1. Dual perspective comparison. The banner with the father's generation is a set of stories from two perspectives, which is quite interesting and makes people want to compare. In contrast, the banner of the fathers does have a deeper subject matter, a wider range of social issues involved, a stronger satire, and a deeper meaning. However, Iwo Jima's family letter has not lost its sense of reality. Although it lacks many peripheral descriptions, due to the relatively fixed perspective characters, relatively unified narrative methods, and the shaping of characters, it is easy for the audience to have a sense of substitution, which triggers the audience to live in harmony with the protagonist. Despair when desires and hopes are dashed.
2. As for some people who say that the protagonist does not have the spirit of Bushido, there must be very few, but it is not necessarily. The so-called spirit of Bushido has always belonged to the warrior class, and ordinary citizens really do not have such spirit. Of course, young people are easily carried away by the craze, and feel that there are many noble meanings that are far more important than life.
3. People are prone to paranoia towards strangers or things. For example, the general Japanese soldiers in the film have a very uniform and flat impression of the Americans. Of course, this was deliberately used. By shaping the enemy like a hungry ghost in Momotaro, it is easier for the soldiers to have the illusion that they are partners of justice.
4. Civilians have no responsibility for war. I think there is. Since it is a national war, the people are of course responsible, even if they are victims in the end. How many people were drawn into the frenzy of ultra-nationalism and fueled it, although they certainly did not expect it to turn out to be such a catastrophe. Some sober people are afraid to speak, unable to speak or unable to speak, which is also a passive responsibility. Of course, it is difficult for individuals to fight against collective emotions, and we can only hope that more and more people will wake up. Be wary of any extreme emotions.
5. No aggressor will generously admit his dirty intentions when he invades. Everyone has a set of high-sounding rhetoric, so they hear less about what they have heard and see more about what they have done. No matter how nicely you say it, you can't wash away your sins.
6. Some people lament the lack of dedication in this age. But on the other hand, if everyone cherished their lives, would the world be a lot more peaceful?
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