Since both of these movies are both related to the Battle of Iwo Jima, I thought it would be best to group them together as a "double feature." Both movies are set in the same time period, though each depict different perspectives of the war.
Letters From Iwo Jima shows the war from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers. It's very interesting to see the story unfold from a different perspective.
The film showed the strategy of the Japanese used to defend their island of Iwo Jima from the Americans. It also depicts the personal struggles and lives of the Japanese soldiers. It's a very good movie to watch and to see things from a different perspective.
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Flags of Our Fathers shows the war from the perspective of the American soldiers. It showed the struggles and personal lives of the American soldiers who fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima. It was a neat way of telling the story as it was told backwards - from the present to the past.
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Overall, I enjoyed both movies very much. When watching war movies, it always makes me thankful for the freedom that we have today. I think many people still take freedom for granted. In some countries, a mandatory military draft still exists. After watching these types of movies, it makes me grateful for the freedoms we have today - these soldiers have risked their lives for our future.
I highly recommend both movies. I suggest watching Letters From Iwo Jima before watching Flags of Our Fathers.
Letters From Iwo Jima sets the tone for the time period. You learn the military strategy of the Japanese and also what the Japanese soldiers went through while at Iwo Jima. If you watch this film first, then when watching Flags of Our Fathers you will better understand certain parts of the movie which depict some events and landscape from Letters From Iwo Jima.
If you're in the mood for a war type movie, I definitely recommend watching both these movies. Happy movie watching!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Facebook Breakup
With all the new changes and controversy about Facebook (i.e. privacy issues, usernames, etc), thought I'd post up this funny video spoof. Enjoy!
"Facebook and I have been together for almost three years now. But we've both gone through a lot of changes recently *COUGH*FACEBOOK* and I think it's time to take a little break..."
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"Facebook and I have been together for almost three years now. But we've both gone through a lot of changes recently *COUGH*FACEBOOK* and I think it's time to take a little break..."
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Harry PotterThon or Harry Potter and the Mystery of the Neverending Franchise
Funny video spoof about the book/movie franchise. Check it out!
(p.s. I haven't seen the new movie yet - still planning to check it out!)
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(p.s. I haven't seen the new movie yet - still planning to check it out!)
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
New Trailer - Alice In Wonderland
I've mentioned in a prior post how excited I am to see this movie. Here's the trailer straight from Comic-Con. Enjoy!
(p.s. Pretty cool about Johnny Depp's Comic-Con appearance. What a surprise!)
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(p.s. Pretty cool about Johnny Depp's Comic-Con appearance. What a surprise!)
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Friday, July 24, 2009
The Net
I really enjoy watching this movie - it takes me back to the beginning days of the Internet. Remember, dial-up and floppy disks? They are all featured in this film.
I especially like Sandra Bullock's character. A gurl any "geek gurl" can relate to - she a cool, smart, witty, tech expert - an all around awesome gal.
It's pretty scary to imagine that all our information is stored on computers. Identity theft is a scary thing - very realistic and probable in our world today. We've all heard that saying "Knowledge is power." Well, computers are now the ones with all the "knowledge", our information, and having access to so much information is indeed, power.
Definitely worth checking out this movie if you're in the mood for a thriller/suspense. Speaking of suspense, don't you just love it when you're watching that part in a movie when someone starts downloading information onto a disk and it's taking too much time to get it downloaded? (Remember, Office Space?) There's some suspense for you!
Check it out!
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I especially like Sandra Bullock's character. A gurl any "geek gurl" can relate to - she a cool, smart, witty, tech expert - an all around awesome gal.
It's pretty scary to imagine that all our information is stored on computers. Identity theft is a scary thing - very realistic and probable in our world today. We've all heard that saying "Knowledge is power." Well, computers are now the ones with all the "knowledge", our information, and having access to so much information is indeed, power.
Definitely worth checking out this movie if you're in the mood for a thriller/suspense. Speaking of suspense, don't you just love it when you're watching that part in a movie when someone starts downloading information onto a disk and it's taking too much time to get it downloaded? (Remember, Office Space?) There's some suspense for you!
Check it out!
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Raging Bull (1980)
Since I'm a big Martin Scorsese fan, I decided to check out this movie based on the life of Jake LaMotta, a former boxing world middleweight champion.
I liked how the movie was portrayed in black and white - probably to show the sign of the times as it was set in the 1940s/1950s.
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were both great - check it out!
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I liked how the movie was portrayed in black and white - probably to show the sign of the times as it was set in the 1940s/1950s.
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were both great - check it out!
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Life of a Blogger
Thought I'd post up this funny video spoof about the life of a blogger. For all the bloggers out there, this one's for you!
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