After two and a half hour Flags of ours Fathers, two-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood has released Letters from Iwo Jima, the outsatanding story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Did you know that the battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles during the Pacific Campaign of World War II, with more than 27.000 losses?
- Compare both films. Which one do you prefere? Why?
- Do you think that the role played by Japanese troops is the same in both films?
- Is Letters from Iwo Jima a film about war, or against war?
- Is Clint Eastwood going to win his third Oscar with this film? If you don't think so, which is the best film in your opinion? Make your bet!