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Recommendation: The Banner of the Fathers - Iwo Jima Letters, read both books together
Scarlett 2022-12-12 00:00:37
Looking at the posters with the same style, you know that the two films are from the same director Eastwood. There are very few instances in the history of cinema where a director has shot the same subject from two angles. The flag of the fathers, with the flag of Iwo Jima as a section, tells a series of stories surrounding this famous news photo, reflecting on the war in terms of victory, vanity, and name, and the theme is also in line with the mainstream culture and values of the United States. The letter from Iwo Jima takes the letters of the soldiers as clues, and tells the scene of the Japanese general Jia Lin Zhongdao and the Japanese soldiers trapped in Iwo Jima. Trying to dissect Japan's national character in World War II from anti-war and defeat. Heroes are shaped according to people's needs and satisfy the desires of the mediocre. The banner of the father's generation tells about such a group of people. The Battle of Iwo Jima was the only war in which the US imperialists had more casualties than Japan. It is worth pondering how the US imperialists reflect on and learn from the war. There are too many wonderful battles in our history. When can we see our war blockbusters instead of National Day tribute-style work.
Extended Reading
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Lundsford: You actually chose the Marines because they had the best uniforms?
Rene Gagnon: No sense being a hero if you don't look like one.
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Mike Strank: Any man that doesn't have his masturbation papers in order better get them signed by tomorrow night or he ain't going overseas.
Gust: I got mine already.
Lundsford: Oh, yeah, I'm square.
Franklin Sousley: Wait, wait. Why am I just hearing about this?
Mike Strank: That's horseshit, Franklin! I don't have to repeat everything twice for you.
Franklin Sousley: No, I didn't hear nothin' about no masturbating papers!
Ira Hayes: Heard they were running short.
Franklin Sousley: You know, nobody tells me nothing. That's real nice, guys!
Mike Strank: All right, get your ass over to the officer in charge of records. Maybe he's got some more left. Leave your smokes. I'll play for you.
Franklin Sousley: Thanks, Mike.
Mike Strank: Listen, if he calls you an idiot, you take it like a man, okay? Just *do not* leave without signing them.