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Sunday, March 11, 2007, 11:59 AM


Wow! I just came back from watching Letters From Iwo Jima with my parents. I can assure you one thing; It is the most meaningful World War II movie. You know usually most WWII movies come from the american point of view? This movie however comes from the Jap's point of view.

Summarised details of the movie:

The movie tells the story of a Japanese soldier, Kazunari Ninomiya acting as Saigo. He was a baker together with his wife, who before the war was pragnent. And when the war came, Saigo was posted to help defend Iwo Jima, an island near southern Japan. As it was so close to Japan, the americans would easily make use of the island for their advantage to stop Japan. (Sorry if this reminds you of your past history lessons. Haha.)
The movie goes on, showing the arrival of a smart general, Ken Watanabe acting as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi who has a lot of battlefield tactics and strategies, which the other japanese officers think its american sympathism, because Kuribayashi lived in America a couple
of years before the war.
I shan't spoil the movie by telling you everthing, go watch it for yourself. It is a great movie i assure you. I rate it 4/5. Battle scenes were awesome. Great graphics and great sound.

However there is one part that is disgusting. (For those who are scared of blood and gore, you better close your eyes during this part of the movie.)
There is one part of the movie where an officer gives a unnessasary command for his troop to kill themselves. And how do they kill themselves? They whip out a grenade, pull the pin, knock the armed grenade against their helmet, put it against their chest, shout (in jap) "For the Empire!", and await their death. When the grenade explodes, it is just horrifying. Blood and body parts fly. If they didn't show that, then they will show the remains of their body on the floor. Just DISGUSTING!! ZOMGWTFHBBQPWNAGENOOB!!

Haha alright, thats all I will talk about the movie, and maybe for this post too. xD

See you!!

Do what is right...Because it is right. -Letters from Iwo Jima