George F. Will - Iwo Jima's Lesson in Empathy - washingtonpost.com
George F. Will - Iwo Jima's Lesson in Empathy - washingtonpost.com: "Stephen Hunter, movie critic for The Post, says that of the more than 600 English-language movies made about World War II since 1940, only four -- most notably 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957) -- ' have even acknowledged the humanity' of Japanese soldiers.
Perhaps empathy for the plight of the common enemy conscript is a postwar luxury; it certainly is a civilized achievement, an achievement of moral imagination that often needs the assistance of art. That is why it is notable that Clint Eastwood's ' Letters From Iwo Jima' was one of five films nominated for the best picture Academy Award."
Perhaps empathy for the plight of the common enemy conscript is a postwar luxury; it certainly is a civilized achievement, an achievement of moral imagination that often needs the assistance of art. That is why it is notable that Clint Eastwood's ' Letters From Iwo Jima' was one of five films nominated for the best picture Academy Award."
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