12-15-2008, 01:46 AM
I watched Flags of our Fathers last night and Letters from Iwo Jima tonight. Flags was about the famous raising of the flag on Iwo Jima and how it was actually a "redo" and how that affected the soldiers involved. Especially the "Bond" tour that they are sent on to raise money for the war effort. It's told through flashbacks from various character's points of view. I thought it was a bit uninteresting.
Letters from Iwo Jima tells the story of the Japanese soldiers that fought to defend Iwo Jima. The two movies are connected, scenes from one are revisited, or explained in the other, but one isn't a sequel to the other, and you don't need to see both. I enjoyed Letters. It could be because it was almost entirely in Japanese with subtitles it was more compelling. It was very touching in several places. I've seen several films directed by Clint. Sudden Impact, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Flags. I have to say that this is one that I recommend.
--tg
Letters from Iwo Jima tells the story of the Japanese soldiers that fought to defend Iwo Jima. The two movies are connected, scenes from one are revisited, or explained in the other, but one isn't a sequel to the other, and you don't need to see both. I enjoyed Letters. It could be because it was almost entirely in Japanese with subtitles it was more compelling. It was very touching in several places. I've seen several films directed by Clint. Sudden Impact, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, Flags. I have to say that this is one that I recommend.
--tg