Flags of Our Fathers

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In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

actors:

Ryan Phillippe	as John "Doc" Bradley
Jesse Bradford	as Rene Gagnon
Adam Beach	as Ira Hayes
John Benjamin Hickey	as Keyes Beech
John Slattery	as Bud Gerber
Barry Pepper	as Mike Strank
Jamie Bell	as Ralph "Iggy" Ignatowski
Paul Walker	as Hank Hansen
Robert Patrick	as Colonel Chandler Johnson
Neal McDonough	as Captain Severance
Melanie Lynskey	as Pauline Harnois
Thomas McCarthy	as James Bradley
Chris Bauer	as Commandant Vandergrift
Judith Ivey	as Belle Block
Myra Turley	as Madeline Evelley

directors:
Clint Eastwood
rating:7.20

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This is an honest, candid portrait of an important and historic
cultural event. Mystic River was a great success but I hated the movie
. While choppy Banderas appears as sets the scene, Eastwood manages to bring history
the circle that gives a sense of closure. This
closure is a pleasant surprise in an era of empty Hollywood films. This
is much richer and more powerful movie experience or river
of many Hollywood films. People of all ages should see the film
but a powerful film for children to see their parents, especially
their parents. My dad is a veteran of the Korean War and
my father fought in World War II. Unlike many war movies, this film takes
a sense of hope for a world of chaos. It is a tribute to all our veterans
; yesterday, today and tomorrow.
As masterfully directed by Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers" plays like a movie
both war and a sensitive human drama. It raises the
compared to Orson Welles' screen masterpiece "Citizen Kane" in the film's scope and
its structure.

"Rosebud" in "Flags of Our Fathers" is one of the biggest icons
U.S. history: the photograph of the raising of the flag in small
The island of Iwo Jima and the strategic importance of the bloody struggle
for acquiring an airstrip in Japan for about americas
aircraft. The questions that the film carefully traces are: (1) Who were
the Marines picture in the famous photograph? and (2), this famous
tableau was a "scene" scene, as opposed to a real fact?

To answer these questions, the film moves between three episodically
deadlines - the ugly battle for the hill at the western end of
Iwo Jima; the time in which three Military
are identified as the heroes in the image and ceremony paraded around americas
promote the sale of war bonds, and upon the death of John "Doc" Bradley
, one of alleged Iwo Jima flag-raising, as his son seeks
learn the hidden truth about his father, like the newspaper reporter
on track "Rosebud" in "Citizen Kane. "

The outstanding pace of the film Eastwood was escorted by
creative cinematography and the work of designers who fulfill these tasks
extraordinary: the recreation of Iwo Jima drama of the
with war rather than filming a spectacular amphibious landing;
grisly scenes of battle .... More detailed period scenes in front of the house. As a minor
spoiler alert: please be sure to stay through the closing film
made for a thoughtful assembly of photographs of the Battle of Iwo Jima
, as well as the three protagonists , Bradley, Gagnon and Hayes
. Among the fine

whole cast, it is impossible to forget Adam Beach's
sensitive and heartbreaking performance as Ira Hayes, a Native American
was done simultaneously in a war hero and
marginalized because of their race. Hayes has never been easy to claim status as a hero for his participation in
the flag raising. In an emotionally wrenching scene
in a hotel room before a military superior, Playa del personaje breaks
and touching expresses the camaraderie and love felt by those who have fallen
members of his battalion. In fact for all three of the alleged
flag raisers, the real heroes were veterans who sacrificed their lives for
that the flag could be raised at Iwo Jima. For this movement and
important message, "Flags of Our Fathers" deserves to be placed
not only among the greatest war films of all time, but also
alongside classics like "Citizen Kane" ;.

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