[Gay State Conservative]

Coincidentally I watched "Mrs Miniver" last night for the first time,having borrowed it from my local library.In short,I found it to be an excellent film,well worth watching,but it's far from being the best film I've ever seen.However,one can see how those who lived through WWII,particularly Europeans or others who fought in the war,would be particularly fond of it.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I found it to be an excellent film,well worth watching,but it's far from being the best film I've ever seen.

I'm fond of the movie, having watched it several times. I have even read the book and was surprised to learn that the story told in the movie has very little to do with it.

I wouldn't call the movie version my favorite ever - I wouldn't be able to say what is. But I do think that "Mrs. Miniver" is probably the most important movie about the war that was produced during the war. We've been reading in the news about the first 1,000 plane R.A.F. raids on German civilian population centers. That is pretty rough stuff for the civilians in this country to digest. I imagine people leaving the theater after watching the plucky Miniver family deal with the perils of German air raids would be less inclined to worry about paying the Germans back in the same coin. Also, since Americans are focused on the war in the Pacific, naturally enough, "Mrs. Miniver" serves as a reminder that Hitler is still the enemy and must be dealt with.