Return the hero to the truth

Elmore 2022-12-27 00:16:17

What is a hero? It is the sacrifice of one's life in the face of danger, the unrepentant dedication that has been done for decades, or the high level of the model drama.

The film tells the story of a group of heroes, but tells us that perhaps the perfect hero image has added over-exaggeration of the media, or the extra imagination of others. People often like simple things, good or evil, noble or ugly, and the creation of heroic images often carries such extreme pursuits. But heroes, as ordinary people, are often more complex, not so pure, and not so beautiful.

As the national hero in the film said, I am an ordinary person, not a hero, just trying to survive the war. This kind of line design has narrowed the distance between heroes and the public, and let us know that heroes are actually ordinary people. If we think about it in reverse, then every ordinary person may also have the opportunity to become a hero. The word "hero" is no longer far away. and.

Let the hero step down from the altar built by the public, and return him to the truth.

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Flags of Our Fathers quotes

  • Colonel Chandler Johnson: Our target, Island X, is an ugly, smelly, dirty little scab of rock called Iwo Jima. It means "Sulfur Island," which accounts for the smell. Looks sort of like a burnt pork chop if you ask me. After twenty straight days of bombing, you won't find a blade of grass or a twig on it. It wasn't that pretty to start with.

  • Captain Severance: This isn't just any island to them. This isn't Tarawa, Guam, Tinian, or Saipan. This is Japanese soil, sacred ground. Twelve thousand Japanese defenders in eight square miles, they will not leave politely, gentlemen! It's up to us to convince them.