Our second to last stop was in Arromanches where we watched the film "The Price of Freedom" on the 360 screen ("presented on 9 screens in a circular theater and projected by an exclusive process, mixes unreleased footage from archives of war correspondents with present day pictures shot on location in now peaceful settings").
This film was amazing! The screen wrapped entirely around you while you stood at the center. The film was so incredible with how they showed footage from the past and then brought the same area and terrain into the future to show what the men had been fighting for. The movie was heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. This probably was the one movie I've ever been in where you don't hear any other noise (not even a crunch from someone eating) but the sound coming from the scene in front of you. Everyone was just entranced by the screens. It literally takes your breath away seeing all the men marching, fighting, and injured. You just can't imagine what they had to go through. There is no other word for this film other than incredible.
After the film, we went down to the town area where we had lunch around all the nearby shops and then went into the Musee Du Debarquement (D-Day Museum). This museum had a lot of models and artifacts to look at. We had a guide explaining the artificial port assembled in Arromanches as well as many models to look at. I did enjoy the museum, however it did not come anywhere close to the Memorial Museum we had already seen, or the Arromanches 360 theatre film!!!
Picture 1: View from 360 Theatre to town
Picture 2: Alex in front of the view
Picture 3: Arromanches town where we ate lunch
Picture 4: Alex & I inside the D-Day Museum
Picture 5: The artificial port in the distance in the water
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