Truman
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Movie Reviews of Truman
Movie Review: Interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not worried about actors and directors. I want to know something new when I view a movie like this, and this was an eye opener!! It is a must see for all of us boys and girls who were raised in homes of FDR haters. Guess there aren't many left today. Not that it is about FDR, but it will open your eyes about Truman, who he was, and his wisdom which most under-estimated. You know a little old haberdasher.Movie Review: Humble man who did great things!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the story of a humble man who, not of his own choosing, stubbernly was called upon to make one of the most serious decisions of any man: Drop the first nuclear weapons devised by man to save lives. The portrayal by Gary Sinse and others was excellent and noteworthy to see it again, and again! Movie Review: Fine Bio-pic
Summary: 4 Stars
Other productions that have portrayed Harry Truman have presented him as a caricature. Such as the blustering image of him in the feature film "MacArthur" and the one man stage show "Give 'em hell, Harry" This fine tv film projects an air of dignity to a brave and determined man who was probably one of our greatest presidents.Movie Review: A good, but incomplete portrait
Summary: 3 Stars
Let me begin by saying that the acting is first class, and the film does a good job of capturing the basic spirit of Harry S. Truman. However, the filmaker makes a conscious decision not to examine any of the man's lesser qualities or any of his poor political decisisions. I wouldn't say it's propaganda or revisionist, but we are left with the film maker's view of Truman through rose colored glasses. (editorially, I add that a similar positively spinned view of our current pres would never fly past the public.) The film is extremely enjoyable, and Sinise is wonderful. The story moves quicky, and even people who don't care for politics or biopics may still like it. I've watched it a few times and it ages well.It covers some of the hardest times in our history, up to and including Truman's agonizing decision to use nukes, and his choice to fire Doug MacArthur. I recommend this film for entertainment, and if you're interested afterwards, read McCullough's biography for the complete picture. Three and a half stars. Thanks for reading my review. Movie Review: Truman This is a Good DVD I took one star off for having no extra's
Summary: 4 Stars
Truman was a good DVD. It does not go into detail about his personal life much beyond the surface in much of his early life. This story does show in pretty good detail those forces that shaped his life and how they would play out later in life when he was catipulted into the Presidency of the United States by Roosevelt's untimely death.
Truman was thrust into the presidency during the ebbing throws of world war. Even as the War World was ending and this Nations Manhattan Project moving toward success Truman still had some enormous decisions to make. A timid man could not have guided the country as Truman did during his presidency. Truman was the first president to take on the awesome responsibility of the Atomic Warfare. Truman was president at a time when the Cold War threatened to become hot and only his cool paragmatic down home thinking stood between our country perhaps another even bloodier war with an aggresively expansionist Communist Soviet Union.
Truman was not a perfect DVD but the acting is first rate. You get a sense of tension that defined this period in our countries history. While I felt the United States was more than right for dropping both atomic bombs on Japan's homeland I am happy Truman did agonize ever so slightly over the moral issues associated with his decision.
In the end Trumans decision to drop both bombs was a no brainer. Droping both atomic bombs saved more lives than would have been lost by both sides in a bloody death before dishonor battle for Japan's home islands. Truman was a great man and his legacy was shared with great sensitivity in this DVD. I loved it.