Page to Screen: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
seeming to find in it an affirmation of the national purpose
at its very origins that no politician, no history book had ever matched.
The Photograph had become The Fact.”
James Bradley’s Flags of Our Fathers has much in common with the best of war literature. It also boasts a divergence that makes it unique against the genre, and which could serve to make the film adaptation as unique against the backdrop of war cinema.
Largely personal, the book is Bradley’s dedication to his father, John “Doc” Bradley, who was one of seven men immortalized by a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal over 60 years ago. A character driven story more than anything driven by the actual events of World War II in the Pacific, it is perfectly suited as a vehicle for actors’ director Clint Eastwood to tackle in his recent string of awards relishing films.
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thanks for posting this, i read the book recently, and reallly liked it and am excited to see how they transition this film w/ it's very famous image to the screen.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
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