I highly suggest everyone see “Unbroken.”

The movie was directed by Angelina Jolie and is an adaptation of a novel with the same title. It tells the true story of Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), an Olympic runner who fights in WWII in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

While on a mission, his plane crashes in the sea, forcing him to spend 47 days on a raft in the Pacific Ocean until he was captured by the Japanese navy and became a prisoner of war.

Throughout the movie, Zamperini has flashbacks of his childhood that include his transition from running track in high school to running in the Olympics.

A friend of mine who read the novel said the story was amazing, so I knew I had to see the movie.

There is a great deal of depth in this movie. I learned so much from the story of Zamperini.

“Unbroken” displayed hope to live, perseverance through difficult times, friendship, and how faith can help you keep your own sanity.

I was amazed how Zamperini was able to survive and still be emotionally strong.

Zamperini is one man who refused to let anyone take his life, and he refused to let his crew mates believe that they were going to die.

I had to wipe away tears while Zamperini was on the ground after being brutally beaten by Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe, the commander of a Japanese POW camp.

I cried because I knew this was not a story that a director filmed just to get an award. This actually happened to a real human being.

Even if you do not like sad movies, do not turn away from “Unbroken.”

There were several times the audience laughed out loud from the jokes, and it makes you truly appreciate what our soldiers have done for us.

The only downside about the movie is that it cannot show every detail in the novel, like how long Zamperini was in each POW camp, because the movie would be too long if it did.

But in order to enjoy this two-hour movie, you need to have patience. There are parts where the movie is slow, but it shows critical information.

This is not a good family movie because it is lengthy and it shows the violent parts of Zamperini’s life.

Once the movie ended, I witnessed something I have never seen in a movie theater — everyone clapped. I could not help but to clap myself because I was so moved by the film.

Walking out of the theater, I realized I would see life in a different light.

The movie was released Dec. 25, and was the third film Jolie has directed. In my opinion, she did a great job.