THE PLOT THUS FAR
A look at the heroic women who have served in the U.S. military. Today, there are almost 2,000,000 living female veterans whose contributions spans three generations.
WHAT WE THOUGHT
“Unsung Heroes” is a fascinating look at the heroic women serving in the Military. We’ve got two million veterans since the WWII era that have come together under the guidance of talents such as Frank Martin and Ron Howard. The material presented provides a history for women in the military, while giving us some talking heads action. Still, it’s important to have a sense of history being offered by recounting and first hand narration. It’s just that for so important of an issue, it begins to feel like every other documentary created on the matter. Where “Unsung Heroes” differs, is when we get to become saturated with exposure to what these brave women accomplished for their country.
Female veterans have contributed a great deal to the American military. But, they’re only seen when it’s a pioneering moment or supporting a greater war effort. While recent promotional materials for the Armed Forces has made a bigger deal out of the career opportunities available to these women, we very rarely get to see the legacy side of the matter. What “Unsung Heroes” has presented here is a chance to rectify that. Across two discs, we get enough material to choke a horse. Unfortunately, that material has yet to be seen on TV. Supposedly, it will be getting a PBS broadcast before the D-Day anniversary.
The DVD comes with bonus footage as the only special feature. The A/V Quality is really strong for a documentary. Hell, the Dolby 2.0 track kept my subwoofer busy. The transfer was fair enough for standard definition. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase to the curious.
RELEASE DATE: 06/24/2014