- Also known as:
- Unknown
- Rating:
- 60%
- Format:
- DVD
- Year:
- 2008
- Predominant Genre:
- War
- Plot:
- Life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima.
- Themes:
- Unknown
- Similar To:
- Pacific
- Band of Brothers
- Best Performances:
- None
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Emotionally-noncommittal retelling of the affects of heroes being put in the media spotlight by a government eager to refinance a Pacific War (bankrupting the economy) via a war-weary public - despite its apparent necessity. The Japanese not cooperating in being easy to beat as they should; leading to a drain on US resources; fueling inflation. Our feelings toward this film mirror such weariness, unfortunately.
The shell-shocked reluctance of the leading characters makes them poor public relations’ men for United States of America, Inc, so there’s no real conflict in this drama save on the battlefield. It struggles to stir up our feelings but merely incites our boredom.
The performances are excellent despite the paucity of characterization; leaving gory special-effects to tell the story of how such brutality has brutalized them.
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