#6 Scene from "Flags of our Fathers"

This scene portrays the historical beach landing on the Mountain Island of Iwo Jima. As this scene portrays an actual event, the director was challenged to capture the enormity of the invasion. The scene depicts the black volcanic beaches contrasted with the streaming military vessels converging from the ocean onto Iwo Jima. The director uses computer animation to his advantage when displaying the magnitude of our invasion force. Allied invading forces were not aware of the fortifications that the Japanese had built into the island and were surprised to begin the beach invasion without being attacked. The Japanese soldiers waited until the beaches were filled with Allied soldiers before beginning their attack. As Iwo Jima's beaches filled with a large concentration of military men and equipment at the base of Mount Suribachi, the Japanese began firing on the Allied Soldiers from their entrenched positions. This scene portrays the resulting battle and its enormous size in gruesome detail.