From The Hollywood Reporter · Seija Rankin · · 50s
Peter Berg's War Football Film
Peter Berg's new war film blends football and WWII history with urgent modern relevance.
In brief
Peter Berg's new war film blends football and WWII history with urgent modern relevance. Peter Berg's film The Mosquito Bowl shows college athletes enlisting in WWII and playing a game at Guadalcanal, highlighting war's timeless brutality. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Peter Berg's Film
Director Peter Berg returns to filmmaking with The Mosquito Bowl, a war story about college athletes enlisting during world war ii and playing a game at guadalcanal.
“i've done war from the 1800s, from vietnam and iraq, and one of the reasons i wanted to make mosquito bowl is to remind people that someone dying in world war ii looks and sounds the same as people dying in ukraine or the middle east today”
War Film Premise
The film combines football and world war ii history through a story of college athletes who enlist and stage a friendly game at guadalcanal.
Berg's Message
Berg emphasizes that war remains hell today, urging understanding that people dying in world war ii resemble those dying in modern conflicts.
“it's critical that we understand that war is hell, and that we should do everything we can to avoid it”
In short
Peter Berg's film The Mosquito Bowl shows college athletes enlisting in WWII and playing a game at Guadalcanal, highlighting war's timeless brutality.
