Is "Peal Harbor" by #MichaelBay primarily a #war movie or a #love movie? And if it is a love movie, we should also ask: Who actually loves whom here? With this blockbuster, Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer wanted to create a similarly opulent and successful film in 2001 as James Cameron had previously succeeded with "Titanic". There is no doubt that "Peal Harbor" is not high-class kitsch compared to Cameron's award-winning film, but terrible trash - even though it was very successful with box-office takings of 449 million US dollars. But as in "Titanic," a historical event is intertwined with a love story. However, the three-person constellation - Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale - makes it much more complicated. However, we have to detach ourselves from the concrete history to learn why the Japanese actually attack.

More on this from Wolfgang M. Schmitt in the film analysis.