Fury, starring brad pitt, a raw look at warfare the. The movie as a whole is much more realistic and true to life as it was. Fury, written and directed by david ayer, is a genre movie, too. The fourth installment and a revisiting of the mad max films, it is produced by kennedy miller mitchell, ratpacdune entertainment, and village roadshow pictures and distributed by warner bros. With rock hudson, donna reed, philip carey, roberta haynes. The first mad max told the story of how this family turned into a vengeful loner.
Ayer was concerned to be as accurate as he could regarding military uniforms, weapons, and maps. The tank called fury in the movie was an m4a2 sherman tank actually named ronharry. From a technical standpoint, it is occasionally quite impressive and fans of the wwii genre as a whole might find it to be of some interest, though those with weaker constitutions may want to give it a second thought considering all the blood and guts on display. His description of the lone tanker heroically holding off waves of german infantry is what inspired director ayer to write the screenplay for fury. The characters were intriguing, the stunts were exhilarating, and every frame was bursting with incredible, howdtheydothat nerve. The survival of an american armored division in world war ii. The most striking thing about fury, however, is that the whole thing is based on a true story.
In fury road, tom hardy proved to fill the role of max wonderfully after mel gibson made the character so iconic. The movie fury, in the words of david ayer the director, who is best known for his film training day starring denzel washington, is the study of a. Fury shows just how vulnerable you were fighting in a sherman tank. It is 1945 and the european theatre of world war ii is in its final stage. Shia labeouf slashed face for second world war drama fury. Fury is a 2014 american war film written and directed by david ayer, and starring brad pitt. The story tries to be realistic but with the end scene its simply ridiculous and unbelievable.
Jun 6, 2016 though at first glance, fury may seem as if its just another world war ii movie with a stellar cast i mean, brad pitt, shia labeouf, jon bernthal. And the collectors who lent their restored tanks and machinery to the film may eventually become furys toughest audience. The movie drops you into the battlefield of world war ii, april 1945, and immerses you in the tension, the fear, the adrenaline, the bodies, and the blood. The characters are fictional and so is the tank fury. David ayer born january 18, 1968 is an american film director, producer, and screenwriter. The fury tank itself never existed but was based on the. Set over just 24 hours, fury is a film of many horrors, but they are horrors that happened a long time ago, and a long way away. Though at first glance, fury may seem as if its just another world war ii movie with a stellar cast i mean, brad pitt, shia labeouf, jon bernthal. There are plenty of world war two movies out there. If youve seen director david ayers 2014 war drama fury, starring brad pitt, youll recognize the similarities between the movie and the story above, an excerpt from belton y.
The rape scene in brad pitts fury noone is talking about. In genre fiction and film, we refer to world building as the details a creator imbues their story with to make a world that is not ours seem real and probable. These are the men who have faced the ultimate fear and unimaginable horror, and survived. Don wardaddy collier brad pitt commands a tank with a fiveman crew in the storied 66th armored regiment in the 2nd armored division, as it is invading the heart of germany in april 1945 just days before the nazi surrender. He talks about the memories reignited by fury, which stars brad pitt as a sherman tank commander leading his team through germany in 1945. This past weekend, i saw brad pitts new movie, fury.
The film fury itself, while inspired by a mixmatch of multiple different war stories, is completely fictional. It shows the ugliness and the kindness found in camaraderie. The events of the film fury and its crew were meant to reflect the real. As the allies make their final push in the european theatre, a battlehardened army sergeant named wardaddy brad pitt commands a sherman tank and her fiveman crew on a deadly. Fury road is the best film of the decade, a phenomenally visceral, unforgettably intense, deeply satisfying cinematic experience that serves as one of the most kickass embodiments of we should all be feminists ive ever seen. The story is a collection of true stories from reallife army veterans who spent their time during world war ii in tanks, just like brad pitt actors tank crew in the film. With that story established, the road warrior turns max into a figure of legend and adds a mythical. Previous reports in january suggested labeouf also removed a tooth and refused to wash in order to get in character for fury, the second world warset story of a sherman. Historical tactical inaccuracy of the tiger ambush scene. Fury 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His description of the lone tanker heroically holding off waves. If youve seen director david ayers 2014 war drama fury, starring brad pitt, youll recognize the similarities between the movie and the story.
