Flags of Our Fathers
2006. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis, based on the book by James Bradley and Ron Powers. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Barry Pepper, and Jaime Bell.
I just realized I forgot to write a review of Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood's inferior companion piece to the far-superior Letters From Iwa Jima. Flags is not a bad movie, but it is not all that exciting either. We follow three soldiers being led around the country to drum up support for the war by getting people to buy war bonds. These three were in the famous flag raising picture and that photograph is making a big difference at home. I never got very involved in any of the characters. Though the contrast between how important this photograph was and the fact that it was, withheld from the public whenever possible, a recreation of the flag raising that went unphotographed at the top of the hill was interesting. This one did feel like homework.
My grade: B-
I just realized I forgot to write a review of Flags of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood's inferior companion piece to the far-superior Letters From Iwa Jima. Flags is not a bad movie, but it is not all that exciting either. We follow three soldiers being led around the country to drum up support for the war by getting people to buy war bonds. These three were in the famous flag raising picture and that photograph is making a big difference at home. I never got very involved in any of the characters. Though the contrast between how important this photograph was and the fact that it was, withheld from the public whenever possible, a recreation of the flag raising that went unphotographed at the top of the hill was interesting. This one did feel like homework.
My grade: B-
posted by Keith Allison at 12:21 AM
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