Movie Theater Letters Fro Iwo Jima

[Maggot]

I rarely give war flicks a high raating. Same with Clint Eastwood flicks: Though they can be engaging in my opinion usually not truly meritorious. Oliver Stone's <span style="text-decoration: underline">Platoon </span> was an exception...so is <span style="text-decoration: underline">Letters From Iwo Jima </span>.

This is the battle told from the Japanese side. Done in black and white, never the less excellent, engageing, and deeply touching.

Though we often justify war, this movie is fine testimony to its ultimate futility. As the Brittish philosopher Bertrand Russell said, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." Watch this one. Availabel on Netflix.

4.5 BTHPs

 

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Re: Letters Fro Iwo Jima

after wacthing this movie, it seemed that the living conditions of the japanese soldiers were so bad that dying in combat was a relief of their collective misery. I never knew of the disdain the Japanese navy had of the army and how little they supported each other to their ultamate demise.
4 BTHP's only because it would have been better in colour.

 

[Dogtown]

Re: Letters Fro Iwo Jima

A big chunk of us that worked on "Flags of Our Fathers" also worked on "Letters." "Flags" was a huge production, shot in Iceland because of the volcanic black sand beaches, but "Letters" was significantly smaller and mostly shot locally. Ironically, I think that "Letters" was the better film overall.