Flags of Our Fathers
A Single Shot Can End The War
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war
in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles was the
struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one
of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising
the American flag on Mount Suribachi.
The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a
nation that had grown weary of war and made instant heroes of the six American
soldiers at the base of the flag, some of who would die soon after, never
knowing that they had been immortalised. But the surviving flag raisers had no
interest in being held up as symbols and did not consider themselves heroes;
they wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who were
fighting and dying without fanfare or glory.
Critic Reviews:
- " Clint Eastwood's masterpiece. " –
Matthew Lucas
- " Possibly the richest testament Hollywood has yet made about the
paroxysm of World War II … an astounding movie on every level, not the least
of which is its common humanity. " – Burl
Burlingame
- " A human-sized contemplation of propaganda and fame " –
Fernando F. Croce
