| In the same vein as Saving Private Ryan, showing us the blood and stress of a major WWII battle. It’s interesting that it has taken almost 60 years to learn that even WWII, where the enemy and the morality of the war were clear, had its iniquitous side. The film tends to drag. The initial battle scenes are more melodramatic than real, perhaps because of the obvious computer generated (and repetitive) images. (See Letters From Iwo Jima) | If it wasn’t for the fact that the story is true, this would be categorized under “horror”. Of course, war is just that and Clint Eastwood takes his director talents to a new high. The story is of the photo taken at Iwo Jima and how it “won” the War. We are taken into the heart of the battle through the eyes of some of the men intimately involved. The battle scenes are long, ugly and bloody. True? Probably. Necessary, especially in light of what is happening in today’s world? Probably not.
|
Phil - Wait for the Video
Carol - Wait for the Video