I felt a little bit depressed after seeing Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)." First, it did not live up to my expectations. Second, it's difficult for me to watch the "below-standard" work of the maestro.
Overall, the movie was scatteredly paced. The major roles were not fully developed in terms of their personalities and attitudes towards the war. The intention of the moviemakers was no doubt decent, but the good intention seemed to overshadow the story-telling scheme. It's easy to fall for the dichotomous enemy-friend complex in such a movie. Eastwood did not nail it, unfortunately.
However, it would be unfair to dismiss this movie out of hand. The story carries so much weight that it is not easy to choose a neutral tone when revisiting the history. Eastwood attempted to use "Flag of Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima" to tell the two sides of a story. The war itself is a tragedy. After all, there is no real glory or hero when killings are not about survival or a greater cause.
No comments:
Post a Comment