Title: a masterpiece that hopefully won't be forgotten
Product review: This film does for war movies (even anti-war ones)what The Unforgiven did for westerns: dymothologizes them to the point where there is no need for anyone to bother making any more except to educate about a specific historical conflict. Besides the exquisite cinematography, haunting music and moving performances it goes beyond the obvious horror of war in several respects: soldiers play their roles and reveal their characters in how they come to grip with what is expected of them...but we also become aware of their inner selves, something that cannot be inferred simply from outward behavior; the suffering of the Japanese soldiers is considered as well as that of American soldiers...though certainly not in as much depth; the pointlessness of war as a human activity.Perhaps the harmony of non-human nature and low tech societies are romanticized excessively, but I can't say I minded. I just wish it received more attention when it came out.
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