Letters from Iwo Jima

Even having not seen the companion piece “Flag of our Fathers”  I loved this film. The sepia colourisation breath life and hardship into the character. I loved the wonderful dicodomy of a failure due to cultural and national pride. The battle is lost as soon as the thoughts of the soldiers turn to the formality of the national expectation and the samurai warrior code instead of what is required for them to be victorious in the facve of overwhelming numbers . A great exposition. Thanks to all who were involved in this film

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