The conquest of Iwo Jima, shown from an American view in "Flags of our Fathers" and from the Japanese side in "Letters from Iwo Jima", was the most brutal and pointless of the Second World War.

以美国视角展现的《父辈的旗帜》和日本立场拍摄的《硫磺岛的来信》，表现的都是二战中最为惨烈和无意义的琉璜岛战役。

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James Bradley is the son of John Bradley, one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. He is the author of "Flags of our Fathers" and "Flyboys."

詹姆斯·布兰德利是约翰·布兰德利的儿子，他的父亲是其中一位将美国国旗插上硫磺岛的战士。

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Sure, we'd expect a legend like Clint Eastwood to stick to his theoretical guns when it comes to manhandling the cameras on the sets of Flags of our Fathers and the forthcoming Iwo Jima, but when HD camcorders almost win out against the tried and true 35mm film approach, we can't help but take notice.

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And the production as a whole, "Flags of Our Fathers" together with "Letters From Iwo Jima, " speaks more eloquently still -- of epic folly and shared tragedy, of purblind imperatives and dire necessity.

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I'd love to see United 93 director Paul Greengrass grab the last slot, but it will probably go to Clint Eastwood, whose impressive one-two punch of Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima will be impossible for the Clint-worshipping Academy to ignore.

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