Writer Noah Gittell is not impressed with the new Brad Pitt movie, “Fury,” about a U.S Army tank crew fighting in Germany during the closing weeks of WWII:
FURY is the most sadistic, jingoistic, and militaristic movie I've seen in a long time. Tarantino-levels of violence with none of the wit.
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
Newsflash: maybe a movie that attempts to accurately depict WWII might not be “witty.”
Now here is the stupidest thing you’ll read today:
https://twitter.com/BoyceCourtney/status/520621564191330305
@BoyceCourtney Not unless you're a fascist!
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
WTF. This reader nails it:
https://twitter.com/rjwest21/status/520625985222639616
And does anyone care about this? Boo-hoo:
Oh, and FURY has absolute no chance at Oscars. It's far too pro-war for the left-leaning Academy.
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
More insight from Gittell:
Don't be surprised to hear some warhawking Congressional candidates reference it on the campaign trail.
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
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@jtLOL @ReelChanger So — it portrays what war is actually like?
— Bruce F. Webster (@bfwebster) October 10, 2014
@bfwebster No, it celebrates it.
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
@ReelChanger Well, since my dad fought in both WW2 and Vietnam, I don't see that as a bad thing.
— Bruce F. Webster (@bfwebster) October 10, 2014
@bfwebster Okay, well, we disagree. You can make an argument that killing is a necessary evil, but this movie goes much further than that.
— Noah Gittell (@noahgittell) October 10, 2014
This just makes us want to see the movie more. Fury opens nationwide October 17.
Trailer: