In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six soldiers raise their flag on the top, the picture become a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds of war, bringing hope to desolated people, and making the three men heroes of war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulties to deal with the image build by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates.
"Flag of Our Fathers" is a reasonable movie of war, entwining battle scenes with the personal drama of three privates that raised the American flag on the top of the Mount Suribachi, becoming one of the most famous picture of World War II. The screenplay uses too many flashback and the film is too long and boring in some moments. The good points of this movie is the way it discloses how America was broken in 1945; the effects of war in the lives of the survivors; and how people is always manipulated by governments. Further, the story never glorifies the war, acting actually like a good anti-war movie. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Conquista da Honra" ("The Conquest of the Honor")
"Flag of Our Fathers" is a reasonable movie of war, entwining battle scenes with the personal drama of three privates that raised the American flag on the top of the Mount Suribachi, becoming one of the most famous picture of World War II. The screenplay uses too many flashback and the film is too long and boring in some moments. The good points of this movie is the way it discloses how America was broken in 1945; the effects of war in the lives of the survivors; and how people is always manipulated by governments. Further, the story never glorifies the war, acting actually like a good anti-war movie. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Conquista da Honra" ("The Conquest of the Honor")