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Faith:
At first, I was annoyed by the shocking lack of Christian undercurrent in the film, and I say that because even Hollywood can't deny that most of America, back in 1945, feared God. That fact is usually more or less acknowledged. In "Fury", however, there appeared, at first, to be only one soldier who actively believed in God (specifically, he prayed and quoted the Bible).
His faith was laughed at initially, but as things escalated, you could see in the eyes of the soldiers (great acting, by the way) what kind of comfort and affirmation a single, relatable quote from the Bible provided.
Something I thought was really cool was when Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf sort of had a conversation through quoting to each other as LaBeouf's character patched up a hit Pitt's character had taken in the arm. Pitt seemed to be repenting, quoting a verse that essentially listed his faults, from pride to lust. LeBeouf's reminded him through another quote that, even in the midsts of his sins, he had accomplished God's Will (in fighting the Nazis). That's the way I understood it, anyway.
Logan Lerman's character was also very different from the other men fighting from with the tank called "Fury". He had a conscience to keep intact, which he did, I think, in spite of everything. In the end, the fact that he and the Bible-believing soldier were two to of the most respected men in troupe, besides Pitt's character.
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