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The Movie
Unbroken tells the tale of war veteran and olympic athlete Louis Zamperini who survive 47 days in a raft at sea after his warplane crashed just to have to go through even worse things afterwards. The movie is directed by Angelina Jolie and the screenplay adaptation of the novel has been done by the Coen brothers.
Video Presentation
Unbroken is presented in its original 2.40:1 ratio with a very robust visual presentation. The movie is a fair mix of very bright exterior scenes out on the ocean and very dark ones and both are represented accordingly with a good level of details.
Audio Presentation in Dolby Atmos
Unbroken is the 8th movie to receive a Dolby Atmos soundtrack in North America. As usual, only the orignal English version gets the Atmos treatment as the other languages track are offered in Dolby Digital 5.1.
The movie soundtrack is robust and one of the best implementation of Atmos since launch. Not only does the height channel add a lot in the action scenes, with all the airplanes action which is of course a perfect candidate, but they also support the movie strongly through music and ambiance.
The result is a very surrounding atmosphere that is making the terrible experience lived by the main character as real as it could be.
A lot of scenes are potential demo segment for the format, but the one that is on top of all of them happens during a storm and following days and events at sea. Without spoiling the movie, this is a great demo of how Atmos can suffocate the viewer through its audio capabilities.
Bonus Features
Unbroken is offered with the following special features :
- Inside Unbroken : documentary
- Fifty Years In the Making : documentary
- The Flight of a Storyteller : documentary
- The Hardiest Generation : documentary
- Prison Camp Theatre: Cinderella : documentary
- Cast and Crew Concert Featuring Miyavi : media segment
- Louis’ [sic] Path to Forgivenes : documentary
- The Real Louis Zamperini : documentary
- Deleted Scenes
Conclusion
Unbroken is one of the strongest titles to have been released with Dolby Atmos as of now and is a really recommended experience.