This 2000s War Movie Led To Clint Eastwood's Feud With Spike Lee, Then Steven Spielberg Had To Step In

Clint Eastwood directed a World War II movie called Flags of Our Fathers, resulting in a massive feud with fellow director Spike Lee. In 2006, Clint Eastwood accomplished an impressive feat by directing two war movies, one from each side's point of view. In Flags of Our Fathers, Eastwood tells the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima from an American point of view. He also directed Letters from Iwo Jima, showing the Japanese point of view. While Letters from Iwo Jima was the greater success and an Oscar contender, Flags of Our Fathers was a box office bomb.