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[Cicero]

It would be really funny if Clint Eastwood and the leftist jerk he hired to write the script did a really slimy left-wing hit job on one of our most precious national icons, the flag-raising at Iwo Jima and the courage and sacrifice it represents, and then all the leftists jump on him because he forgot to include pictures of the black troops.

The more I hear about this movie, the less I am inclined to go see it.

[Clemenza]

Segregated units would mean focusing on more than one platoon, difficult to do with the source material and in the span of a 2.5 hour movie.

The current generation(s) (other than history buffs), has no interest in war movies, especially WWII films (Saving Private Ryan being the last hurrah for this genre), no matter how patriotic. This is why this film is tanking at the box office (and its young people who drive ticket sales).

BTW: Best movies out right now are the Departed and The Last King of Scotland

[Siena Dreaming]

There's something wrong with Eastwood.

His last boxing movie was horrible.

And I couldn't stand Mystic River. Ugh.

Unforgiven was OK, but I don't know why he's heralded as a great director. Most of his stuff is liberal schlok IMO.

[RaceBannon]

There were about 6 or 7 Black Soldiers or Marines listening to the pre-invasion briefing on the ship scene, but only seen then and no other time.

[KoRn]

We must have equality and quotas in movies to represent minorities! /alittlesarc

Seriously, one would think he would cast an accurate representation of the people who were there.

[an amused spectator]

Sixty years ago today [February 19, 1945], more than 110,000 Americans and 880 ships began their assault on a small volcanic island in the Pacific, in the climactic battle of the last year of World War II.

900 out of 110,000. Leftist Brits are a crowd of sniveling nitpicking racist Muzzie-appeasing PCers.

Maybe we could round them up and donate them to al-Qaeda for the newest rounds of Internet snuff flicks. I'm sure their PC attitudes would save them from the jihadists...

***snicker***

[norton]

Not having seen the movie and not sure I will.
But, Ira Hayes was a study in culture/race contrasts of that period. I don't think the intent of the film was to shoe horn a second layer of self analysis on top of the one that lies near center of the story.

Besides, I'm still mad that someone in Hollyweird stuck a token Moor into a perfectly good Robin Hood movie a few years back.

[truth_seeker]

I plan to see this film. Most of his films are very good. I am sure he meant to pay tribute to our troops, and did NOT mean to neglect black troops.

I like Clint Eastwood as an actor, as a director and as a man.

While he served as Mayor of Carmel, he was considered to be the "conservative."

[gaijin]

THIS STORY IS FALSE. THE MOVIE DOES SHOW BLACK SOLDIERS.

They're just not featured prominently, that's all...

[photodawg]

almost 900 African-American troops took part in the battle of Iwo Jima, including Sgt McPhatter...

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This is the despicable left at their worst. There were over 70,000 marines that fought on Iwo. Over 8700 died. over 20,000 casualties. The 900 black marines, while heroes all, are a statistically insignificant 1% of the troops. The movie deals extensively with the six flag raisers. One of the six is an American Indian and arguably is the most poignant character in the movie. Why carp about black representation? This is totally irrelevant to point of the movie to even discuss this. These pacifists are just looking for an excuse to slam the movie, because they don't want to give the brave heroes of this battle any credit whatsoever. Read the book, see the movie, and be uplifted by the actions of the greatest generation.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It sounds like what Glaister is saying is, if you go to the movies to watch the "black soldiers," forget about it.

[bnelson44]

Yet almost 900 African-American troops took part in the battle of Iwo Jima

Out of how many troops again?

[US Navy guy]

FDR(a LIBERAL DEM) did not let "Black" Americans serve in the frontline is WW II.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[fish hawk]

I've seen the picture of the flag raising many times and can't remember any black soldiers involved with the raising of that flag. So what's the big deal.

[SmoothTalker]

Not only that but the movie lacks gays, muslims, and puerto ricans.

[toddlintown]

Where were all the white people in "Barbershop?"

[KellyAdmirer]

Come on, everybody knows that WWII was won by the Tuskegee Airmen, the Navajo code talkers, and a bunch of white guys on the fringes. What world are you living in, anyway? ;)

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Probably no BAMs had starring roles either.

Semper Fi,