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The movies Tora Tora Tora and Pearl harbor were based on the historic events that took place on December 7, 1941. On this day, America suffered a surprise air attack by Japan. This attack sunk many of our Naval ships and killed many soldiers, making it a day America would never forget. By watching both movies, I will be able to compare what really happened to what was portrayed. I will also be able to see the bias that took place that wasn't part of history. In Tora Tora Tora, the movie was based more in the Japanese perspective than America's. It showed more of the events and training the Japanese did in order to attack us, but not much of what America did to prepare for the attack. It made the Japanese look stronger than America, which is why I find it bias. They also used the wrong time in the movie. The Japanese attacked at 7:55 and in Tora Tora Tora it said that they attacked at 1:00pm. ("Pearl Harbor." Violence in America. Ed. Ronald Gottesman and Richard Maxwell Brown. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. U.S. History in Context. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.) …show more content…

The battles were accurate and realistic. The Japanese in Tora Tora Tora attacked the ships the same way they did in history. The generals were also kept the same in the movie, Yamamoto for example was the commander of the Japanese air forces that attacked Pearl Harbor. The directors used the same methods of attack and strategy the Japanese did to make Tora Tora Tora as realistic as possible for the viewers. ("Yamamoto Isoroku." Historic World Leaders. Gale, 1994. U.S. History in Context. Web. 4 Feb.

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