Fury: A Film Analysis Of The Movie Fury

When American Sniper opened in theaters January 2015, the world was shocked and excited that a film about a war has finally shown the emotional and psychological pain a soldier goes through. To many this was a new concept but, what the public did not realize, was in 2014, a World War II film, Fury was released. Fury is an insightful film about a tank crew surviving through World War II through the emotional and psychological hardships. The film takes place in April 1945, five months before WWII ends (Fury, IMDb). There are many key points to which makes Fury a modern war film from the extent of backstory each character has, to the prescreening prep and training, to the research of the props. Though American Sniper and Fury differ in wars and

Ayer, being a Navy man himself, saw the importance of proper training before filming. In the interview, the tank crew actors talked about how the boot camp was designed to break them down as a person to only build them back up as a team (BFI London Film Festival). This idea was practiced over and over again until they graduated the camp. By the time filming had started, the tank crew was a team, each of them working together knowing each others weaknesses and strengths. Pitt was even the leader of the off screen crew, they called him Top, for Top

Whose character was severely scarred emotionally from the war. There are many times in the film where Coon-Ass would make remarks or suggestions that were inappropriate to a normal society, but common during time of war. Rape has been a war crime since the 1800’s (World War II, History.com) but is joked and talked about in the scene where the tank crew invades a house of two women. The new recruit and the young girl seem to of had a consensual sexual relationship but in the next scene, Coon-Ass threats to also use the young girl for sex as well. War Daddy puts a stop to his intentions, but the idea of knowing this was a common enough action was horror in itself. Especially because it was the U.S. Military acting in the crude and abusive behavior, not the enemy. American Sniper also addresses this issue in an interview with Chris Kyle during his book release in 2012. Fox News reporter O 'Reilly asks Kyle why he refers to the men/enemy he killed as savages. Kyle explained, “the people I was killing (were savages) not just Iraqis… from their actions. No way they live day to day as far as the violence they commit on American troops at the beheadings the, the rape, the innocent villagers and townspeople that they go into just to intimidate them. They live by putting fear and other people 's hearts. And civilized people just don 't act that way.” (True American Hero..., Fox News). I find it interesting the change of moral standards