Posted by: Mr. Hyde June 10, 2008
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It was a war against the Japanese so it's not easy to miss them. If you read from the first link I think you will get the answer to your question. The article defends the director indicating the movie is true to the historical records. But the problem arises when the historical records themselves are not accurate.
You can ask yourself "When undertaking a movie project of historical significance, is it also prudent to interview the surviving actual characters and reflect that in the script?"
No doubt, Clint Eastwood is a filmmaker whom most of us probably thought is done with cinema when he churns out mega-hit movie after another as a director looking past "Unforgiven". He is a true movie legend who might have already overshadowed John Wayne by now.
It was a war against the Japanese so it's not easy to miss them. If you read from the first link I think you will get the answer to your question. The article defends the director indicating the movie is true to the historical records. But the problem arises when the historical records themselves are not accurate.
You can ask yourself "When undertaking a movie project of historical significance, is it also prudent to interview the surviving actual characters and reflect that in the script?"
No doubt, Clint Eastwood is a filmmaker whom most of us probably thought is done with cinema when he churns out mega-hit movie after another as a director looking past "Unforgiven". He is a true movie legend who might have already overshadowed John Wayne by now.