Like "Gun Fire", this film is only more than 80 minutes long, but it shows a complete social class. The two films that cannot be fast-forwarded at all and are unwilling to fast-forward are full of details, and the pictures are full of jokes and ridicules.
It begins with a game of two generals. Milo's conscience can't win the words of fame and fortune. Originally rational analysis and calm thinking, after hearing Brollard's instigation, how could he still sit still. Give it a go, a bicycle becomes a motorcycle, and a motorcycle becomes a sports car. Own private, you can fight for the country in the name of the banner. Anyway, I won't lose this deal, the honor is mine, and the black pot is subordinate to resist. If you win, you will be promoted to an official position, and if you lose, you will serve the country.
Captain Dax is a middle-level conscience representative. Before the war, during the war, and after the war, he proceeded from the overall situation, with a heart of compassion and justice. But in the face of politics, what he did was undoubtedly the ants shaking the tree. Before the war, he tried to dissuade him and was almost dismissed from office. The evidence presented in the court is conclusive, the witnesses are sufficient, the rational analysis, and the passionate statements are not helpful. He ran in many ways, begging and coercion, but none of them could be saved. Nothing is different. In front of Brollard, he was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world. This general, who was more terrifying than Milo, played all the people with applause. In his eyes, others are pawns, which can be discarded when necessary. The day-to-day job is to lobby, grab benefits, and trick you and him. The overtone radiated from the last dialogue with Captain Dax: behind him there is a more powerful superior or team, who can be appointed and dismissed at the level of general.
Although it is a war theme, the film weakens the battlefield and its scenes. It highlights the panic and vulnerability of soldiers before the war. Do not advertise, do not engage in heroism, focus on the character building of small people. After the war, Milo used the lives of three soldiers to cover up his mistakes. The charge is cowardice in the face of the enemy. The way of choosing these three scapegoats is absurd and ironic. The first is because of friction with the boss and the boss's handle; the second is to win the lottery; the third is because of poor interpersonal relationships and does not fit in with the group. Captain Dax travels everywhere, even personally defending three innocent soldiers in court martial. The last three unlucky ones still died on the wooden frame. In the face of politics, there is no fairy tale, and victims are indispensable. The funny thing is that the private soldier who won the lottery has won many honors and medals. He is a heroic soldier. He was severely injured by the soldier who had rubbed with his superior because of blasphemy in the cell. He was bandaged and fixed by ropes. On a wooden stand, in a coma, he was shot.
In terms of character creation, everyone has a different side. People who play politics are mellow and mature, and people with lower ranks are more exposed to the fragility of having nowhere to vent and unable to control their fate. Fight the injustice of the world with high decibel volume and fists. People can't help but think of Han Han's words: Children can distinguish right from wrong, adults only see the pros and cons.
Cruelty is not the battlefield, glory is not flowers, applause and badges, justice is not the victory. Maybe, a lot of time, life is like a must, and life is a tool.
At the end, the captured German girl appeared. Although tears rolled down her cheeks like a frightened little animal, she was still so charming and amazing. Although it is only a glimpse, it is enough to make people who have seen it linger in their minds.
By the way, sum up the amazing short-lived movies that I have seen. Harlem in "Guling Street Teenage Murder". The zombie girl at the end of "Killing Before Dawn". The woman who dances cha cha with Al Pacino in "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman". Tony Leung, who combed his hair and counted money at the end of "The True Story of Ah Fei" (this should not be counted in the strict sense).
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