Personal interpretation

Uriah 2021-12-11 08:01:22

After watching it, I felt that the film secretly alluded a lot of shady political scenes. Why did the general disobey the order and cause the death of eight soldiers? There is no clear explanation in the film, but I have seen the actions of the generals. It is not like a person who ignores the lives of soldiers. Instead, I feel that things are completely reversed. It may be that the president himself gave the wrong order and caused the lives of eight soldiers. , I don’t want to have a bad influence. I want the army to take the blame, and the reason for the general’s willingness to do it should be guilt that he can’t save the soldier’s life. Otherwise, he won’t say that he has a chance to go out and would not accept it. Instead, he will stay here. Punish yourself (the other reason is to change the treatment of prisoners in prison).
There are many shady displays in the film. For example, the warden has caused the death of the prisoner many times without consequences, such as the spread of "assassination", for example, the warden has been investigated three times but not guilty three times. If the general wants to go out, he can easily let him out and so on. It was really black that he couldn't see his fingers, and felt a deep chill.
Regarding the final plan, I think the general miscalculated. The general and his party chose to seize the prison and forced the warden to resign. Although the ultimate goal must be achieved, it took the life of the general. I think there are two points for the general's miscalculation. One point is that the flag is not raised quickly enough and there is time for assembly. It is better to raise the flag earlier and let the one-star officer find out. The second point is the misjudgment of the warden, but this is also true. What puzzled me was that the general knew that the warden was a narrow-minded person and valued fame and fortune (you can see from the collection in the room). The general himself threatened the warden’s two points. Wouldn’t you think it might be forced? Will the warden jump the wall in a hurry? I am more puzzled about this. The general himself also wants to be released from prison with his family, just for dignity. He wants to punish himself here. If he loses his life early, isn't it worth the loss? This is what I didn't understand.
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After reading some film reviews of others, I feel that one of them speaks the feeling that I can't express in my heart. That is, the "dignity" of the soldiers is too much, the reaction is too easy, and it is even more suspect that the reason for the success is to serve the purpose of the film, but it ignores the feasibility and rationality. Hmm, change the score~

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Extended Reading
  • Harmon 2021-12-11 08:01:22

    I watched this movie many years ago and I didn’t know what it was called ~ until I knew about the little doll of Makrofag~ The ending was quite touching, no, it was the whole movie that moved me quite well~ How can I rarely watch these military traditions? Film, this one is remembering and looking for~

  • Brittany 2022-03-25 09:01:09

    Raise that star-spangled flag?? It is not a flattery or praise to any government or organization, but a tribute and reverence for the American spirit based on free will! What they defended with their blood will are the natural human rights engraved in the Constitution by the founding fathers of the United States: liberty, independence, equality, rights. Of course, the description of "authority" in the film is still too Americanized. The real "authoritarian politics" is even more terrifying and shameless than the "Ministry of Truth of Oceania" described by Orwell in "Nineteen Eighty-Four"! Such things as "rubber bullets" and "supervision and immediate control of abusive officials" will simply be laughed at by dictators!

The Last Castle quotes

  • Irwin: [over the radio] Colonel. I'm taking command of your prison.

    Winter: Like hell you are!

  • Yates: I thought there was one thing that you should know, when they take the castle the are going to hang the flag upside down.

    Winter: [while in his office] Upside down?

    Yates: It's the international sign of distress.

    Winter: Yes I know what it means. Where exactly do the plan to get a flag?

    Yates: They already have one... Yours.

    Winter: My Flag?...

    [goes to his flag box, sees that the flag is gone]

    Winter: Peretz who was in here yesterday?

    Yates: I took it you murdering fuck!

    Winter: I thought you were smarter than that.

    Yates: Ya I know you did.