Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Posted : 9 months ago at Feb 18 17:56

''For our homeland. Until the very last man. Our duty is to stop the enemy right here. Do not expect to return home alive.'' The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. Ken Watanabe: General Kuribayashi A well executed movie with a powerful, historical significance. Told from the side of the Japanese as they prepare to protect Iwo Jima from American invasion. Some scenes especially the suicide deaths are quite graphic, and the action in it has a gritty, tense, war-drenched realism to it. Fantastic diverse range of Japanese actors, Ken Watanabe always impresses. Would like to watch this again, very powerful, very emotional, very relevant and historical. Lets...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Mar 26 6:57

Incredibly beautiful, powerful, brutal and emotional movie. Just saw it this weekend, and unless its a shell-shock effect, I'll go on record now to say it is the best World War 2 movie ever filmed. Spielberg needs to take a cue from Eastwood to see how to properly make a war film. There is no better way to show the true horrors of war than by showing BOTH sides of the conflict. In Saving Private Ryan, the only bit of interaction there was with the Nazis was when they let one go, and that same one re-appeared later and got his revenge. Moral of that movie: never trust a Nazi. Pure propaganda crap. I mean, The Pianist even showed the good side of one Nazi officer, and it was a Holocaust movie filmed by a Jewish director. After seeing Iwo Jima (I didn't see Flags of Fathers yet),...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 10 months ago at Jan 25 1:07

I watched the first Iwo Jima film by Clint and was very moved by the movie. I heard about the second and couln't wait for it to open up in my town. I'm glad the wait is over. This was an extremely powerful movie and was done in a way that will leave a lasting impression on your memory. I heard that the second film was better and I think I would have to agree. I was left drained and mad after watching Flags of our Fathers, but in this one I just felt drained. Speilberg's Amblin division coproduced this movie and it kind of had a Saving Private Ryan feel to it. You still get the message that war is hell, but now you get to see that the enemy also feels this way. You see the courage and loyalty to one's country that the soldiers have even when the battle is hopelessly lost. The...Read more

Rating : 9/10