Re: Movie Review Thread
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the well researched book of the same name by James Bradley, is a drama which tells the true story of the men pictured in the inspirational photograph of the flag raising during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The movie is very well done and extremely faithfull to the book which was exhaustively researched by the son of one of the flag raisers. Interestingly, his father never spoke of the war, wouldn't speak to reporters, never told his family that he had won the Navy Cross and didn't display the picture in his home. The reason why is made clear by the movie. James Bradely found the Navy Cross and newspaper articles about the flag raising in a cardboard box in the attic of his father's house after his father died, and decided to write a book telling the story. My mother, who was 16 when WWII started, said this was the first WWII film she's seen which depicted the people as they actually were. I recommend the film, and I also recommend the book which additionally covers the childhoods of these men and more details about the other men in the marine platoon.
The Departed (2006) directed by Martin Scorsese is a crime drama already recommended by Spino. It's outstanding filmmaking with a powerhouse cast who all give excellent performances. It's a rewrite of the foreign film Infernal Affairs (2002) with more complex characters than in the earlier film and a new character added. The screen play is great, and the narrative moves along fast and twists and turns never lingering in any one place. Highly entertaining for the full 2 and 1/2 hours. I would expect this film to win something at the Academy Awards.
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Originally Posted by Craterus
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