movies should be shown in History class (Flags of our Fathers)
Do you know who set the flag on mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945? If not you should watch the movie, Flags of our fathers. The director of this movie is Clint Eastwood and our starring actors are Ryan Philippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker Robert Patrick and Neal McDonough. This film was released on October 20, 2006. Flags of our Fathers should be shown in class because this historical event has many action, drama and has lots of information about 1944.
On February 23, a platoon was ordered to climb Mount Suribachi after a long battle with the Japanese. They reached the top and hoist the American flag atop the mountain. When secretary of the Navy arrived on Iwo Jima, he requested the flag for himself but Colonel Johnson is furious about his plan. Colonel Johnson resolves to keep the original flag for the regiment. He ordered Captain Severence to bring the flag down and replace it with another one for Forrestal to take. Severence sends Rene, who is a runner, to go with second platoon to the top of the mountain and switch the flags. When second platoon reached the top, they took down the first flag and Mike, Harlon, Doc, Ira, Rene and Franklin then raised the second flag. A combat photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the significant event and made it to the newspaper in the U.S. This picture was an icon to the Americans. After the battle the press gets hold of the photograph of the second flag raising and asked for the prints When Rene is asked who is in the photo, he gives five names, including his own, saying that the other four are, Mike, Doc, Franklin. Doc. Ira and Rene went to the stat side in part of the seventh bond tour drive to raise money for the war effort. While being part of the tour the three soldiers had flash backs of the war and felt guilty to not be the heroes who set the first flag.
The film of this movie was very accurate and gave perfect details of the soldier’s
On February 23, a platoon was ordered to climb Mount Suribachi after a long battle with the Japanese. They reached the top and hoist the American flag atop the mountain. When secretary of the Navy arrived on Iwo Jima, he requested the flag for himself but Colonel Johnson is furious about his plan. Colonel Johnson resolves to keep the original flag for the regiment. He ordered Captain Severence to bring the flag down and replace it with another one for Forrestal to take. Severence sends Rene, who is a runner, to go with second platoon to the top of the mountain and switch the flags. When second platoon reached the top, they took down the first flag and Mike, Harlon, Doc, Ira, Rene and Franklin then raised the second flag. A combat photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the significant event and made it to the newspaper in the U.S. This picture was an icon to the Americans. After the battle the press gets hold of the photograph of the second flag raising and asked for the prints When Rene is asked who is in the photo, he gives five names, including his own, saying that the other four are, Mike, Doc, Franklin. Doc. Ira and Rene went to the stat side in part of the seventh bond tour drive to raise money for the war effort. While being part of the tour the three soldiers had flash backs of the war and felt guilty to not be the heroes who set the first flag.
The film of this movie was very accurate and gave perfect details of the soldier’s