"Killing with the Eye": Ironing War with Abilities

Ima 2022-04-19 09:01:48

When I was reading, I read a curious book, listing some people in the world with special abilities, such as eye perspective, using senses to recognize objects, etc. The deepest impression is that you can use your mind to complete certain things by focusing your attention, such as pushing down a chair or moving a bottle, which can be done by your mind without direct contact. It is really enviable for a long time, although it was later revealed that many people cheated, but there must be some who really have special functions.

If you think that this film is to introduce how such superhumans can show their talents, then you are wrong. Any vision in front of the camera can be faked, and it is dark enough to use satire to insinuate criticism of war. The establishment of such a research department by the U.S. military is inconceivable. It requires fantastic ideas and the active promotion of some brain-dead enthusiasts. Isn’t this just like a ridiculous and absurd reason for launching a war? Isn't it trampling on other people's countries? With the development of the film's plot, the ins and outs of such a nonsensical department are clearly revealed. Anyone who can grow long hair, dance all day, practice yoga, and do strange experiments can see how absurd it is. Knowing that these are mysteries, pretending to be crazy and selling stupid, they still have to brainwash the members to make them believe it. This is the same as the fact that the US military is constantly attrition in Iraq, while at the same time asking the common people to believe that they are the incarnation of justice.

Ask a random American soldier on the front line, and he will probably tell you that he is going to liberate the people there and bring them democracy, but a few people can really understand everything behind the appearance. Although the original Iraq was a dictatorship, at least the people were prosperous and had a better life. Looking at the post-war period, the so-called democratic government is not yet a puppet of the United States. The common people not only face the occupation of foreign troops, but also terrorist organizations and radicals. It is simply living in dire straits. The old Americans will not care about these changes. What they see is the interests, the huge business opportunities for post-war reconstruction, and the oil in the ground.

In such a film full of dark humor, the anti-war message sent is no less than the honest reports, while mocking the absurdity of Clooney's character, it will raise questions about the war. Look at the American soldier under the influence of psychedelic drugs at the end. Isn't this self-destruction in reflection? The only surviving reflection is only a drop in the bucket, and it can't move the solid foundation at all.

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  • Alejandra 2022-03-25 09:01:08

    Clooney seems to have made a bit of an anti-war movie

  • Dorothy 2021-11-28 08:01:20

    Maybe it’s called black humor in the United States. In our country, it’s called sb at this stage. Ah Q. If it weren’t for evan and george, I wouldn’t be able to give 2 points. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t watch this film at all. Adults with delusions and children with fantasy plots

The Men Who Stare at Goats quotes

  • Bob Wilton: Every single one of Bill's soldiers fired high. They instinctively hadn't wanted to shoot another person. Later Bill would come across a study which revealed that only 15-20% of fresh soldiers shot to kill. The rest aimed high, didn't fire at all, or pretended to be busy doing something else.

  • General Brown: So they started doing psy-research because they thought we were doing psy-research, when in fact we weren't doing psy-research?

    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood: Yes sir. But now that they *are* doing psy-research, we're gonna have to do psy-research, sir.

    [leans forward]

    Brigadier General Dean Hopgood: We can't afford to have the Russian's leading the field in the paranormal.