Well, the venerable Broward County Courthouse continues to be watersoaked, so I've been sitting at home watching movies and spending more time than I probably should on my computer. On the plus side, I did go with the wife last night when Kellie had her all county auditon.
What a dad i am!! WOOHOO
Anyway, I saw two really good movies the other day and wanted to give them some props.
1) Flags of Our Fathers--I remember an old friend of mine from work tell me about this book when the book came out many years ago, and what an impact it had on him. So I finally got to see the movie, which details the story of the men who put the flag up on Iwo Jima in the iconic photo. And truthfully, while its a compelling story, it really to me was more a case of how horrible it was seeing what those poor men had to go through--not just on Iwo Jima, but when they were brought home by a nearly broke U.S. government, determined to exploit them and the photo for all it was worth in order to raise badly needed funds for the war effort.
A great film, but sad in its own way. ****
2) Letter from Iwo Jima--This is director Clint Eastwood's companion piece to the afore mentioned Flags of Our Fathers, which is essentially the same story told from the point of view of the Japanese soldiers that fought on Iwo Jima. Now, you might ask yourself why you would want to hear the viewpoint of our enemy. But this is not just a great movie, its an import piece of filmmaking and should be required viewing in any history class. Every story of battle has two sides, and here we see the Japanese soldiers as what they no doubt were....guys who thought they were doing their duty. A baker from a small village, an equestrian with Olympic abilities, and a career soldier who had no desire to do battle with the United States, having spent part of his life living there. Brutal in its depiction of war, yet utterly gripping. ***** a must see.
Later,
Jeff
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