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Kelvin 2022-11-22 13:37:13
Cruel Iwo Jima of World War II (Pacific Meat Grinder)
I saw this film on Tencent Video, and the one-sentence introduction below it says "one of the greatest World War II movies".
I don't know if it is the greatest, I just know that this film truly restores the most difficult battle in the Pacific War - the Battle of Iwo Jima. Because this battle was...
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Tessie 2022-11-23 02:15:15
It is recommended to watch it with reference to its companion piece "Letter from Iwo Jima"
John Bradley, nicknamed "Doctor", looked around at the barren land of Iwo Jima in a dream, and there were calls for help from "medics" from time to time, but he couldn't find anyone. We know from the back story that he may Iger, who had been looking for the same trench as him, was dragged down by...
Chris Stinson
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Ira Hayes: Hank wasn't in the picture.
Bud Gerber: Sorry?
Ira Hayes: Hank didn't raise that flag. He raised the other one. The real flag.
Bud Gerber: The what? The real... the real flag? There's a *real* flag?
John "Doc" Bradley: Yeah, ours was the replacement flag. We put it up when they took the other one down.
Bud Gerber: Am I the only one getting a headache here? You know about this?
Keyes Beech: It was after it was already in the papers. The mothers had already been told by then.
Bud Gerber: Aw, that's it, that's beautiful. Yeah, that's beautiful. Yeah, why tell me? I'm only the guy that has to explain it to a hundred and fifty million Americans. Who is in the goddamn picture? Are *any* of you guys in the goddamn picture?
Ira Hayes: Yeah, we're in the goddamn picture.
Bud Gerber: Six guys raising a flag over Iwo Jima. Victory is ours. You're three of them, right?
John "Doc" Bradley: This was the fifth day, sir. The battle went on for thirty-five more.
Bud Gerber: Well, what'd you do, raise a goddamn flag every time you stopped for lunch?
Ira Hayes: [whispers to Bradley] Can I hit this guy?
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Bud Gerber: Hey, you know what? I don't give a shit. You're in the picture, you raised the flag, that's the story we're selling, boys.
Ira Hayes: Are you deaf? Hank isn't in the picture. *Harlon* is in the picture.
Bud Gerber: Well, who the fuck is Harlon?
Ira Hayes: Harlon Block. That's whose mother who should be here if anyone's should be. You know, I think this whole damn thing is a farce, you ask me.
