Flags of Our Fathers is an American war film set before, during, and after World War II. In this film we see the effects of war on three soldiers who are given fame after taking a famous photo. Throughout the film we see how they struggle to move forward while receiving flashbacks to their time during the war or PTSD. They also struggle with their newfound fame and move forward without their companions. Directed by Clint Eastwood, it stars actors such as Ryan Philippe, Jesse Bradford, John Hickey and Paul Walker. This is a very powerful film which, although it contains some light humour, shows that life after war is a very difficult burden and extremely difficult to move forward with. As for the movie Letters from Iwo Jima, we get a second perspective from the Japanese by the way they act, treat their soldiers, and fight on their side in the war. We learn that for them too, life goes on despite everything. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay From the beginning we see our three protagonists: Ira, Rene and Doc reflect after their battle while on tour in a bond drive initiative. During this time, we see them remembering or going through PTSD. We see their story as they train in Hawaii until they are sent to Iwo Jima. Then the battle takes place and we see that many lives are lost, including some of their friends. Despite everything, as the battle continues, the soldiers raise the flag after an order. From there we see the others slowly being killed throughout the battle until the end. After the war, these three survivors face trials and tribulations despite being proclaimed national heroes. For example, Ira begins to face discrimination because she is Native American and begins to struggle with alcoholism. In one scene we even see a drunk Ira attacking police officers after being refused service simply because he is Native American, despite being a national hero. After years pass, we learn about the fate of the three soldiers. Ira dies from exposure to a night of drinking, Doc lives the rest of his life as a janitor, and Rene attempts a career as a businessman but fails. Doc, on his deathbed, tells this story to his son and then the final scene of the men is shown. This is a powerful film and contains some very realistic scenes. For example, the PTSD that we see our heroes struggle with is shown throughout the film. With Ira, we see his struggles with alcohol abuse, survivor's guilt, and depression. Doc struggles with survivor's guilt, insomnia, and so on. Racism is also something that is still happening during that time. Ira gets the worst of it and we constantly see him get "jokes" that are really just racist comments. He is also the only person who is consistently attacked with comments that identify him only by his race. Like when a senator tries to speak to him in his native language in a mocking way or when another person asks him if his people are proud of him and so on. This is also another movie where we see that the characters are portrayed as larger than life or epic characters, however, these characters don't really want to be portrayed this way. They just want to lead a relatively normal life. In another scene we see Ira who is working on a farm and is stopped by a family who wants to take a photo of him and honestly the scene is really very offensive to anyone who finds themselves in that.