![]() ![]() Joe to Private Ryan, is at bottom a variation on familiar themes: victory against the odds, brotherhood under fire, sacrifice for a noble cause.īut of course there are other, contrasting stories, a handful of which form the core of “Letters From Iwo Jima,” Clint Eastwood’s harrowing, contemplative new movie and the companion to his “Flags of Our Fathers,” which was released this fall. ![]() Or else as if each individual story, from G.I. The combat picture has been a Hollywood staple for so long - since before the actual combat was over - that it can sometimes seem as if every possible story has already been told. There are certain assumptions that American audiences, perhaps without realizing it, are likely to bring to a movie about World War II.
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