so utterly, this movie was for me, a disappointment.

Violence: Heavy to extreme / Profanity: Heavy—“G*d-d*mn,” “Jesus,” “God,” “Oh G*d,” “Oh my G*d,” “d*mn” (5), f-words (2), “son of a b*tch,” s-words (3), “*ss” / Sex/Nudity: Heavy

“When Zamperini turned 81, he was invited to carry the flame at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He ran through the streets of Naoetsu, where he had once marched as a prisoner. This time, he was there as a free man—carrying the torch of the ancient Greeks in his right hand and the sacred fire of Christ in his heart.” (by Tonya Stoneman, In Touch Ministries)

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UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION

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UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION picks up where Angelina Jolie’s 2014 movie UNBROKEN ends, but showcases Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini’s faith journey toward Jesus back in America. Posted by Movieguide on Friday, September 14, 2018

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UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION has a visceral, emotionally stirring ending that will strike the audiences heartstrings. The production quality is very good, with excellent costumes and sets. The message of forgiveness, redemption and radical transformation because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so strong in this true story, Zamperini’s testimony has captured the attention of people worldwide, even Christians. Although UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION ends with redemption, viewers should be mindful that the alcoholism brings another layer of complexity to the story. UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION is a fabulous must-see movie for teenagers and adults. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger audiences.

Miscellaneous Immorality: Nothing else objectionable.

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UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION follows Louis Zamperini after his return from imprisonment in Japan during World War II. PATH TO REDEMPTION picks up where Angelina Jolie’s 2014 movie UNBROKEN ends but showcases Louis’ painful faith journey and eventual victory over alcoholism after the war.

UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION begins with a montage showcasing clips and newspaper images of World War II’s conclusion as well as Zamperini’s incredible survival in a raft for 47 days and torture by “The Bird,” a malicious Japanese prison guard. This reminds viewers what happened in the previous UNBROKEN movie while also setting the stage so that PATH TO REDEMPTION can stand on its own. The opening scene shows Louis in Japan in 1952 standing before a group of Japanese war criminals where he deliberately asks, “Where’s Watanabe?” aka The Bird.

The movie then jumps back a couple years to his arrival in the States where the Zamperini family greets a uniformed Louis in his hometown of Torrance, Calif. Louis clearly suffers from PTSD, but he tries to hide it, and he even tells a priest that he blames God for what he endured. The military asks Louis to travel around the country to give speeches to raise money for War Bonds since he’s a war hero, but Louis’s PTSD drives him to terrible alcoholism, a coping mechanism to run from his nightmares of The Bird’s brutal attacks on him.

His drinking gets so bad, he’s ordered to take a three-week vacation in Miami to pull himself together. During this time, he encounters Cynthia Applewhite, with whom he falls in love very quickly. They have a brief courtship, get married and settle in Torrance to be close to Louis’ family.

In the marriage, Louis struggles to find work, since he never completed college before going to war. This drives him deeper into alcohol, all the while trying to hide it from his wife. Cynthia inspires Louis to try running again to see if he can return to run in the Olympics, but this also doesn’t make the intense nightmares go away. Louis has a void in his life that hasn’t been filled by alcohol, by a wife, by running again, or even by a baby daughter. His darkness merely gets worse. Something has to change, or else Louis could lose his marriage. What will Louis do?

UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION has a visceral, emotionally stirring ending that will strike the audience’s heartstrings. The production quality is very good, with good costumes and sets. While the writing is very focused, with a clear direction of where the story is going, there are scenes at the beginning with weak dialogue and acting, particularly the courtship scenes between Louis and Cynthia. The acting however improves, and Samuel Hunt delivers a stirring performance as Louis Zamperini.

The message of forgiveness, redemption and radical transformation because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is so strong in this true story, Zamperini’s testimony has captured the attention of people worldwide, even people who hold to the Christian faith. PATH TO REDEMPTION portrays Zamperini’s salvation in a powerful fashion that gives all glory to God, yet never comes off as cheesy or overly preachy (even in scenes with preaching). The late Billy Graham, to whom the movie is dedicated, is portrayed by his grandson Will Graham in the climax.

Although UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION ends with redemption, audiences should be mindful that the alcoholism brings another layer of complexity to the story. Louis’ addiction often leads him to disrupt his home life, and on a few occasions, he acts with mild violence. However, his alcoholism is never glorified, and the redemptive nature shows that the Holy Spirit heals all types of pain and addiction.

UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION is a fabulous must-see movie for older children and adults, but because of some subject matter, MOVIEGUIDE® advises some caution for older children.

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Movie Review: Unbroken

by Matt Slick | Dec 27, 2014 | Book and Movie Reviews

Unbroken is based on the true-life of Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) who faced and survived incredible and horrendous difficulties. The film opens with a battle sequence between bombers and Japanese zeros during World War II. It’s very well done and you are quickly engrossed, nervously clenching the armrests of your chair while you are enduring the battle. From there the story takes us through Louis’ childhood, his Italian upbringing, and his Olympic athleticism cut short by the War. We are taken back to the war-torn plane that barely makes it to base. Soon thereafter, with a replacement crew, they are sent back out in nothing more than a rickety, clunky yet “certified” flying-device. Sure enough, all the engines die and they crash land in the Pacific Ocean with Louis being one of the three survivors. After 47 days at sea, they are picked up by a Japanese ship and shipped off to prisoner of war camp. Louis quickly becomes the focus of the Savage camp commander who takes his violent abuse out upon Louis. But, Lewis endures, and endures, and endures. You find yourself amazed at how he survived the physical and mental torture and remained unbroken.

Angelina Jolie directs and does a great job. The cinematography is excellent and the acting is all very good. Jack O’Connell plays the leading character is very talented. We will be hearing more of him in the future. The film has little cussing and what it does have is contextually appropriate.

I would definitely recommend this film especially since it opens up with a scene of the preacher actually mentioning Jesus in a favorable light. This is something uncommon in Hollywood nowadays where Christians are routinely vilified. But, not so here. In fact, at the end of the movie, we are told how his faith helped him and how he went back to Japan years later and forgave his captors. Of course, the real Louis Zamperini became a Christian, but the movie portrays a generic kind of belief in God at his conclusion. At least, it wasn’t insulting to the Christian faith. That’s a nice switch.

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It must have been in about 2014 that I first read the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Let me tell you, it about gutted me.

The Life of Louis Zamperini, POW

Unbroken is the true story of United States olympian Louis Zamperini who was shot down over the Pacific during World War II and became a prisoner of war in Japan.

After surviving floating in a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for 46 days, Zamperini and one of his fellow airmen were taken to an absolute hell on earth. He spent the next two years being endlessly humiliated, starved, and tortured by his prison guard, “The Bird.”

Ultimately, Zamperini survived the war and his imprisonment. He returned to his family in southern California.

The Movie Adaptation of Unbroken

The book goes on to tell about this transition back to “normal” life. It is at this point that the new movie Unbroken: Path to Redemption (released in the U.S. on September 14th) picks up Zamperini’s story.

I always find stories of redemption, conversion, or “love conquers all” to be quite compelling. So when I saw the preview of this movie, I knew I wanted to see it. But I was also a little hesitant. Unfortunately, it seems to me that a lot of faith-based movies tend to be formulaic, maybe a little dull, and quite strong in the cheese-factor, if you know what I mean.

After watching it, though, I think it’s better to look at it through two different lenses. First, on its merits as a movie. Then, with an eye toward the message it tries to portray.

Technically Speaking…

The best thing I can say about the cinematic aspects of this movie is that it was stunning to watch. The costumers and set designers did a phenomenal job of recreating the allure and beauty of the mid-to-late 1940s. From clothing and accessories to cars and coffee pots, there was effort put into the smallest detail. I thoroughly enjoyed the visuals.

Director Harold Cronk (of God’s Not Dead ) and his team of screenwriters seemed to miss the mark as far as the story goes, however. For an hour and a half, the audience watches Zamperini (played quite well by Samuel Hunt) spiral more and more out of control as he grapples with depression, alcoholism, and PTSD (although it hadn’t been named as such in the 1940s).

Left Wanting

We witness him swing from the heights of love for his new wife and daughter to the crushing lows of nightmares, flashbacks, and hallucinations. But the resolution—the path to redemption, as it were—takes only about the last 10 minutes of the film. And then it’s over.

As an audience member, I was left kind of scratching my head. If the movie was supposed to be about this man’s “path to redemption,” shouldn’t the story have been more about that? It seemed to me that the title could more fittingly have been Unbroken: Path Straight to Hell, but Magically Everything Turns Out Just Fine .

