The script for the film is based on a real-world story that happened to an American soldier during World War II. The life experience of the protagonist Louis can be described as legendary. He broke the Olympic record, drifted at sea for dozens of days, and went to two terrifying concentration camps. He participated in the Olympic torch relay at the age of 80. He died in 2014 at the age of 93. This legendary life is destined to be tailor-made for legendary figures, isolated from mediocre people like me, and cannot be undertaken by those with great perseverance and great wisdom.
In the play, the meticulous steps of the villain Watanabe, the twisted and perverted psychology, and finally the hysterical madness of the strong Louis, all showed his weakness. In the black-and-white photo that the protagonist saw when he entered Watanabe's room, the solemn and tall soldier's father, and the thin young boy in white, one can imagine what role this soldier's father played in Watanabe's childhood. "Look in my eyes" is Watanabe's most common saying, but when Louis, who was in adversity, raised his sleeper and looked at Watanabe without evasion, Watanabe's reaction was that he did not dare to look at each other. Thus hysterical.
Perhaps Watanabe's father wanted him to be a strong, powerful soldier, and Watanabe's extreme desire for office, and his appreciation in the face of a strong Louis, also reflected his own image of wanting to be such a strong soldier at heart. But his cruel methods and his perfect military manners can only be seen as a disguise of inferiority. When he really faced Louis, he may have realized that he would never be the real indestructible soldier that his father said he was like Louis.
Everyone is Watanabe, using various camouflages to cover up their weaknesses and use various means to show their strength. But not everyone is Louis, the real legend lies in the strength of the legend itself, so we are ordinary people, so we are Watanabe Nagano.
Look at the legendary life of Luis Zamperini, you can never face more suffering than him, so what else can you complain about in life? Strengthen your heart, when your heart is "unbreakable", maybe you are the next legend.
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