When it comes to the best war films out there, plenty of popular titles come to mind. Maybe you think of Saving Private Ryan or Dunkirk or many of those other movies that take you right into the middle of the action. However, new 2024 release The Six Triple Eight tells a different war story that most haven’t heard before. I wanted to know more about why the movie was chosen by director Tyler Perry, and he graciously shared with me what he wants people to talk away from his dramatic WWII film.
Director Tyler Perry’s latest film to hit Netflix tells the story of the only black unit in the Women’s Army Corps of World War II and how those women contributed to the war effort by sorting seventeen million letters that had not been been sent. They were given to infantrymen on the front lines or to their families at home. Wild, is it rarely? So when I had the chance to talk to Tyler Perry about the importance of this film and what he needs other people who weren’t familiar with 6888 to learn from it, his reaction was simple:
Understand that there are many other types of history that make up American history. And all of this is very important, and all of those stories matter, each and every one of them. They should not be prohibited, separated or not taught. I think little women want to know that 855 women participated in World War II, little black women, little white women. I mean, it speaks to the price of what women can do. That’s why I think it’s very important for us to know.
Perry’s words make me want to do a deep dive into lesser known moments in U.S. history. Sure, there are some great movies about the Cold War or great movies set during the First World War, and even other 2024 war entry Civil War is a fantastic piece of cinema. But how many other stories about war are we missing out on that still could be unearthed on film? Feels like a lot, honestly.
The Six Triple Eight gives us this chance to look deeper into the people who helped America during a time of need. So far it’s earned fairly solid reviews from critics, despite Perry recently weighing in on why he avoids reviews these days. If you haven’t given it a shot yet, all you need is a Netflix subscription to watch.
The film, starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian and many others, is a ancient tale that was never told to me as a kid in school, and neither my parents, nor my brother, nor any one else. other than I knew personally. It provides us a new attitude on a global of war we did not know existed. According to Perry, any type of tale, no matter how much we know, is of the utmost importance, and none of them deserve to be “discarded” because each and each little detail counts.
Alexandra Ramos, self-proclaimed nerd and Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire lover, is a content producer at CinemaBlend. She began working in December 2020 as a freelance editor after graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in English. He basically works on feature films for cinema, television and video games. (Please don’t debate her about The Last of Us 2, it was amazing!) She’s also the primary publisher of our daily newsletter, The CinemaBlend Daily, and our ReelBlend newsletter.
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