It is hard to imagine that Churchill and Britain, which was fighting against the Nazis, could oppress and bully the Irish so brutally at the same time. The reality is so complex that a person can be both a hero and a demon, and a nation can be both a rebel and an oppressor. The most cruel thing is not the persecution of the invaders, but the betrayal of the same clan and the separation of the companions. The whole film is cruel, real and conflicted, and the two scenes are wonderful: one is Damien's execution of Chris; the other is his brother's execution of Damian. History seemed to repeat itself when the army of the Irish Provisional Government searched Sina's hamlet, the former rebels became today's oppressors, when Sina's grandmother said: "We used to hide you here and feed you Yes, take care of you" how ironic and bleak. There are many good films about war, most of them focus on heroic deeds or glorious humanity in war, but this film shows how the war is won, and how the victory divides and disintegrates the former heroes, so that the partners who were born and died have become life and death. enemy. War movies based on this theme are more profound and realistic. The Irish military anthem played again at the end of the film means a long time.
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