已经进入暮年的伊斯特伍德选择二战题材,并且分别从美国和日本的角度拍摄关于硫磺岛之战的姊妹篇。《父辈的旗帜》是以美军士兵的角度来叙事的,而《硫磺岛来信》则是以日本士兵的角度来叙事。伊斯特伍德用这么大的规模去制作两部关于二战的影片,当然并不是希望这两部作品是延续《最漫长的一天》、《拯救大兵瑞恩》同类型题材的电影辉煌,也并不是仅仅希望这两部作品在此路 Eastwood, already in its twilight years, chose the theme of World War II and filmed a companion piece about the battle of Iwo Jima from both the United States and Japan. The “banner of fathers” is narrated from the perspective of U.S. soldiers, while the “letter from Iwo Jima” is narrated from the perspective of Japanese soldiers. Eastwood used such a large scale to produce two films about World War II. Of course, they did not expect the two films to be the continuation of “the longest day” or “rescuing Private Ryan” films of the same genre. It is not just the hope that these two works will be on their path