Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Lori A — 01 Jan 2019
With his two 2006 movies, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, Eastwood has stripped away some of the misconceptions about the battle and provided new perspectives. Taken together, the films offer an imperfect but interesting interpretation of history.
Of the two, the more straightforward and better focused Letters from Iwo Jima is the stronger movie. This film depicts the battle from the perspective of the losers and it represents the United States as the "enemy.
" Letters from Iwo Jima remains entrenched upon the island from start to finish (except for a few character-building flashbacks). In terms of its structure, this is more what we expect from a war movie than what Flags of Our Fathers offers.
The only character common to both films is the island's rough terrain.
This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Lori A on 01 Jan 2019.
Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.
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