Film Review No. 2

Flags of Our Fathers
Direction: Clint Eastwood

My verdic:

Script - 6/10. A mediocre work for Paul Haggis. The script did not reach half the artistry of Crash. The only consolation it that a simple linear plot was made non-linear ala Paul Haggis style.

Cinematography - 9/10. The only good thing about the movie. You can see a whole mountain getting pounded by the entire US Pacific fleet. The lighting is good especially that scene inside a cave-camp where u see scattered Japanese intestines everywhere.

Acting - 5/10. Spielberg and Eastwood tried to save production money on pathetic actors.

Music - 1/10. There's a recurring musical motive in the whole movie. The same style Eastwood used in Million Dollar Baby. And (tadaaaa) Eastwood composed it. As if he can claim he's a damn fine composer. The first four measures were copied from an Antonio Salieri march (refer to the movie Amadeus and note the piano piece played by Emperor Joseph of Austria when Mozart first introduced himself to the emperor's court). The music in Flags of our Fathers is a big joke. Im not even sure if Eastwood was aware he 'accidentally' copied an old tune.

Direction - 5/10. The movie is ten thousand times more boring than Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby combined. Why create a two-hour movie on a simple plot that could fit a one-hour Maalaala Mo Kaya episode?

I recommend everyone to follow two approaches when dealing with the movie. First, buy a million pirated copies of the movie so that Dreamworks wont tap Eastwood's direction ever. Or second, just borrow a pirated copy of the movie. Either way, don't watch the blasted movie. It's a waste of beer money. If you want to sleep, do it on your bed. It's more comfy.