Faithfully Speaking...

Early in the movie, at a family gathering to celebrate his return, we see Zamperini talking with his family’s priest. The priest hails the young man’s return to safety as a miracle. But Zamperini shoots him down. He says that it wasn’t God who saved him, but a couple of atom bombs that did the trick. The priest then tells him not to discount the part God played in bringing his survival. Zamperini looks at the priest with a sad smile and says, “I don’t, Padre. I give Him all the blame.”

We see where all of that blame leads him. He tries to continue to rely on the strength and perseverance that had served him so well as an Olympic athlete and as a POW. But he simply can’t do it. And the downward spiral finally lands him on a seat at a Billy Graham revival, something he had begrudgingly agreed to attend with his wife.

Finally, Redemption

Billy Graham (played by his grandson, Will Graham) talks to the gathered congregation about being distanced from the Lord. What is it that caused that distance? How have they gotten to where they are today? Why do they no longer believe? Then he says, “...because you can’t see Him and can’t hear Him, you shut yourself away from Him.” And that’s the most dangerous place to be.

Moved and afraid, Zamperini tries to run out of the tent while everyone’s heads are bowed in prayer. But Reverend Graham sees him and tells him to stop. It is at this moment in the movie that Zamperini makes the choice to believe again. He finally sees that it was indeed God who kept him alive through his imprisonment and who brought his wife and daughter into his life. And that, instead of blaming God, he should offer his life as thanks and praise.

Redemption and Forgiveness

Without doubt, Louis Zamperini’s return to faith is nothing short of a miracle. But, to me, the even greater miracle is what he does with it. Through the grace of God, Zamperini amends his life. He quits drinking and focuses his attention back on his family.

Most remarkably, though, he learns to forgive not only his captors and torturers, but he learns to forgive both God and himself. He becomes a living, breathing testament to the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew :

If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. -Matthew 6:14

What Humans are Truly Capable Of

In my humble opinion, if the storytellers had chosen to focus on the forgiveness humans are capable of through the redemption offered to us by Christ, they could have produced a significantly better movie. After all, we are all tormented by our own personal demons; we all have our own histories of pain and suffering to work through. And, like Louis Zamperini, we often find that trying to do so of our own accord only leads to more hurt and heartbreak for ourselves and for our loved ones.

But when we accept the redemption that Jesus longs to share with us, when we seek His forgiveness and, in turn, forgive others, well, that’s a story worth being told, don’t you think?

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Unbroken: Path to Redemption – Christian Movie Review

The real story of unbroken.

Louis Zamperini was a man broken by war and captivity. He was an angry, unemployed, anxiety-ridden alcoholic trying to drink his Post Traumatic Stress-induced nightmares away…until he met Jesus. His transformation from a completely shattered man into a victorious servant of Jesus is the source of the somewhat ironic title – Unbroken. He had to be completely broken by life before he could be remade again by God. It is a great story! From beginning to end, my wife and I both loved Unbroken: Path to Redemption . It is not only a wonderful movie of one man’s life, but it resembles a parable about the power of the love of Jesus. It is a great movie. Go and see it!

If you have a difficult person in your life that you need help loving, see this movie.

If you are struggling with what seems like a hopeless relationship, see this movie.

If you are trapped in addiction and feel like you can’t escape, see this movie.

If your spouse is drowning in addiction, see this movie.

If you are dealing with anxiety, PTSD, depression or generally struggling and feel there is no way of getting out of it, see this movie.

It will give you hope because it shows Jesus working. He is the Way! In a lot of ways, the story is a lot like mine and probably yours. (minus the sharks and Japanese prison camps. For more please read 5 Powerful Spouse Evangelism Tools and Christians and Alcohol .

Unbroken: Path to Redemption – A Christian In Depth Review

Unbroken: Path to Redemption is the story that Angelina Jolie should have told in the first Unbroken movie in 2014. It is a beautiful, moving and intelligent film about the parts of the life of Louis Zamperini she left out. In a year that featured a lineup of fantastic Christian films, Paul, Apostle of Christ , I Can Only Imagine and The Case for Christ , this may be my favorite. It is an instant classic. For more good movies see 5 Must-See Christian Movie.

