Hollywood portrayed WWII films in seemingly the same way. Most of the films produced had the same characteristics of camaraderie, survival and violence. Hollywood, for the most part, gives audiences a good representation of the hellish effects of war, while also giving audiences an environment in which these soldiers must fight. Whether these environments are open terrain or a small confined space inside a submarine, the horrors of war are felt equally. Even in some films the protagonist dies proving that no one is safe in battle including the hero. To have a more accurate understanding of how Hollywood represents films, it will be more appropriate to see each side of the war and how their films are produced. Hollywood also gives audiences a different side of war by seeing it through the eyes of enemies. Hollywood portrays each country's films similarly, from the American Hollywood epic Saving Private Ryan to the virtually unknown Japanese side of the war in Letters from Iwo Jima. While Hollywood can never reproduce the brutalities of war, these different films give audiences a depiction of war they have never seen before. Hollywood has a history of making World War II films during the war itself, from the years 1942 to 1945. During the World War II years Hollywood made war films to prepare the "American public for what was to come, as well as to profit by the popularity of everything related to the war." Hollywood also depicted a lot of violence on movie screens, usually without censoring anything. “For many American civilians, these films provided prototypes of American soldiers and represented how they were expected to behave in… middle of paper… the six servicemen who raised the second flag (which was the only flag to be captured on film) of Iwo Jima. Even though Bradley had lived a fairly normal life, he was still haunted by the memories of his fellow soldiers who died alongside him. Flags of Our Fathers depicted Bradley avoiding the spotlight as much as possible; this was true in real life too. “In 1985, Bradley gave his only recorded interview at the urging of his wife, who told him to do so for the sake of their grandchildren. During that interview, Bradley said he wouldn't have raised the flag if he'd known how famous the photo would become. He said he doesn't want to live with media pressure and wants to live a normal life. He also stated during the interview that anyone on the island could have raised the flag and that it was there at just the right time.”