Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima are some of the finest examples of Clint Eastwood's directing talents.
The Big Picture There’s a case for Clint Eastwood being the definitive American filmmaker in modern-day Hollywood. He’s one of the few working directors openly continuing the legacy of such Golden Age icons as John Ford and Howard Hawks, and his extensive filmography has seen him exploring every facet of the American national character. But crucially, Eastwood has never been a blind patriot, and his willingness to critique the foundations of his homeland has long been his greatest talent.
'Flags of Our Fathers' Explores the Repercussions of the Iconic Iwo Jima Photograph If there’s one image everyone can recognize from Iwo Jima, it’s the photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. It’s an immensely powerful shot, and personifies the mythical idea that America is the embodiment of independence, freedom, and optimism . It’s also an image that is very misleading.
Untethering these men from one frozen moment is at primary goal of Flags of Our Fathers. Eastwood’s characteristically muted direction is the ideal match for this subject matter, allowing voices that had previously been trapped behind the façade of “duty” and “responsibility” to speak unobstructed. Hayes is the most tragic figure, shunned by the same society he is expected to bleed and die for simply because he isn’t white.
Clint Eastwood has never been known as the most ostentatious director, but Letters from Iwo Jima displays some of his most overt stylistic choices. For starters, his version of Iwo Jima is truly apocalyptic, full of ravaged landscapes and sinister labyrinths where the ghosts of the fallen continue to reside even in the modern-day prologue.
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