An ingenious pre-emptive strike, as the Japanese 'hawks' saw it, was condemned by the world as one of the greatest acts of treachery in modern history. At the time, no state of war existed between the two nations. On Sunday 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet in its moorings at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I didn't mind its documentary-like style and as a certifiable history nut, it's the sort of film I adore! He hated the detail and wanted to have the characters fleshed out more- like a typical Hollywood production. Apparently, Roger Ebert HATED this film for the reasons I loved it. All in all, probably the best war film of all time because of its attention to detail, scope and accuracy. It is almost like an actual recreation of events as they unfolded- brought to the big screen in epic fashion.
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In addition to the two huge pluses above, the movie excels because it does not burden itself with superfluous love stories (such as in "The Battle of Britain") nor does it give way to sentiment. And again and again, the film stresses details-details that might bore some viewers but make history nuts salivate! So why am I giving this movie a 10? After all, I almost never give such a score to a movie. Of course the filmmakers had to make a few adjustments-such as converting American T-6 airplanes to look a lot like Japanese planes and recreating Japanese ships because they'd all been lost during WWII. This drives ex-history teachers like me nuts! However, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" is an amazing film because they tried so hard and the film feels so complete. And, very, very few war films try to explain the events leading up to it. In contrast, many war films (such as "Midway") are shoddy when it comes to the details-such as using stock footage of planes or tanks which didn't even debut until well after the battle.
While not every detail is perfect, I really appreciate how the makers of some historical movies try very, very hard to get it right.
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