Scene of the Week: To Hell and Back
I always find in funny when people talk about what actor would play them in a movie about their life. First of all, you need an interesting life for a movie to be made that people would want to see, and second, unless you are financing it yourself, the casting decision will be made by someone else. That is all true… unless you are one of the most decorated soldiers in American history in which case no actor is good enough to stand in your shoes.
To Hell and Back tells the life story of Audie Murphy, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son to being rejected by the Navy and Marine Corps for being too small, to his heroic actions during World War II. This week’s Scene of the Week takes a look at a specific heroic act on 26 January 1945 that won Audie Murphy the Medal of Honor with the role of Audie Murphy being played by Audie Murphy. For those of you that don’t know, the Medal of Honor is the highest award given to U.S. military service members and is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. Once you watch Audie Murphy single handedly fight back the Germans while atop a burning tank you will understand why he won. The amazing part is that much of the true life action was toned down for To Hell and Back because it was thought too unbelievable.
