Sunday, March 11, 2007

Letters from Iwo Jima

I will be the 1st to admit tt I hv been alittle slow in catching this movie. BUT the imp point is I did manage to catch it b4 it ends its run. Amazing thing is even until now, the cinema is still packed w pple who want to catch this show.

Unlike the typical war movie, this movie emphasizes alot more on the thots and feelings of the soldiers. Yes, there were still scenes of blood being splattered and pple dropping dead like toy men, but on the whole, I agree with the review tt this movie shows starkly tt no one wins in war. I felt the despair and desperation of the men, the yearning in their letters, and finally the resigned acknowledgement of their impending death by any method.

In a sense, this mirrors life. Does it really matter who wins/loses? After a while, r we in the rat race, just bcos everyone is in it? Are we losing sight of wat we r fighting for? Or has it become a pride issue? Are we gg along w the fight just bcos we hv been conditioned to do so? Do we know wat we r striving for? For those who surrender to the 'other side', hv they 'perished' cos of their decision?

Deep thoughts from a war movie...I just hope war never happens again. On the whole, this is a much better movie than the American one.