Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Shanes. — 29 Jan 2007
Some of these comments are really perplexing. So many are denouncing this movie because it humanizes Japanese soldiers--as if they weren't human beings to begin with. The film could easily have faltered, but it was actually quite evenhanded.
I think some people are missing the point. We're not supposed to see this film as something only to get us to think about how our enemies must feel, too--of course, that's also the point--but we're supposed to see that blindly following orders is something that everybody does, and it reminds us of how deeply embedded culture is within us all.
It is films like these that actually try to change our perspective. If this film is discounted because it grants sympathy to the opposing side, then we're truly getting nowhere.
This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Shanes. on 29 Jan 2007.
Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.
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