The poster to the left is the original for the 1970 movie Tora! Tora! Tora! This movie and From Here to Eternity (mentioned in a previous blog labeled "Video" are the two best depictions of World War II Hawaii. It's not exactly a "chick flick" but it gives the wide scope of the story from both sides of the equation. There are two things I want to point you to in the film. The first is a very short clip of Cornelia Fort, a pilot instructor, who was in the air during the attack. The "real life" Cornelia Fort was in the air during the attack, and I'll tell her story in my next post.
The other point is that famous/infamous line of Admiral Yamamoto saying, "I fear that all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve." This quote has worked itself into the American myth of World War II. The words "sleeping giant" were brilliant, but, in fact, the quote is considered a fabrication.
The film weaves authentic footage with dramatizations, but the "truth" of the footage is based in reality.
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