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Jul. 18th, 2008 12:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sua_layJust finished watching Letters from Iwo Jima. I have the feeling I should say something profound, but am so in awe, I can't think of anything.
Well, I guess I can always say whoa.
Whoa!
The Flags of our Fathers wasn't bad, but it didn't make me as awed as this one. Though I must say the old stone face can direct. Yeah.
Also watched Death of a President a few days ago, and I still feel totally freaked out by it. Amazingly done, and the whole story arc was more than believable.
I guess the one thing connecting these movies is the feeling of disillusionment. Have rarely seen WWII movies with such harsh view on everything, feeling more like those Vietnam stories than the second 'great war'. No nationality (or if you count DoaP, religion) can claim the role of a hero.
Once again. Whoa.
Now I wonder if a few rather shallow comments about Ken Watanabe would totally ruin this post? Yeah, thought so. Therefore, will only say that the acting was awesome. ;)
Also, after the other movies I've watched lately (OMG 10 000 bc!), my faith in the movie industry has now been restored. At least for a while...
Well, I guess I can always say whoa.
Whoa!
The Flags of our Fathers wasn't bad, but it didn't make me as awed as this one. Though I must say the old stone face can direct. Yeah.
Also watched Death of a President a few days ago, and I still feel totally freaked out by it. Amazingly done, and the whole story arc was more than believable.
I guess the one thing connecting these movies is the feeling of disillusionment. Have rarely seen WWII movies with such harsh view on everything, feeling more like those Vietnam stories than the second 'great war'. No nationality (or if you count DoaP, religion) can claim the role of a hero.
Once again. Whoa.
Now I wonder if a few rather shallow comments about Ken Watanabe would totally ruin this post? Yeah, thought so. Therefore, will only say that the acting was awesome. ;)
Also, after the other movies I've watched lately (OMG 10 000 bc!), my faith in the movie industry has now been restored. At least for a while...
