Based upon the events surrounding the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor naval base on the morning of December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor tells the story of two childhood friends (Rafe and Danny), both U.S. Army pilots who fall in love with the same woman (Evelyn). The film can best be understood if viewed in three parts. The first part focuses on the love story between the three leads. The second part reveals the actual events that transpire before and during the Japenese attack. The third part involves the aftermath for the United States and the individuals involved in the love story.

Michael Bay's excellent camera work and skillful film editing in Pearl Harbor connects the viewer emot

ionally to the harsh reality before, during, and after the attack of Pearl Harbor. The blurred moments, juggled film stock, lenses, and color treatments create a collage of destruction and emotions. Bay helps the viewer sense the vulnerability of the American people before the attack with shots of Japanese fighter planes buzzing like swarming bees over the heads of kids playing baseball, moms hanging laundry, and sailors fishing from piers. Blurred moments in the film reflect the stress, fear, and confusion portrayed at the hospital as Evelyn, an Army nurse, must perform triage on the hundreds of casualties that flood her hospital, using lipstick to mark those doomed to die on the front lawn. The horror of death registers when the sailors trapped inside the hull of the Arizona reach above the surface to touch the hands of men trying, in vain, to rescue them. Despair sinks in when President Roosevelt, upon receiving the news of the attack, drops the papers, and the camera follows them slowly to the floor.

Randall Wallace and Michael Bay's film, Pearl Harbor unquestionably earns moviegoers' attention for its unforgettable cinematography, historical value, and stunning special effects. Few films touch the audience in so many ways. Its emotional impact, informative nature and entertai

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