"Without heroes, make heroes; without enemies, make enemies", as a set of habitual tactics, seems to be a conspiracy between mainstream American politics and the establishment. Although "The Banner of the Fathers" is about the battle of Iwo Jima known as the "Pacific Meat Grinder", the drunkard's meaning is not wine, but full of reflections on war, allegory of politics and expressions of insignificance The deep sense of powerlessness faced by the individual (soldier) in the face of the huge system.
Similar to the latecomer "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle", the film examines the war and tells the difficult game between the dignity of an individual's life and the grand historical narrative; A helpless confrontation with the powerful state apparatus.
"The Banner of the Fathers" is a film with strength, courage and conscience. It is anti-war, but behind the war full of gunpowder is another political war that kills and kills invisible; it is anti-hero, these soldiers Their bravery, resistance and sacrifice made them real civilian heroes; it is anti-theme, but who said that this is not another higher-form theme movie infiltrating the patriotism of Quanquan.
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