APOCALYPSE '45
(a film review by Mark R. Leeper)

APOCALYPSE '45: This documentary looks like it uses colorized newsreel footage, but it is actually restored color footage. (There probably was some overlap between this film and the television series "World War II in Color".) It is a look from the beginning of the Pacific War to the end. Among other things, the film examines the motives of the people dropping bombs on civilians: are the victims evil because of what their government was doing or had them do? The largest segment of the film is saved for Okinawa, although Hiroshima was also covered at length. Released 08/14/20; not yet available on streaming. Rating: high +2 (-4 to +4)

					Mark R. Leeper
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