The cave scene with the grenades comes to mind. Personally, there's a part of me that sympathizes with the whole honor-driven samurai tradition, but I can see how many regard it as primitive and senseless. One of the recurring themes seems to be the contrast between the common soldier who just w ants to survive, and the hardcore bushido officers who believe in nothing less than death before dishonor. Another reviewer called this an 'anti-bushido' movie and I think there is some truth to that. Foot soldiers don't start wars, and only the hardest of hearts could watch this and not feel sympathy for these young men. Sure there's the significant cultural differences, and you can argue that they started the war, but once those bullets start flying, we all feel the same fear and bleed the same blood. It's definitely a just tribute to those Japanese soldiers who defended that doomed island and did their duty just like our boys did theirs. Real wars and real images.This film was superbly done and I agree that it was much better than 'Flags of Our Fathers.' It flowed much better and you actually get to know some of the characters.

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