In World War II, during the battle for the island of Iwo Jima, a photo is taken of the Americans planting the flag on one hill; this photo and the participants in it are then used in a gigantic propaganda scheme to convince American citizens to buy war bonds and thus finance the war. The three soldiers who take part in it react differently to that process.
A completely honest film, it must be said. I am glad I have seen it, it's a film by which some things are learned, about the U.S., about Japan (the film is ever so subtle about what exactly happened to Iggy, you might wanna do some googling afterwards, or read the book), about how different people react to notoriety, etc. It even winces back at the silliness of "Saving Private Ryan" ("So much for leaving no one behind"). The narrative is not that compelling, at times it seems like one of those TV shows which show reenactments intercut with real testimonies, yet I don't mean to sound like this makes it a bad film. The battle sequences are good and the story, as I said, is interesting; in short, perhaps not a cinematic masterpiece, but still worth seeing for its absolute honesty.
Rating: 67
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