In addition to this film playing out a little like ' The Bridge on the River Kwai', it also follows a revenge plot, as Eric wants to confront his former captors and seeks revenge for the shell of a man he has become. As the film passes along, we see Eric track down one of the men who tortured him in the camp, who got off on trial for war crimes. The two are sent to a POW camp where they are to work under harsh conditions, building a bridge and are tortured at almost every turn. Here is where the film flashes back many years earlier where we see a young Lomax (Jeremy Irvine), a British soldier who is captured and imprisoned with Finlay by the Japanese during WWII. Once things settle down and with the help of Patti and his best friend Finlay (Stellan Skarsgard), Eric sets out to right the wrongs in his life and confront his past head on, literally. Their loving relationship is put to the test when Eric starts convulsing violently due to his post-traumatic stress disorder. This story follows a man named Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), who is a good man who falls in love with a beautiful woman named Patti (Nicole Kidman). And 'The Railway Man' shows this on screen perfectly. These poor individuals have experienced something so traumatic in their past that the thought of that time can overcome them and have negative effects on their lives and those around them. This condition can completely debilitate someone to which they cannot move their limbs or have a solid conversation in society. This condition is known as shell shock, or commonly known today as post-traumatic stress syndrome. But rarely do we get a chance to see the horrors that haunt these surviving soldiers decades later. We might even get a glimpse of what it might be like when the surviving soldiers return home to see their families. In most war movies, we see the actual war and the atrocities that are committed by humankind. And I have no doubt this film will spark some conversation with those around you. Director Jonathan Teplitzky's ('Burning Man') adaptation of this story shows both the vicious horrors of war and what it does to a man and those he is close with, as well as show the beauty of friendship, loyalty, and forgiveness.Įven though you'll figure out where the film is going early on, you'll still be very happy you took the ride. Based on the real account depicted in the book of the same name, this impassioned tale about a man who is living with a case of severe post-traumatic stress syndrome hits all of the right notes and emotions. Very few war-driven movies have the profound and emotional effect that 'The Railway Man' has.
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