Unbroken

I recently watched the movie Unbroken, a true story about an Olympic runner who became a prisoner of war in Japan, and man was it intense. I don't handle emotional and intense movies very well so I don't know why I decided to watch it... peer pressure. However, the movie was extremely well done and the acting was incredible! It gave a great message of strength, perseverance, and forgiveness. However, the majority of the movie is very heavy and I walked away feeling depressed, rather than uplifted. I think that might have just been me personally, though. I have a hard time watching someone get beaten to death, over and over again, even if it's supposed to be inspiring. There were definitely several inspiring moments, but I felt that the graphic violence somewhat outweighed that. I do believe that the actors did an incredible job though and I would recommend it, but with a warning that it's sad! At least for me. I am also visiting Auschwitz in Poland this Spring so that might be a reason why it affected me the way it did. Overall, it was a VERY powerful movie.