a look into the infamous battle that take place on iwo jima during the second world war and the result aftermath which be not so much on the blood soak battlefield a it be back home on the political front . the film show the difficulty of try to sell the one thing in the world no one want represent war . politician want result and soldier want to earn a living and family want their child home and the world need change and sometimes it seem war may be unavoidable to make the latter happen . but the fact remain represent no one want war . yet certain people decide that it be necessary and continue to wage it at high cost of money and time and resource and and life . what seem a the film central event the famous flag raise on top of iwo jima high peak be not really central at all . the great irony here of how such a small event and that happen only in the beginning of the battle and be make out to be one of the big drive in advertising how important it be that the american people continue to fund the war . how insignificant and even naive it be to label a handful of soldier and who be merely follow order and try to stay alive and a hero that win a great victory . clint eastwood have tackle issue of all sort and especially since he direct unforgiven and this be his grandest film yet . it encompass an entire country and how it deal with sell war and which be one of the big ( not best and or even bad just the big ) thing any one country can do . eastwood keep the film critical throughout about this very important and today and ever relevant and issue . point out the great political convenience that have become of hero . how they only matter for something that have be deem great and yet this great thing can be and very ironically and routine and even disregard when it actually happen . and the hero disregard and brush off the moment they be no longer need . positive rat r represent war violence or carnage and profanity .