flag of our father be the powerful and move true story of what happen to the three survivor of the six men that raise the flag on iwo jima a immortalize in the marine corp memorial . the editing of this film and utilizing flashback and show how something as simple a a lightning bolt flashing can bring back memory that haunt veteran of combat be very true to life . my wife be a nurse at a veteran home thunder clap in the middle of the night will invariably bring out cry from the sleep combat veteran . what be also true to life be how these men rene gagnon and ira hayes and and john bradley do not see themselves to be hero . they felt that the hero be those who have fall on iwo jima yet the public be continually hold them up to be more than they think they be . this be show very well when james bradley be go through the box of his father possession and pull out an envelope with the navy cross stuffed in it . the navy cross be one step down from the medal of honor and be award for extraordinary heroism in combat normally one who earn it would put it on display . the use of sepia tone at time plus the sheer starkness of the black sand with the stark white of flare give this film a look that be very compelling . as far a how emotional of a movie this be show in the theatre where i saw it which be a full theatre on veteran day . at the end of the movie and the credit start roll and no one stand up . a lot of nose be be blow and tear be be shed and but no comment be make at all this movie affect the audience that much . i consider this to be equal to citizen kane as far a quality movie be concern . this isn not light entertainment .