I was very upset earlier this year because I was really looking forward to this movie and so mad when they pulled it from the theaters. I was even more mad when I found that they put it on AppleTV instead of some other place where I could rent it. However, I ended up getting a free one year subscription to AppleTV this year so I was happy to watch it.
During World War II a convoy of 37 allied ships are crossing the Atlantic to bring much needed supplies to Liverpool lead by the ship Greyhound with commander Ernest Krause. They enter into what is known as the "Black Pit". A three day journey for all of those ships to travel without air cover through territory of known German U-Boats. Trying to out maneuver and destroy the U-boats is no easy feat but they are able to make it through the terrible ordeal. They reach the other allied troops and are able to make the rest of the passage to safety. When told that the ship Greyhound was due for repairs and Krause would be taken off Greyhound and reassigned. It is then revealed that this was the first time in command of a Wartime ship.
It's movies like these that are, very slowly, getting me on board with war movies. I have never really been into them much. However, have to watch so many between watching Best Picture Motives, the 100 Movies in 2016, and all of Tom Hanks' movies I am really starting to see how great they are. I think what I like about the movies I have seen recently is that they are the stories that are not wildly known. They are stories about people who really did make a difference but we never learned their names in school. If they keep making those types of war movies I will be there to watch. I am very excited that I did get to see this movie and I can not wait for Mr. Hanks' next movie.
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