The story of Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, Korean War.
Yeah Jesse Brown was apparently the first Black Naval Aviator but the movie ain’t just about that. Go see it for the Bearcats, F4U’s and Skyraiders, and the cameo by the Mig.
Birdwatcher gives it two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
Read the book years ago when it came out. Loved the fact it addressed the racial issues. In the Northeast and West coast. Yeah, the audacity to tell it like it is and it wasn't just the South like the pretty pictures many like to paint. Anyway, good book and hoping the movie is good too.
Our flight club had a private showing last night, but of course I was stuck at work.
Same author wrote A Higher Call and Spearhead if you're looking for some good WWII reads.
Amazing Insights Behind the Movie DEVOTION video posted to YouTube on Nov 18, 2022 YouTube channel: Ward Carroll ("veteran F-14 Tomcat radar intercept officer, writer, and military storyteller")
"Whose bright idea was it to put every idiot in the world in touch with every other idiot? It's working!" -- P. J. O'Rourke
I haven’t read the book, but if the movie is to be believed the Black guy was given an extra ration of crap beyond mere name-calling along the way at some stages by people who wanted him to fail. Sorta like reverse affirmative action. He also kept a book in which he wrote down every name he was called along his way up.
Anyways Hudner thought enough of him that he crash-landed his perfectly good Corsair in enemy held territory in the middle of a North Korean winter to try and help Brown get out of the wreckage after his plane was downed by ground fire.
The movie closes with an image of the last words Brown had written to his wife just prior to his last mission.
Actually the closing credits are really good, original photos from the 50’s from events depicted in the movie. I believe it stated that Hudner and Brown had flown 50 missions together over Korea before Brown was shot down.
Hudner got the Medal of Honor, Brown got a posthumous DFC.
Some great photography. Worth going to see to see actual Bearcats and Corsairs in flight. Dunno if the Mig was CGI, I’m sure several aircraft of all types were.
The funky early helicopter used to rescue Hudner was cool too.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
Actually, I didn’t know this movie existed before yesterday. Not having a TV I’ll scroll through San Antonio movie times on the ‘net fairly regular to see if there’s anything worth going to see.
I almost didn’t bother to see this one on account of it looked like just another noble Black hero movie. But hey, it was a war movie so I went.
Turns out the movie was much better than I was expecting.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
"Dunno if the Mig was CGI, I’m sure several aircraft of all types were."
Might not be. I know of several Mig 15s that are privately owned. The usually show up when we have an air show. They might have used some of those. PJ
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them. MOLON LABE
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
The book was very good, but too often the movie version falls way short of the story line of the book. Blackhawk down is a excellent example. not even close to the book. The movie was ok but having read the book first, it was a disappointment.
Read the book years ago when it came out. Loved the fact it addressed the racial issues. In the Northeast and West coast. Yeah, the audacity to tell it like it is and it wasn't just the South like the pretty pictures many like to paint. Anyway, good book and hoping the movie is good too.
Our flight club had a private showing last night, but of course I was stuck at work.
Same author wrote A Higher Call and Spearhead if you're looking for some good WWII reads.
Read the book years ago when it came out. Loved the fact it addressed the racial issues.In the Northeast and West coast. Yeah, the audacity to tell it like it is and it wasn't just the South like the pretty pictures many like to paint. Anyway, good book and hoping the movie is good too.
Our flight club had a private showing last night, but of course I was stuck at work.
Same author wrote A Higher Call and Spearhead if you're looking for some good WWII reads.
Yeah, we can't talk about race enough.
Well, yeah, I guess you didn't read that closely. The usual narrative is the South is racist and everyone else is enlightened. The book addressed how racist the Northeast and West coast were. Something you rarely ever hear, even though they were just as racist as the South. But OK, lets just leave the narrative being the South if that makes you happy.
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