C. S. Lewis in Outer Space, Part 2 - Episode 8
We wrap up the Space Trilogy with That Hideous Strength, Lewis's dystopian thriller which takes place on our very own planet Earth.
Valkyrie (2008) and My Thoughts on Historical Dramas
This past weekend, I rewatched the WWII movie Valkyrie (2008) with my brother. (He, like me, is a history nerd and was the one who talked me into watching Lawrence of Arabia, for which I'm perpetually grateful.) I don't believe I reviewed Valkyrie last time, so it seemed like a good time to talk about it and about history-themed movies in general.
Tom Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a Nazi officer, family man, and Catholic, who is tormented by his conscience and the events of the war. In 1943, he joins a number of collaborators planning a political-military coup, which ultimately involves a plan to assassinate Hitler. The genius of the plot is that it uses Hitler's own backup plan, "Operation Valkyrie," against him by feigning an emergency. The movie zooms in on July 20, 1944, when Stauffenberg and his fellow officers attempt to carry out the assassination and coup.
The first thing to get out of the way is the casting. Now, don't get me wro…
Tom Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a Nazi officer, family man, and Catholic, who is tormented by his conscience and the events of the war. In 1943, he joins a number of collaborators planning a political-military coup, which ultimately involves a plan to assassinate Hitler. The genius of the plot is that it uses Hitler's own backup plan, "Operation Valkyrie," against him by feigning an emergency. The movie zooms in on July 20, 1944, when Stauffenberg and his fellow officers attempt to carry out the assassination and coup.
The first thing to get out of the way is the casting. Now, don't get me wro…
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