Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima is the narration by one of the soldiers of the war at the Island of Iwo Jim between the Japanese and the Americans.

The movie is more about emotions of various people involved than the war and strategy. It shows a good mix of the Japanese culture of pride and discipline and strong patriotism along side the human emotions of love and companionship (among soldiers).

The sound track is pretty awesome too. Using just one tune by at appropriate timings and volume level to emphasize variety of emotions.

The Best of Youth (Italian: La meglio gioventù)

'The Best of Youth' chronicles the life of two brothers, of contrasting personalities, over a period of about 40 years. The choices they make, based on their beliefs, and the impact these decisions have on them, their families and loved ones is the underlying theme. The socio-political events happenings in and around Italy during those years and its bearings on their life is beautifully depicted.



The interplay of emotions, dissent, rage, uncertainty, love and longing by the characters is etched out aesthetically by the script and its director Marco Giordana. The acting is natural and the characters evoke strong responses from the viewers.

It is a must watch. It requires patience due to it being way too long at about 6 hours, still its worth all the time.