Unbroken: Path to Redemption may sound familiar to you as it involves a portion of the story of the novel of the same name, Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand and the 2014 movie . Each tells the story of Louis Zamperini, nicknamed the Torrance Tornado, a world-famous sprinter during the years surrounding World War 2. After competing at the Olympics in Berlin immediately before the war, Zamperini was a crewman on a B-24 that crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a rescue mission. He subsequently survived on an open raft in the Pacific Ocean for 47 days, followed by years of terrible torture at the hands of the Japanese in a prison camp. Hildebrand does a wonderful job chronicling these years in her best selling book which I enjoyed as well. Buy that here: Unbroken .

Zamperini is singled out for extra abuse and humiliation by the most sadistic of the Japanese guards who the prisoners called “the Bird”. His fame as an Olympian seemed to motivate the Bird to do everything possible to torture Zamperini in cruel and unusual ways. Though they survived, Zamperini and the rest of the soldiers and sailors who endured Japanese captivity did so in terrible condition. In the pictures taken immediately after their release, they appear to be haunted skeletons barely alive. The story of how they survived is an interesting story and the one that Ms. Jolie chose to tell in the prior movie…but it completely missed the core of Zamperini’s life. Zamperini was an on fire Christian who testified about his Savior every chance he could. His life was about Jesus not the Japanese. Being physically released from a prison camp was nothing compared with being set free from the law of sin and death.

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The movie picks up where Jolie left off and right where the best work is done. It tells what happens with the rest of Zamperini’s life. The movie follows Zamperini as he first comes home and deals with a new found celebrity. There is a wonderful scene where he is walking through his hometown recognized and greeted by a proud and hopeful population. This fame is used by the army as he sets out on a War Bonds tour, but the long hours isolation and PTSD takes its toll on him. We see the first signs of major problems in his life as he travels and drinks his way through the country. Though Zamperini is physically sound when he arrives home, when he faces the demons caused by his captivity, things start to fall apart.

His decline is held back for a time by the adventure of meeting and marrying a beautiful young wife, Cynthia. He also sets out to regain the world-class track form that made him famous. Forget the nightmares, the abuse, and everything from the war, he would be the Torrance Tornado again and this would make life better. When this plan falls apart, the problems Zamperini have held at bay through sheer determination come screaming back in and take up residence. The first scene of hopeful triumphant hero is contrasted by a similar scene where haunted alcoholic Zamperini stumbles blindly down the same hostile street. It is a shocking turn of events. The actors playing Zamperini and his wife, Cynthia, do a wonderful job in their roles. They and the storyline make you like them. Their relationship is sweet and loving. When it begins to crumble, you are emotionally invested with them and feel pain with them.

Zamperini becomes alcoholic, obsessive and anxiety-ridden. He is a shell of his former self. Rather than present a stylized and painfully long version of the abuses Zamperini suffered, Path to Redemption shows Louie’s history through dramatic flashes that are more powerful for their brevity. When Zamperini is dreaming or hallucinating about the Bird, we see the same things he does. When he flashes back to the sharks circling his small raft, we are taken there in a moment as well. In one of the most powerful scenes in the film, when he flashes back to near drowning in his crashed bomber, we are there with him. It is jarring to watch, while also making Zamperini very sympathetic, even while he is destroying his family. Finally, Cynthia is at the end of her rope and determined not to take any more when she is invited to a Billy Graham Crusade by a neighbor…and Jesus changes everything.

I will not give away the rest of the story, but it is here that the movie shines from a Christian perspective. Jesus’ love is shown transforming one person. The people near them are then changed by His love and seeing the transformation. This continues outwardly and restores people, relationships and their families. This is shown in the lives of the Zamperini’s in clear, authentic and convincing ways. In some ways, I was watching my family’s story and many others who have been saved from the demons who were haunting them. Jesus saves and redeems. It is the heart of the Christian faith, but it is rarely expressed in the film so well. It is a true story that so clearly depicts the powerful work of Jesus happening every day around the world. Zamperini is born again and nothing is ever the same. Read What Does it Mean to be Born Again and 11 Life Changing Bible Verses About Being Born Again to learn more.

If you have a difficult person in your life and you need hope to keep on going, see this movie.

If you are feeling trapped in addiction and feel like you can’t escape, see this Unbroken.

If you are dealing with anxiety, PTSD, depression or generally struggling and feel there is no way of get out of it, see this movie.

If you are struggling with anger, bitterness and unforgiveness, this is a must see movie.

It will give you hope because it shows Jesus working. He is the Way!

My wife and I loved Unbroken: Path to Redemption and I think you will as well. It is a fantastic story of true redemption and love that can change anyone. It is an amazing story of Jesus working that is well told, well acted and quite the tear-jerker. See this wonderful movie if you want to be built up in your faith.

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Dove Review

“Unbroken” is a powerful movie, especially considering that it is based on a true story. Louis Zamperini was a strong-willed child, experimenting as a teen with drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. However, he was raised by loyal parents who disciplined yet loved him. His mother prayed for him and Louis often saw her doing so without her knowing he was watching. His brother Pete saw in Louis an ability to run, and to run fast. He encouraged him to train and, sure enough, Louis began to break his high school’s records with his swift running. Soon he found himself headed to the Olympics.

The film focuses a lot on the suffering Louis eventually encountered. He entered World War II and was on a plane that lost its engines and crashed into the water. He and two friends survive on a raft, dealing with storms, sharks, thirst and hunger. During one particularly bad storm, with the water almost overturning the raft, Louis promises God he will follow Him if God allows him to survive. He does survive, although one companion dies a few days later. They wind up on the raft for some 45 days. Louis and his companion, Phil (Domhnall Gleeson), are found by Japanese soldiers and soon Louis finds himself in a POW camp. The commander, Corporal Watanabe (Takamasa Ishihara), sees a strength in Louis he is jealous of, and proceeds to inflict bodily pain and suffering on him, striking him repeatedly with a stick and at one point having the entire prison group punch Louis, one man at a time. They are ordered to do so or Louis’ friend Phil will be killed. Jack O’Connell is absolutely fantastic and convincing as Louis, as is Ishihara as Watanabe. The suffering of the men includes dealing with frigid temperatures without coats, unlike the Japanese soldiers.

Louis faces even more trials, including lifting a large piece of wood and holding it without dropping it after a full day’s work. Watanabe tells his soldiers to shoot Louis if he drops it. But Louis even endures this indignity. He says it is his belief that God is with him and enables him to overcome. He quotes a phrase his brother once used: Take it to make it.

Angelina Jolie shows herself to be very capable in directing the film. The themes include loyalty to God, family, and the ability to persevere by keeping hope alive. Sadly, the strong language and rear male nudity prevent us from awarding the movie our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.

Dove Rating Details

An air battle with planes downed and exploding; man is wounded in plane and has blood on face; a fight and a boy is punched a few times; man is injured in a crash and blood is seen on his hands and face; men kill fish and a shark and cut it to eat and survive, blood is seen; plane shoots at men on raft; comment about Marines being beheaded; man is struck and hit with a pole, punched, kicked, smacked in the ear with a whip, and there is blood seen in several of these scenes; man's nose is broken; others are struck.

Some sexual innuendos.

GD-1; O/G-3; D-4; S-2; A-1; SOB-1; Geez-1; Shut up-2; a few racial remarks are used like "Wop," "Dumb Dago" and "Japs."

Boy drinks alcohol and smokes, but is corrected by a police officer and his family; smoking and drinking in other scenes by men, including beer.

Rear male nudity; shirtless men; men put hands over privates.

Boy is briefly spanked for disobedience; tension between characters; men vomit; man has doubted God but promises to follow Him if he survives and he does; men fall from a bridge.

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Movie Review: Unbroken: Path To Redemption

[ Spoiler Alert: This review contains some spoilers. Those who wish to have none may want to read this review after seeing the movie.]

See Unbroken: Path to Redemption in movie theaters on September 14, 2018!

Unbroken: Path To Redemption , releasing in theaters September 14, 2018, is based on the incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and WWII soldier and POW. Zamperini’s story is told in the New York Times bestseller, Unbroken , and was adapted for film in the 2014 Oscar-nominated film by the same name.

The 2014 movie by actress/filmmaker Angelina Jolie focused on the first half of Zamperini’s dramatic life story, depicting many sequences: running as a teenager in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, surviving a military plane crash over the Pacific during WWII, spending 47 days floating at sea, being “rescued” by Japanese soldiers, enduring a few harrowing years in a torturous prisoner-of-war camp, and eventually experiencing liberation at the end of the war in 1945. Unbroken: Path To Redemption , produced by Pure Flix,* Universal 1440 Entertainment, and The WTA Group continues this remarkable journey with Zamperini’s return home to the United States.

