Ok, let's do the good first. This is an outstanding series that opens us up to a world we could not know, the 100st Bomber Wing during the length of WWII. It is an amazing story of friendship, camaraderie and survival against insurmountable odds. The action is the best I've ever seen for a film with planes, the scale and scope of the combat is overwhelming as is the damage done to the planes on each mission. The acting is first rate, clearly these are great actors at their best with Austin Butler leading a cadre of young actors all in their prime. The best part is the writing, each episode touches on a different aspect of this air war and all involved.
Now for the bad... Jamming the Tuskege Airmen into a show about the 100st was done purely for PC/Woke purposes. I believe the episodes actually do injustice to the Airmen and their incredible skill and bravery. If you want to make a series about them, than do that, but this series was about the 100st and it's jammed in ham-handed in the last episodes and it's beyond obvious why. Shame on Spielberg and Hanks for servicing this anti-merit movement in their storytelling. You get the feeling these guys would have folded in a New York second during the Black List days and the rest. They are cowards and it's sad to see cowards telling a story of bravery.
Should you watch it? YES! Should you get mad about the Tuskege Airmen/PC/Woke episodes, yes.
Review by EG ArnoldVIP 5BlockedParent2024-03-18T01:22:21Z
Ok, let's do the good first. This is an outstanding series that opens us up to a world we could not know, the 100st Bomber Wing during the length of WWII. It is an amazing story of friendship, camaraderie and survival against insurmountable odds. The action is the best I've ever seen for a film with planes, the scale and scope of the combat is overwhelming as is the damage done to the planes on each mission. The acting is first rate, clearly these are great actors at their best with Austin Butler leading a cadre of young actors all in their prime. The best part is the writing, each episode touches on a different aspect of this air war and all involved.
Now for the bad... Jamming the Tuskege Airmen into a show about the 100st was done purely for PC/Woke purposes. I believe the episodes actually do injustice to the Airmen and their incredible skill and bravery. If you want to make a series about them, than do that, but this series was about the 100st and it's jammed in ham-handed in the last episodes and it's beyond obvious why. Shame on Spielberg and Hanks for servicing this anti-merit movement in their storytelling. You get the feeling these guys would have folded in a New York second during the Black List days and the rest. They are cowards and it's sad to see cowards telling a story of bravery.
Should you watch it? YES! Should you get mad about the Tuskege Airmen/PC/Woke episodes, yes.