The Pacific. Dir. by Carl Franklin, David Nutter, Jeremy Podeswa, Tony To, Timothy Van Patten, and Graham Yost. Prod. by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg. hbo, 2010. 9 hrs. (http://HBO.com/Pacific)
2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 97; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/jahist/97.3.897
ISSN1945-2314
Autores Tópico(s)Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
ResumoThe tenth and final episode of The Pacific, “Home,” features a telling moment that both nods toward its 2001 hbo predecessor, Band of Brothers, and effectively contextualizes any comparisons. Upon returning to his childhood home following three years of duty as a U.S. Marine in hellish battles such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu, Pfc. Robert W. Leckie (played by James Badge Dale)—still in uniform—offers fare to his cab driver. “No, I ain't touching that,” the cabbie declares emphatically. “Mighta jumped into Normandy, but least I got some liberties in London and Paris. You Gyrenes? You got nothing but jungle rot and malaria.” This single statement captures the essence of The Pacific, from which one emerges feeling the emotional and even physical drain inherent to a true epic of horrific war. This praise is not the same, however, as stating the series is entirely successful at meeting its lofty ambitions. After watching the full miniseries, one cannot help but wonder what greater heights the filmmakers might have achieved by making one or two different decisions about story material, scripting, and historical contextualization.
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