86. RESCUE DAWN (2006)

RESCUE DAWN

Language          -     English (United States)

Genre                -     War, Survival

Director            -     Werner Herzog

*ing                    -     Christian Bale (Dieter Dengler), Jeremy Davis (Gene)

IMDB Score      -     7.3/10

PLOT

                                                                      Dieter Dengler is an American fighter pilot, who is on a secret mission to do bombing in Laos during the Vietnam war. But his flight being shot down by the rebels. He is captured by the peasants, tortured and sent to a prison camp in a remote village, where he met other prisoners, who were there for more than a couple of years. Dengler comes with a new escape plan but they didn’t know the chance of survival because they must overcome armed guards, scarcity of food and the herculean the task of Vietnam wilderness.

MY VIEW

                                                                     Rescue Dawn is a war/survival movie from German director Werner Herzog. The movie is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, a US Naval Aviator shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War.  This movie is not at all a military movie showing the supremacy of American Soldiers, nor it is filled with patriotic pumping scenes or music, instead it is one of the best movies showing the survival of the fittest. It shows the trauma a human mind must undergo when there is no sign of rescue from death. As always Bale was outstanding in acting. He shed 55 pounds for his role. The plane crash scene is the only scene where Christian Bale was doubled by a stuntman. Even the co-actors shed more than 20 pounds to show life in a prison camp. “It's not the camp, it’s the jungle that makes the real prison”, this dialogue from the movie shows the real villain in this movie.

 VERDICT

                                                                     RESCUE DAWN is a feel-good movie without really trying to become one, which is where so many survival and hardship movies fail; but any imperfections this film does have, is certainly overshadowed by its obvious technical genius, excellent acting, and courageous story.

Trailer- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/videoplayer/vi3215197465?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1