Zamperini’s agony did not end at the close of the war. Soon after returning to safety, he began to suffer from what we now know as post-traumatic stress disorder. Often when he closed his eyes, he was tormented by nightmares and flashbacks to his time under a cruel, violent prison guard. On the outside, everything looked wonderful; Zamperini was a war hero with a bright future, well-known as a former world-class athlete, but inside he was tormented and looking for relief in all the wrong places.

“God is My Enemy”

Christians will be encouraged by this true story as Christ the redeemer is exalted and glorified. Although the gospel message is not explicitly stated, the dramatic change that Christ and repentance brings is impossible to miss and is glorifying to God .

Christians will be encouraged by this true story as Christ the redeemer is exalted and glorified.

Throughout the film, as Louis continues to suffer, he questions God’s goodness, even claiming “God is my enemy.” Sadly, none of the Christians in the film gave Louis good answers to his questions about suffering. (We encourage believers looking for a biblical answer to this question to read How Could a Loving God…? ) However, the overall plot and resolution of the film shows clearly that God is not to blame for Louis’ suffering. Rather, Louis himself, and other sinful human beings who have hurt him, are responsible. It’s a stirring film.

One of AiG’s co-founders, Mark Looy, grew up near Zamperini and met him in the early ‘70s and heard his thrilling testimony. Mark says: “Zamperini’s life continued to be highly dramatic beyond where the Jolie film ended. In some ways, it’s as riveting a story as what he went through in WWII as a POW and in the Olympics as a world-class athlete. It’s a goose-bumps testimony, and it includes an account of remarkable forgiveness that is astounding.”

Notes for Parents

Parents with young children should know that Louis’ flashbacks and nightmares, which are kept rather mild, may be intense for younger viewers. There is also quite a bit of drunkenness (but this is always presented as a problem, not something glorified in the film), with some mild violence such as shouting and throwing things. There is little objectionable language, with only one instance of a character angrily swearing at Louis using the “H” word due to his refusal to make any changes in his life. Also, several female characters are shown wearing old-fashioned bikini swimsuits. Please note the film has a PG-13 rating.

An Incredible Ending to an Incredible Story

Unbroken: Path To Redemption is an inspiring story, and a wonderful film to take unbelievers to, especially if they have watched the 2014 film Unbroken and are missing the ending of Louis’ extraordinary story. Families and individuals are sure to be encouraged and pointed towards Christ as the answer to their turmoil. We encourage you to go and see this film !

*For full disclosure, AiG has a business relationship with Pure Flix’s online streaming service, affiliated with the movie-making side of Pure Flix. See https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2018/07/09/answers-genesis-content-now-available-pureflix/

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Unbroken
Unbroken, then, is hard to watch but easy to praise. The horror of the inhumanity it depicts is wrenching. The triumph of one man's spirit and
Unbroken Movie Review
This is a fairly graphic movie and there are plenty of scenes showing torturous abuse, including beatings, verbal harangues, and psychological
Unbroken: Path to Redemption Movie Review
The idea that becoming a born-again Christian is a miraculous cure to substance abuse may also leave nonbelievers skeptical, but this is
Unbroken (2014)
Positive—My husband and I caught the early matinée on Christmas Day of this fine film. It is a true story of perseverance, determination, faith, and courage.
UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION
The production quality is very good, with excellent costumes and sets. The message of forgiveness, redemption and radical transformation because of the Gospel
Unbroken movie review from a Christian perspective
Angelina Jolie directs and does a great job. The cinematography is excellent and the acting is all very good. Jack O'Connell plays the leading character is very
Unbroken
We see where all of that blame leads him. He tries to continue to rely on the strength and perseverance that had served him so well as an
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Louis Zamperini was a man broken by war and captivity. He was an angry, unemployed, anxiety-ridden alcoholic trying to drink his Post Traumatic Stress-induced
Unbroken
Angelina Jolie shows herself to be very capable in directing the film. The themes include loyalty to God, family, and the ability to persevere by keeping hope
Movie Review: Unbroken: Path To Redemption
Unbroken: Path To Redemption is an inspiring story, and a wonderful film to take unbelievers to, especially if they have watched the 2014 film