During November, I went to watch the movie Fury with a family friend. The movie turned up to be very good and I was impressed after the movie when my friend told me that this was the second time he saw it and he was willing to watch it again. I liked the movie even after some of its slower bits in the first couple of scenes, and I was glad that I stayed for it’s exhilarating, violent, and touching scenes spread throughout the film.

Fury explores themes like friendship and bonding during a wartime, among many other ideas and period based philosophies. Four men of different backgrounds are joined together by a heaping mound of steel and bullets named Fury, their Sherman tank.

The movie gets exciting within fifteen minutes of the start, and there is a good deal of tension that keeps the movie going along with the viewer watching intently, popcorn and drink in hand. There is a good deal of action scenes and authentic World War Two storytelling and visual imagery.

These five men have differences that they learn to live with and at some times it feels like there is definitely a large metaphorical elephant in the room due to their varying opinions, lifestyles, ideas, and origins. The group hail from five different regions in The United States of America and therefore have some disputes about seemingly menial things, which amount to quite a bit for their group. Among things, Fury is basically an exploration in humanites during hardship. In the end, it is these differences that prove to them that they can still share a common goal and work together to ensure victory for the Allied forces deep in the heart of Germany.

On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allied forces, and this is apparent in the movie as a large force in the Nazi Germany Army, (the Wehrmarcht,) is annihilated from the literal face of the Earth. The movie has a strong historical presence and I was stunned by the accuracy of the props, costumes, scenery, and lighting

All around I really enjoyed the movie because of its imagery, storytelling and plot, and its performances by Shia LaBeouf mainly. I would seriously recommend it to anyone looking for something to do during their winter vacation.