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Beast Without Borders
Nestor 2021-12-17 08:01:08
The child soldiers in the chaos of the war, at an age that should have been carefree, took up guns and witnessed the ugliness of human nature. However, as Agu said at the end, those of us who have not experienced war would not understand what he saw and heard. We are more like innocent children, and they are more like old people who have experienced vicissitudes of life. As far as the movie itself is concerned, the first half of the rhythm and plot are great, but it does not reflect Agu’s animality, but emphasizes that he is still a child, a borderless beast, and there is no animalistic contrast. In the end, Agu’s return to innocence is weakened. A lot. After the guerrilla captain met with the chief, the entire rhythm was disrupted, and the political conspiracy was out of Agu’s perspective. It was inexplicable: who killed 2IC? Who attacked their camp? In the end, who are they fighting until they run out of ammunition and food? Indiscriminate use of white space will only create obstacles for the audience to watch the movie. The ending seems a bit procrastinated, but Agu’s monologue is very good and his acting skills are great.
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Lucie 2022-03-20 09:01:52
The story of the African Boy Scouts is very real, it is cool to see, war is cruel, the world is cruel, if China is a purgatory model, then Africa is a real purgatory.
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Alyce 2021-12-17 08:01:08
Fukunaga really likes to show off skills... I think of comments saying that various YA-themed movies make child soldiers cool and cool. Even if this serious theme has a harmonious ending, it is still very meaningful. This movie only cost six million. How come it is less risky than the inferior YA series, right? But I don’t want the studio, and I don’t see how much improvement it was 80 years ago.
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Commandant: -You wanna take that brige?
Young Soldiers: -Yes sir!
Commandant: -We're gonna take that fucking bridge?
Young Soldiers: -Yes sir!
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Preacher: Come and tell him how much we are suffering in here. Come! Everybody come.
Commandant: So, you... You are the big man now, huh? Where will you be going? Huh? Will you surrender to the other NDF camp? No. they will eat you. And what of ECOMOD? Huh? That might be better, but what next? Jail? War crimes? Huh? You think you can just go and do what you want in peace? You will go back to your village and your family will not associate themselves with you. Huh? You will be nothing. You and your uneducated, poor mind, you'll be NOTHING. Nobody will care for you. Huh? Look at you. And you will wake up and you will rise and see the sun rise and see the sun set, and you can just wait all day ALL DAY with thousands of men just like you, waiting for somebody to give you a job. Huh? that's what you want to go and do? You are stupid! You have Nothing! No future! I am your future.
Preacher: [Points gun to Commandant] You fucking die here, sir.
Commandant: What?
[Points Gun to Preacher]
Commandant: How are you going to shoot me if you don't have bullets?
[Agu points gun to Commandant]
Commandant: And you, Agu? You wanna kill Commandant? Hey, Agu, I want you to kill Commandant. Come. Push it.
Preacher: [Whispers] Do It.
Commandant: Come, Agu, come. Put It here. Here! A-ha! Aha! Wanna Kill Commandant?
Preacher: Do It, Agu. Do It
Commandant: Kill Commandant! You wanna surrender? Huh? You wanna surrender? You wanna surrender?
Agu: Yes.
Commandant: Hey, Agu. Just get out. Just Remember, when you are all poor and hungry, you'll remember me! You'll remember your commandant. Just go! Just go!
Preacher: Come on. Everybody, let's move!
Commandant: And know that I will be calling for you one day. Go and drink gunpowder tea and playing draughts. No, no, no. You remember me. You remember your Commandant. You're gonna say, Yeah.
[Points to Agu]
Commandant: Remember, I will call for you again... and you'll come. Remember.