In the concentration camp, we can see a small Western society that has broken away from the war, and teenagers grow up in such an environment. Jamie is a son of a wealthy man who advocates force, loves airplanes, and is arrogant. After living in a concentration camp, he grew into a man with slack eyes and a loss of faith. At the beginning, I thought the male protagonist was very familiar, but later I found out that it was the teenage version of Christian Bale, but it was a little more youthful.
Advocating for force, Jamie easily surrendered, and he could easily show respect to the Japanese soldiers. We will not criticize an ignorant teenager for his actions, but force is not the only advantage to victory.
The film does not have too many profound meanings (at least I can't understand it), and it is more about describing the cruelty of war and the growth of human nature from the perspective of a teenager. The film does not have too much political inclination to the Sino-Japanese War and World War II, but only describes the story of an era in an objective area.
The film is great, the music is great, Shanghai is beautiful, and the fate of the characters before and after I am also shocked!
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