Flags of Our Fathers - Film Review
May 29th, 2008 by Robert
With a title like Flags of Our Fathers, you’d expect this World War II flick to be a chest-thumping glorification of American valour and sacrifice. And you’d be right… kind of. But this is no Saving Private Ryan. Although it certainly commemorates the bravery and tribulations of American soldiers, Clint Eastwood’s film is very specific about where the audience’s admiration should be focused: the individual soldiers themselves – not the political and military machine that threw them into combat. Read the rest of this entry »