Fury film features last working wwii tiger tank live. Fury ending explained by director david ayer screen rant. At first glance, fury appears to be simply another generic war movie, but in taking a closer look, fury is a story that contains depth and illustrates the horrors of war and how the mayhem transforms all involved. Fury is based on the true story of a sherman tank crew who stood their ground against seemingly insurmountable odds. I applaud the filmmakers for even introducing the complex subjects they do, and one cant expect an action film to tackle issues of sexual violence, militarism, and religious fundamentalism with the same kind of clarity and depth that a documentary can. A russian and a german sniper play a game of catandmouse during the battle of stalingrad. The bloody world war ii action film fury takes its name from the sobriquet of a sherman tank, its barrel emblazoned with and its mission defined by that angry word. Fury isnt so much a bad movie as it is a fairly unnecessary one. Ywr the true story that inspired fury breach bang clear. Although many commentators will no doubt immediately compare the new ww ii epic fury to quentin tarantinos brilliant inglourious basterds, largely because both films star brad pitt as a heavilyscarred, drawling army man leading his men in a quest to kill as many nazis as possible, it is actually closer in tone to a straightforward and unironic guysonamission tale along the lines of. The movie is pretty straightforward in its examination of how young norman ellison logan lerman gets broken into the trials and horrors of war.
Wwii tank crew that inspired the movie fury realcleardefense. David ayers movie feints toward revealing things we havent seen in this kind of movie, but for the. For a few, though, the film is an alltooreal reminder of a time. I am happy to say this film shows that, warts and all. The 3rd armored division landed in normandy on june 24, 1944 with years of training but no combat experience. However, the road warrior remains the most interesting use of the character of max in the series. When youre rescued from hunters by a night fury, you couldnt have guessed what would happen. When shes struck by mjolnirs lightning, which unlocks more of her abilities, she has to learn how to cope with the reality of being superpowered, and the decisions shell have to m. Guy walters asks a man who fought in a sherman tank. The events of the film fury and its crew were meant to reflect the real experiences of world war ii. The story is a collection of true stories from real life army veterans who spent their time during world war ii in tanks, just like brad pitt actors tank crew in the film. The upcoming world war ii film fury puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the final allied push into germany in 1945.
Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books such as belton y. Coopers death traps, about american armored warfare in world war ii. He talks about the memories reignited by fury, which stars brad pitt as. The story follows a fiveman tank crew as they make the last push into nazi germany in april 1945.
Fury is a fictional film about a tank crew during the final days of the war in europe. From street kings writerdirector david ayer, fury is actually based on a collection of true stories from reallife army veterans who spent their time during world war ii in tanks, just like pitts. How close is the new film fury to the true horror of warfare. The picture was released by metrogoldwynmayer and stars sylvia sidney and tracy, with a supporting cast featuring walter abel, bruce cabot, edward ellis and walter brennan.
The fury tank itself never existed but was based on the stories of real life shermans during ww2, notably bomb a canadian sherman t. A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across germany in april, 1945. For a toughasnails tank crew in the 2nd armored division of the us army, their m4a3e8 sherman named fury is a. There is a lot of blood and gore in the film but nothing can really come close to the true horrors of tank warfare. Miller collaborated with brendan mccarthy and nico lathouris on the screenplay. Inspired by a story request from rubywolfnix on wattpad, which turn. Fury was inspired by reallife tank warfare stories ladbible. It was literally like going to war, says guy norris of the enormous, intricately orchestrated namibian desert battle scenes in mad max. How the cast of fury trained for the most realistic wwii. Their slang demonstrates their commitment to immortan joes cult. King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. The real american tank commander who inspired the movie fury.
Christines license plate begins cqb which is an acronym for close quarters battle. In victorian era england, two schemers will stop at nothing to acquire the fury estate, even murder. Rugged, macho, violent and with a story sufficiently unusual to grab and hold interest. From street kings writerdirector david ayer, fury is actually based on a collection of true stories from reallife army veterans who spent their time during world war ii in tanks, just like pitt. Fury was inspired by reallife tank warfare stories. David and owen really had a real understanding of what it is. Fury is a 1936 american drama film directed by fritz lang which tells the story of an innocent man spencer tracy who narrowly escapes being burned to death by a lynch mob and the revenge he seeks. Fury story fury is an upcoming american war film set in world war ii written and directed by david ayer. During the opening shot, christine is shown with the other cars in the lineup. The opening scene of the movie where christine is born in detroit, is not in the book. He is best known for being the writer of training day 2001, and the director and writer of harsh times 2005, street kings 2008, end of watch 2012, sabotage 2014, fury.
Bill betts, now 91, was a radio operator on sherman tanks during the second world war. Fury, the wwii film starring brad pitt, opens in theaters today. Tells the story of benjamin button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. Fury road is a genre film, and so there are limits to the depth it can go. Fury road is a 2015 australian postapocalyptic action film cowritten, produced, and directed by george miller. Fury road is rife with world building, and its all in the details. For a few, though, the film is an alltooreal reminder of a time theyd rather forget.