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Okay, the film doesn't entirely focus on this love triangle -- the Japanese preparations for the attack and the Americans' attempts to figure out what they're planning are depicted in parallel, as is the attack's aftermath -- but it did get a lot of critical flak for [[Romantic Plot Tumor|focusing more on it than the actual historical events]]. It also got criticism for loads of [[You Fail History Forever|historical inaccuracies]], which [[The Other Wiki]] gives [[wikipedia:Pearl Harbor (film)#Inaccuracies|a fair list of]].
Since this was [[Michael Bay]]'s first film disappointment -- it was expected to be the big blockbuster of that summer, but was ultimately upstaged by ''[[Shrek]]'', of all movies -- he gets a lot of the blame, [[
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* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Evelyn turning to Danny after Rafe's supposed death.
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* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Towards the end of the movie when Rafe and his bomber crew are pinned down by Japanese troops, Danny's bomber comes in and strafes them before crash landing a short distance away.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: ''Titanic'' in this case.
* [[Gorn]]: The Director's Cut. Oh god the Director's Cut.
* [[The Gump]]: Rafe manages to fight in the Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, and the Doolittle Raids. Naturally, this wasn't true of any real pilots.
* [[Hollywood History]]: Just see the aforementioned list.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: Evelyn.
* [[Informed Ability]]: A lot of characters like to talk about how much of a talented hero Rafe is. Oddly enough, in scenes where both he and Danny are flying, he doesn't show himself to be any better at flying than Danny does, as they both manage to get rid of the Japanese pilots trailing them.
** And not to mention that the reasons he lists for volunteering for the RAF entail him not wanting to get stuck training newbies and basically just wanting glory to his name. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but coupled with the fact that even real historical figures act like he is a big noble hero, it starts to grate.
* [[Never Trust a Title]]: This movie is 3 hours long -- 183 minutes. ''Only 45 of those minutes entail the battle of Pearl Harbor''. Then the movie even rambles on after Pearl Harbor.
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* [[Politically-Correct History]]: While it was really nice to show that Britain was fighting the war before America even got involved, it was still inaccurate. The US Military could not send their military to fight the war when the US was neutral at the time. He would had to have been a civilian.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Fur trimmed coats worn by the ladies, a few more furs in the club scene, and even [[Faith Hill]] wore a fox wrap for the music video.
* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: Many assume the Japanese pilot waving to kids playing baseball is fake. It got almost more accusations of being fake than the actual inaccuracies.
* [[Shout-Out]]: After being ordered to land after an exercise, the pilots instead decide to do a flyby. Sure the details are different, but the allusion to ''[[Top Gun]]'' is clear (and some would say ''very inappropriate'').
* [[Someone to Remember Him By]]: {{spoiler|Danny and Evelyn's biological son, [[Dead Guy, Junior|named for his father]]}}.
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