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Letters from Iwo Jima
Flags of Our Fathers

Two movies and one director.

What so special about these two movies? Well, they tell the same story but from a different perspective. Personally I found it quite interesting. The first movie was in Japanese mode. All the main characters were Japanese and spoke Japanese throughout the entire movie. ....... By now, I think you can guess what's the movie all about.

The second movie was in English, kind of American. All the main characters were non Japanese and of course spoke English.

The story was about the war in Iwo Jima island - how the Japanese defended the island and how the American succeeded in conquering the island. While the latter elaborated the post war story, it didn't lift up the curiosity and the eagerness to pursue the storyline i.e. uninteresting.

The Japanese version is probably one of the best movie I've ever watched this year. Though people condemn the Japanese for the World War II, inside them, there's courage, leadership and vision. And the Japanese version faired better than the American version in numerous film awards.

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