three soldiers who walked off the battlefield in the 19th Oscars have returned to their hometowns. What will greet them? Al, a gentle and considerate wife, a pair of grown-up children, and a happy family of four. Although he was just an ordinary army sergeant in the army, he found a job in a bank with a higher salary. Fred, an outstanding captain of the Air Force, specially added a scene like this in the film: his parents flipped through the various honors he had won in the war. However, after returning to real life, he didn't use the skills of flying airplanes at all, and he could only be a salesman with a very low salary. Homer, the pain caused by the war has followed him back home. He didn't know how to face those strange gazes, and his body and spirit were tortured. Life after the war has just begun. They seem to miss themselves on the battlefield very much, but they have to work hard to adapt to everything now.
He was glamorous and beautiful on the battlefield, but when he walked off the battlefield he found himself worthless. On the battlefield he was mediocre and weak, but when he walked off the battlefield, he had a happy life waiting for him. The war changed their destiny, left their original life, defended the nation, defended their homeland, immersed in the feelings of heroism, immersed in the cruel edge of life and death, and could not be separated. Suddenly one day, they returned to reality and wanted to continue their original life. However, they were no longer the original selves, and their destiny made a small joke with them.
The influence of the war permeates every detail in the film, in Al's sympathy, in Fred's dream, in Homer's hands, and in everyone's heart. The film does not have an obvious standpoint to publicize the good and bad brought about by the war. Instead, it reflects on the post-war life of the three soldiers. Every audience can see the key points in their hearts.
I especially like the end of the video:
"You know what it'll be, don't you, Peggy? It may take us years to get anywhere. We'll have no money, no decent place to live. We'll have to work, get kicked around…… "
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