Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) by Jake H — 06 Sep 2014
Throughout the more recent years, filmmakers have really changed the way warfare is portrayed on screen. While I do love the classic tales of some of the older films, they admittedly don't really show the brutal nature of war.
War is terrible, a complete waste of human life and potential. As someone who has spent a fair share of time watching war movies, I have seen many that have conveyed this message extremely well, but Letters stands out to me more than any other.
The story focuses on the battle of Iwo Jima, except unlike its counterpart, Flags of Our Fathers, focuses on the Japanese defenders on the opposite side of the fighting. This film is by far one of the most powerfully humanistic portrayals of warfare, and never once shies away from the dread and hopelessness that the defenders of that island faced.
Like Saving Private Ryan, I would say that this is an important film to watch, for it offers a new perspective on a war that was hell to people not just on the Allied side of the conflict, but as well as those we faced.
Amazing movie.
This review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) was written by Jake H on 06 Sep 2014.
Letters from Iwo Jima has generally received very positive reviews.
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