Needless to say, Irvine's tried-and-tested belief is facing a huge crisis. There are two possible development directions going forward. The first is individualistic, like Rambo, insisting on his consistent and indomitable temperament to punish evil and promote good, and fight uncompromisingly with the bad guys. The way of fighting is purely militarized, which is the only way Rambo is good at and can think of. The consequences of using military struggles to handle domestic disputes can be imagined-the hero instantly turns into a gangster, no matter how miserable the original intention, but as soon as he picks up the gun, he has completed the trial. The second is nationalism. Like Irwin, it is necessary to fight and maintain national beliefs: struggle is a means, and the purpose of struggle is to clean the harmful bacteria on the body of the country. Such a struggle must strictly control the methods, methods, and intensity, so as to show strength without accidentally hurting the innocent. This is exactly the style of struggle between Irvine and Stallone in Lock Up (1989). It is the second kind that leads to the main theme.
Irwin's feelings have always been firmly based on his firm national beliefs. 1. Go to jail. The prisoners are forced to isolate themselves from society, lose their freedom, and suffer physical and mental torture. All this pain comes from the coercion of the state apparatus, and they are all victims of the state apparatus. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, they deserved their sins, but few of them would think so. The most human attitude is: they think that all of this is imposed on them by the manipulator behind the representative of the country. They should hate these people and thus hate the so-called country they represent. But Irwin didn't think so. What is surprising and moving is that he actively asked to go to jail in order to be responsible for a command error. Therefore, he took the initiative to accept the punishment of the state. This kind of personality, this kind of reverence for the state and responsibility has surpassed the consciousness of all ordinary prisoners. Rather, when others lose their national beliefs because of imprisonment, he goes to jail with firm national beliefs.
2. Redemption. Irwin and the people around him were on a different level of personality from the beginning-his starting point was national beliefs, and the beliefs of others were just himself. Irvine’s mission is like a priest, to arouse everyone’s belief in the country, and this is the most difficult task for mankind, especially for a group of criminals, because the synonym for criminals is the loss of national faith. After the goal is determined, the method is decisive. Irwin's appearance is very wonderful, that is, the restoration of the salute ceremony. Perhaps he was unintentional, and a stupid corporal kept saluting him. Salute represents the identity of the military, but also means mission and glory. Restoring the salute ceremony is also gradually regaining faith in the country. But the corporal was punished. This is the punishment for regaining faith. In fact, when a person is punished for his own identity, it will promote that identity more and it will also encourage him to stay closer with those who share the same belief. relation. Sure enough, Irwin was also punished because of the corporal. This is a peculiar psychology, and the punishment is completely opposite to it. Finally, the corporal found identity and belief in this psychological confrontation, and found the meaning and goal of life. The death of the corporal was a sacrifice for faith. In this way, Irwin completed his first salvation, and he became a successful man. Priest.
3. The masses. Stallone always plays himself as a lonely hero, relying on his personal strength to defeat his opponents. He can do this because the opponent is always regarded as an individual by him, and once the opponent is a group, he can only open up. A standing opponent does not rely on personal power but operates through a power machine. No matter who an individual is in front of the power machine, it is small, let alone break it. So Stallone is good-looking but unreal. Irvine fully understands the importance of the mass line. He goes deep into the masses to mobilize the masses and arouse their love and trust. This is the basic starting point of his work. As a general who has experienced many battles, it is enough to arouse people's respect; he reunites people's faith by restoring the salute ceremony; he announces political condemnation and conditions, which arouses people's cheers; he regards resistance as a breach of the enemy's fortress His military operations have attracted the attention of former soldiers; from pre-war mobilization, enemy information collection, combat preparation, fighter aircraft manufacturing, personnel scheduling, scene control to actual combat command, his series of military commands are surprisingly simple and smooth, attracting People admire it. He miraculously united the scattered sand into a fighting collective, with no whistleblower, no opposition, and no factions.
4. Maintenance. However, he did not expand the scope and extent of the struggle, but repeatedly controlled the situation to the point of retreating the enemy, unless the other party was really weak. In order not to expand the casualties, he ordered the cessation of all resistance after the victory of the unreal armed confrontation. This is completely different from Rambo's venting of anger and revenge. All that Irwin did was to teach his opponents and force them back, not personal grievances. This was to remove dirt to the greatest extent and maintain national order.
5. National flag. The upside down of the national flag is a signal of the success of the operation, attracting companions to come to rescue; but usually the upside down of the national flag is another act of insulting the national flag; so the same behavior has two completely different indications. Both of these indications are reasonable and reasonable, but which kind of indication is specifically accepted means a completely different pattern. Just when everyone thought that Irwin would fly the flag upside down, he raised the flag in a normal way. Here is the last show of Irvine's pattern-national belief is the first, and it cannot be changed for the convenience of the individual.
All in all, this is a story of a veteran cadre who has fought against foreign aggression and used his residual heat to fight back against corrupt cadres. It shows the veteran cadre's firm belief, lofty morals, correct theory and superb skills. His heroic deeds will be remembered by the country forever and will continue to move forward fiercely. It is because of their batch of leaders who are loyal to the country's selfless dedication, the country will become so beautiful, and tomorrow will be more brilliant!
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