The Battle of Britain is a good WWII film that does a good job at portraying the basic events and circumstances of one of the war's critical campaigns.
The film has some weak points. The plot is a little thin and there's not much character development, examination, etc., so that this film is not particularly deep. It is pretty much only about the battle and the bombing, etc. The film also doesn't really go into the real handling of the campaign as a whole or specific "real" events within the Battle of Britain the way, say A Bridge Too Far Does. Also, there are some anachronistic elements in costume, etc., although they are pretty minor.
The good points, however, are much stronger. While the plot is a little thin and lacks depth, its approach succeeds in getting across the situation facing the British people, pilots, etc., and how they handled it. It shows things from dogfights to taking shelter in bombed-out London. It is also very accurate, overall, in its portrayal of uniforms, equipment, pilots waiting for the enemy, scrambling, the planes, and the air battles, etc. Of particular significance is the unusual accuracy of the airplanes, etc., for, while there are discrepancies in the exact models, they actually used real Bf109s, Spitfires, He 111s, etc. This greatly adds to the historical realism and the value of the film in a way that was pretty uncommon. it also generally keeps the momentum going well so that the film does not seem to drag on or fall apart.
The film has some weak points. The plot is a little thin and there's not much character development, examination, etc., so that this film is not particularly deep. It is pretty much only about the battle and the bombing, etc. The film also doesn't really go into the real handling of the campaign as a whole or specific "real" events within the Battle of Britain the way, say A Bridge Too Far Does. Also, there are some anachronistic elements in costume, etc., although they are pretty minor.
The good points, however, are much stronger. While the plot is a little thin and lacks depth, its approach succeeds in getting across the situation facing the British people, pilots, etc., and how they handled it. It shows things from dogfights to taking shelter in bombed-out London. It is also very accurate, overall, in its portrayal of uniforms, equipment, pilots waiting for the enemy, scrambling, the planes, and the air battles, etc. Of particular significance is the unusual accuracy of the airplanes, etc., for, while there are discrepancies in the exact models, they actually used real Bf109s, Spitfires, He 111s, etc. This greatly adds to the historical realism and the value of the film in a way that was pretty uncommon. it also generally keeps the momentum going well so that the film does not seem to drag on or fall apart.