I will start my analysis with a relatively simple film in the war genre. The first movie is the Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) which is released in China and another one is Flags of Our Fathers (2006) which is released in America. Both two films describe a fight between two countries.
The first film follows the legendary life of Zhao Yun, the famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. In his early sixties, Zhao Yun, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, returns to the mountains in order to help Shu recover the Central Plains and unify the country, only to be surrounded by the Wei army on Mount Fengming and to face the last battle of his life. Faced with internal and external problems, even Zhao Yun’s resourcefulness could not save him from defeat at Wei.
The Father’s Flag film depicts the background of the acclaimed photographic work ‘Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima’ which represents the Battle of Iwo Jima. It tells the story of the 5th U.S. Navy Division’s attempt to capture the heights of Iwo Jima in 1945, which was stalled until the fifth day when American troops were badly killed and wounded, and the Japanese were forced to retreat to the island’s caves. The whole process was met with fierce Japanese resistance and heavy losses on both sides. Finally, after a month of fighting to the death, the American flag was planted at the highest point on the island.