Give the audience to think about the contradictions - "The Banner of the Fathers"

Raul 2022-12-27 15:43:41

After watching it, I was a little shocked and speechless. The last time I saw a contradiction to the audience was the giant part 3 and 4; the first of this movie is: the anti-fascist war and personal contradictions - war always requires people to fight, sacrifice is In order to save more people, but from a personal perspective, what would you do in the face of death. From this, the audience can think of similar anti-war conclusions.

Then there are the heroes expected by the public, and the contradictions between the heroes themselves and their own thoughts. Here, there are more differences between the two positions: the public will definitely deify the heroes when they see their bloody battles and victory—because of these sacrifices and victories, the public thinks Do not dare to do and can't do it, so deified as a hero (not derogatory); and the hero himself: the answer is also given in the movie, the original intention is to defend the family and the country, but on the battlefield, it is more a battle for life and death Friendship, they value the dead comrades on the battlefield more than the glory won, not to mention the dead people should be heroes. From this, the audience can think of a conclusion similar to anti-heroism.

Finally, there is the contradiction between the politicians selling war bonds and the protagonists who do not want to publicize them: the politicians cannot sell the bonds and make equipment to win the anti-fascist war without publicity, while the protagonist's comrades are still fighting on the front line, and he and the politicians are in a stable The contradiction behind the "flowers and wines" is very unpleasant.

Of course, there are also American characteristics: anti-racial discrimination, after the Indian protagonist returned to the motherland, he was still discriminated against not being shaken + entering the restaurant. Of course it does not belong to the contradictory narrative.

Giant also created a lot of contradictory plots by adding a bunch of settings-is it time to sterilize or draw pictures of others, etc. After giving the audience "space, reason, and motivation" to think about, as long as it's not too bad, The works will appear very deep, after all, there is no lecture on the head.

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  • Brody 2022-04-21 08:01:02

    Another story about the battle of Iwo Jima. We create heroes, because we need heroes. The performance of war scenes is similar to the Brothers Company and the Pacific War. This seems to have become a fixed pattern for American warfare movies, but it is very useful. It's a pity that there is no battlefield to make a man famous, and fortunately there is no battlefield to let a man fly.

Flags of Our Fathers quotes

  • [last lines]

    James Bradley: I finally came to the conclusion that he maybe he was right. Maybe there's no such thing as heroes. Maybe there are just people like my dad. I finally came to understand why they were so uncomfortable being called heroes. Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people could sacrifice so much for us, but for my dad and these men, the risks they took, the wounds they suffered, they did that for their buddies. They may have fought for their country but they died for their friends. For the man in front, for the man beside him, and if we wish to truly honor these men we should remember them the way they really were, the way my dad remembered them.

  • Franklin Sousley: So, where do you think they're sending us?

    Mike Strank: I think it's the desert, Frankllin.

    Franklin Sousley: Well, that makes no sense at all.

    Mike Strank: Well, it's just military psychology. They always train you for the desert on a volcano.

    Franklin Sousley: Aw, now you're just havin' fun with me.

    Mike Strank: Harlon, take your men right. Watch for Bedouins.

    Harlon Block: Yes, sir.

    Franklin Sousley: Hey, what's a Bedouin?

    Harlon Block: It's a guy with a camel.

    Franklin Sousley: Well, Jeez Louise, maybe we *are* going to the desert.