[MOVIE] Letters from Iwo Jima

beepin328 · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:58 am Post subject:

I love this movie! in love

But it was so sad and I cried at the end... cry

I hated the part when they all suicided. Why did they do it? They could have survived...

When I watched the movie the first time, it was so stressing. Whenever I thought Saigo was going to die I started screaming, 'Ah! No! Run Nino!' I was so happy he survived all the way through the movie Wohoo!

Nino's acting was great! He played the part very well clapping

I'm not into war movies or anything, so if Nino wasn't in it, I probably wouldn't have watched it...

MatsuMiya · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject:

this is such a sad movie... goes to show that war is stupid and people are no longer human during these hard times.

but nino! he has done a great job, ne? the whole time, my heart was in my throat... dreading each scene where private saigo might die.

hoshinomi · PIKA☆NCHI Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 108

beepin328 wrote:

I hated the part when they all suicided. Why did they do it? They could have survived...

well, yeah...thats true, but in japan there was this big thing w/ "honor"...goes wayyyyy back to ancient japanese history...mostly popular w/ samurai culture... they saw it as a more honorable death to willingly give their lives than to have it taken by the hands of the enemy, and surrender was a BIG BIG no...remember when nino tried to tell the jerky officer that the general said to retreat but then the officer told him to shut up and that "escape was the coward's way out"? ...but as nino's character pointed out, how is that helping to win the battle if everyone dies before really trying to fight? i wonder what would have happened if they really had tried to fight til the end rather than killing themselves

beepin328 · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:17 am Post subject:

But still... It's very disturbing.
Maybe if they tried fighting till the end they might have won... who knows.

eguitarista · leecher Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 12

nino's acting is sugoi! ^_^ I really like his movie... It really makes me think about the wars that happened before.. The story was good also.. sugoi Nino! sugoi Clint Eastwood!

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jana · Johnny's Jr Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 28

I watched the film and quite like it.
I like Nino´s role a lot that he didn´t agree with commiting suiside. Well, this is an intersting film and it´s worth watching.

Nino did a great job in this film ,but I like Ken Watanabe´s action the most. People seem to pay attention for Nino more than for Ken (or it´s just me keeping reading comments about Nino). smile

morimoli · PIKA☆NCHI Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 72

I just rented this movie finally, I don't know what's taken me so long to get around to watching it. But I'm really excited to watch it tonight!!

acantha · Johnny's Jr Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 50

I watched this movie a couple nights ago and I thought it was amazing. I never cry for movies (though I do for books and mangas all the time), but I was holding back tears for almost 2/3 of the movie. Nino's acting was brilliant, in my opinion; he had this innocent sort of look that really didn't fit with the whole war scene, so my heart went out to him immediately. I definitely wouldn't have been able to watch Letters if it wasn't for Nino, though. Way too graphic, way too horrifying.

aikazunari · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

uwaa~ i thought i was the only one..

i was crying during half of the movie.
the ending, nino leaving his wife, the suicide part, everything!

i was like.. "nino!" "don't die!" "run!" "get away from them!" "don't leave!"
wahahahahahahahahaha!!

pinkspider · PIKA☆NCHI Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 67

I adore this movie, its definately his best work yet!
Not often you see an actor so dedicated and in touch with his character.

Plus, he is just beautiful! in love

andyeli · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:08 am Post subject:

Nino really proved how much of a good actor he is with this film. clapping

My favorite scene is right after when Nino's character was recruited, specifically when he was talking to his wife's belly, assuring the two of them that he will come back. The way he comforted his wife...my heart melted right on the spot. in love