"The Pacific War" Essay
After watching Spielberg's drama "The Pacific War", I sincerely pray for peace.
The script tells the story of the U.S. Marine Corps bloodied landing from the Pacific Islands during World War II, capturing an island, attacking another island, and laying down Okinawa. When they were about to enter the Japanese mainland, the atomic bomb went off and Japan surrendered.
The protagonist is a soldier of the Marine Corps, and the biggest officer is the battalion commander. The Japanese army had no surrenderers. Faced with the corpses of the Japanese, the American soldiers sighed, "Are they brave or stupid? Why didn't they surrender?"
It is the honor of the Japanese samurai to die on the battlefield. At the end of the battle, when the American soldiers went to support the wounded Japanese soldiers, the Japanese detonated the grenades in their hands. The resistance of the Japanese army was brutal and tenacious. They stood firm in the broken walls and bunkers, stubbornly blocked powerful enemies, and even used women as human bombs.
The American soldiers landed from the beachhead and fell to the ground one after another during the positional battle. They were flying with flesh and blood and charged forward. There is such a scene. An American soldier ran forward while shooting, shouted "My knees" and fell to the ground. The calf was several meters away from the body.
The brutal natural environment of the island, the continuous rain, and the Japanese army in the rainforest at any time. Eat and sleep in the mud, a little careless, fell into the puddle and encountered the dead body of the Japanese army, covered with maggots. No matter how strong the soldier is, it is on the verge of collapse.
The brutal war numbs the human nature of the soldiers. They will kill their comrades by mistake, some will have mental breakdowns, they will pull out the golden teeth from the mouths of the Japanese soldiers who are still alive, and they will use half of the Japanese heads as baskets and throw stones into them. relieve boredom. The idea of killing Japanese soldiers who had raised their hands and surrendered at a young age was to kill Japanese devils. I didn't feel much joy when I heard that Japan had surrendered. I just picked up a bottle of beer and drank with my head up.
The Marines were brave and rebellious. They stole the supplies to follow up with the U.S. Army. One Marine actually took the shoes of an army officer and put it on his feet. During the refurbishment period in Australia, he was regarded as a hero and also gained a short-lived love.
John Bethron, the pride of the US Marine Corps, charged into the battle with a light machine gun and killed countless enemies in the battle on Guadalcanal. Arms and chest were burned by the hot barrel. He received the highest military medal from the President of the United States and returned home as a hero to sell war bonds and to tour the country. Flowers applaud, fragrance car beauty. Parents and brothers also enjoy the honor he brings. Perhaps the blood flowing in his body was the blood of battle. He gave up his comfort and returned to the barracks. Only eight months into his service period, training recruits at the base. Here he found love, a female Marine Corps logistics officer. The recruit was about to go to the front line, and he also returned to service and led the team to the expedition. The wedding was held in the army before departure. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was leading the charge when a stray bullet hit him in the left chest.
After the war, Marine Corps soldiers returned to their hometowns to start a new life. Some work hard to do their previous jobs and find the girl they love. There are also at a loss. At the Veterans Service, a staff member asked, "What did you learn in the Marine Corps?" After being silent, he replied, "Kill the Japanese devils."
John, Bethel's widow, in military uniform. Came to John's house and met John's family. She handed the medal that Betheron won to John's mother, hugged tightly, without words, tears...
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