‘Red Tails’ Review - If only the filmmakers telling this story were as high-flying and ambitious as the heroic characters their movie celebrates.
Red Tails is an inspired-by-real-events historical drama about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American fighter pilots in the United States’ armed forces, formally known as the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Corps.
22 Movie Review: Red Tails
The racially themed action-adventure story is better when it’s literally up in the air than when it’s down on the ground, because too much of what takes place down on the ground is metaphorically up in the air.
The film focuses on the struggles and action of the 332nd Fighter Group in Italy and Sicily, as they escort World War II bombers across Europe and fly missions over Germany with their tails painted red, which gave them a nickname and their movie a title.
In the segregated army of the period, what these kept-on-the-ground pilots are fighting for, as they overcome obstacle after obstacle, is the ironic chance to sacrifice their lives for a country whose people continue to display bigotry and discrimination against them.
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Red Tails is an inspired-by-real-events historical drama about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American fighter pilots in the United States’ armed forces, formally known as the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Army Air Corps.
22 Movie Review: Red Tails
The racially themed action-adventure story is better when it’s literally up in the air than when it’s down on the ground, because too much of what takes place down on the ground is metaphorically up in the air.
The film focuses on the struggles and action of the 332nd Fighter Group in Italy and Sicily, as they escort World War II bombers across Europe and fly missions over Germany with their tails painted red, which gave them a nickname and their movie a title.
In the segregated army of the period, what these kept-on-the-ground pilots are fighting for, as they overcome obstacle after obstacle, is the ironic chance to sacrifice their lives for a country whose people continue to display bigotry and discrimination against them.
continue reading >> Movie Review: ‘Red Tails’
'Red Tails' Review Round-Up Youtube Video
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