The Monuments Men not so Monumental

Opinion

By Alyssa Ayers 

Husky Herald Reporter

   The Monuments Men hit the box office February 7, 2014 earning $127,919,000. The film had a star studded cast among them being; Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, and George Clooney, who also directed the film.

   This movie is based on the mission of allied forces of art historians during World War II tasked with protecting artistic masterpieces from Hitler and the Nazi before the famous art and other culturally important things get destroyed by Hitler and his forces. This was going to be no easy task as the pieces were behind enemy lines in the thick of the war.

   This was not a bad movie, but I would not put it in the top favorites either. There were some good parts to the movie, most were too short for most liking, and then the story line was sort of boring.

   There were also some scenes that are comical whether on purpose or not but they were still silly.

   The acting from the cast was good too, but viewers just didn't feel the urgency or importance of their mission during the movie. One of viewer’s favorite scenes from the film without giving any spoilers was when George Clooney’s character was interrogating a Nazi.

   Also a downside to this film was they never really made the audience care about the characters, to make them feel invested and see this band of brothers going to war to rescue this super important art work for future generations, but that just did not really come across the screen.

   It could have gone more in depth with the story line and all of the details of what truly happened in real life. This was a shorter film than some, being 118 minutes long. 

   Although there are downsides to this film, it was generally liked that this was about a true story. This film is educational as well because it described different situations that happened in the history of our country.

   Overall I would recommend The Monuments Men, it was a decent film, and it may not be a must see, but it’s a good one if you haven’t seen it yet. The overall rating of this movie is a 3 out of 5.