Human beings are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather.
Fire and water are ruthless. In fact, human beings, like beasts, have a primitive fear of fire. When the body is swallowed by the flames, the body will become "like roasted meat", and the tragic picture is often unbearable to look directly at. Not only did they lose their lives, but they also lost the dignity of their bodies.
This is a complete smashing of the pride of being born, and in our subconscious often only other inferior species are punished by this inhumanity. So, if there are a hundred ways to commit suicide, very few people would choose to be burned by fire.
However, there is always a group of people who are true warriors. They overcame the resistance of their souls, and for the sake of their mission and the protection behind them, they chose to move forward bravely and die without regrets. In their eyes, the green forest in front of them is no longer a pure beauty, but a "dangerous combustible material", which is a castration from responsibility.
Regarding the movie, I don't want to discuss too many shooting techniques and lens implications, because I think any redundant interpretation is the disrespect and consumption of the sacrifice of the deceased, and the real events will only be more tragic than the plot in the movie. Therefore, only with respect to share the personal experience of watching the film.
First of all, thanks to the director for making us understand the greatness and sacrifice of being a firefighter. They are ordinary people who are also accompanied by their wives and children. In the first second of the fire, they even posted trivial things about life in the circle of friends like you and I, and they went to the flaming Shura Field in the next second. They are even more heroes, fighting for as much life and property as possible from the sea of fire. Just like the heroes in Marvel, the heroes are always alone, because work consumes too much energy, and they often choose to sleep in the end when they return home. The family members do not understand and even quarrel, but they all endure it silently. Unable to talk, and quietly preparing to save this fragile world next time, maybe the only people who can truly understand them are the comrades who live and die together beside them.
At the end of the film, I couldn't help crying again. The director brutally pinched the hearts of the audience (including me). I still can't forget the scene at the end where the family members collapsed after seeing that the only survivor was not their lover in the gym. Only in that scene did I understand how heavy the pain was, not only the wives who lost their husbands, but also the 19 families who were once happy.
"What's the point of dying, you are the same mountain as your body."
- Tribute to the heroes
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