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I haven't seen "Letters From Iwo Jima". I am not sure I want to. But, let me ask a question, is this one of those movies that follow today's political correctness, to make us feel sorry for, have empathy and/or sympathy for those we are fighting against(darn that putting it PC... in other words "the enemy")?

One of the lines I remember most from the movie Patton is "Now I want you to remember that no b*stard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb b*stard die for his country." One other line I wish was still true is "Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time.", but it has been destroyed by political correctness (it use to apply to more than just wars, it use to apply to everything in life).

Soren



No I did not feel the movie embraced any kind of political correctness protocols. I really felt it was devoid of politics.

It did not make me feel sorry for the Japanese combatants.

It only served to illustrate that soldiers do what they are told. Its always easy for us to paint a picture black and white when its so many different shades of grey.

Parts of this film could be hard for many people to digest. But it all seems so historically accurate. No sugar coating here at all.

I do agree wholeheartedly with you. Americans have lost that edge that Patton spoke of us only he could. I wont travel further in that direction as it would optimistically be too political and just get this thread shut down.

"Proud to be an Infidel" ... "100% pure American Jingoist"