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If this show had of stuck to tellng the story of WWII in the Pacific as closely to how it actually happened as possible (like it was originally intended) I would have shredded you all for saying it's "boring" or "not as good as Band of Brothers" etc, because that war wasn't fucking fought for your entertainment. I'd have said shut up and learn something for a change.
But this show can't seem to make up it's mind whether it's an accurate portrayal or entertainment. So I suppose I won't shred on anyone for harsh critiquing it.
However, there are some pretty good scenes of battle and some pretty decent acting as far as showing just what kind of horrors those guys faced. It doesn't begin to scratch the surface of it mind you, but it does at least make more of an attempt than most old war movies.
But again, that war wasn't fought for our entertainment. Any show like this that at least tries to give the viewer even a vague idea of just what kind of sacrifice those guys made 65+ years ago should be given at least a small amount of latitude. At least I think so. They weren't over there to be fucking "likeable", they were there to kill Japs.
I totally agree about the timeline. I was hoping this show would have been a bit more linear, and kept the order of events more, well, in order. And with less fiction. The events that really happened to a lot of those guys is crazy and intense and interesting enough, a lot of their stories simply do not need fictional embellishing.
Truth is always stranger than fiction, especially in war.
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