Personally, I like movies, especially war movies.
From the beginning of liking the intense war scenes, the thrilling battle process, the joy of justice over evil, to slowly starting to reflect on the bloody and cruel war, the destruction of people and the collapse of civilization, and now I like anti-war movies. .
This "Minefield" that I was fortunate to brush recently, I think it is one of the best products.
The film is based on a little-known history of more than 2,000 German prisoners of war clearing more than 1.5 million landmines off Denmark's west coast after World War II, killing almost half of them or wounding them. Many of them are very young boys.
In the film, you can feel the deep hatred of the war-torn Danes for the German soldiers, even if they have been defeated and their status has become prisoners of war. I believe that as we who have experienced war, we can also feel the same way.
The same is true for the Danish officer, the protagonist in the film. At the beginning, he only had the goal of completely clearing the coastal mines. No matter whether the prisoners of war were starved, sick or died, they didn't care that they were only in the war, and their faces were still young children.
However, you can't hate him from the bottom of your heart. From the violent beating of German prisoners of war who returned home with the Danish flag at the beginning of the film, you can see how deeply he was hurt by this war.
And the most ordinary Danish women and military officers, whose hatred for the Germans, even for their nationality, runs deep.
You can also understand the simple logic of the Danes: the landmines planted on the Danish coastline should be paid for by the Germans, and the risk of death is the price of committing war crimes of aggression.
At the same time, you will sympathize with these young German prisoners of war, their misery and helplessness. They are also victims of the war.
They were pushed to the battlefield by the Nazi war machine in their youth when they should have made great achievements. At the end of the war, they still need to use their young and humble lives to atone for the war launched by the madmen.
They have goals, they want to be construction workers, "Germany needs to be rebuilt, this is our task". They have too many longings and expectations for going home. They were productive, everyone became a deminer, and the dream of going home seemed to be coming true step by step.
The apex of contradiction and confrontation is reconciliation. In the years of working together, the two sides gradually discovered the brilliance of humanity in each other.
The protagonist is not only cold and unfeeling, but also calm morphine, worried visits, smuggled food, rare holidays, silent and heavy care...
The prisoners of war are not only the former invaders, they are also ordinary boys, who have the creativity to improve tools, the rescue of their lives, the dream of rebuilding the motherland, the warmth of helping each other in difficulties, and they are also afraid, afraid, and collapsed... ..
When young and fresh lives die on the beach, they take away not only the suffering that accompanied them, but also the glacial deep prejudice and hatred of the protagonist.
Because he understands that what he hates is not these young lives, but only the war itself. These children have paid the price for their country, not the war crimes blamed on them, and if demining is just redemption, they have already paid for it.
When the mission was completed, the team consisting of a dozen people initially had only four people left after the tragic explosions. They were supposed to be allowed to return home as promised, but were sent again to another, more dangerous beach by the Danish authorities, citing a lack of skilled personnel.
"We need people like them, people who can die like flies at any time."
When the film came to this line of the Danish authorities, I was suddenly in a trance: at that time, who was the Nazi and who was the persecuted person.
Moved by the protagonist's last struggle and disobedience, the four were finally freed. His actions are, to a certain extent, the redemption of this country.
But what about more other prisoners of war, and those who have lost their lives because of hatred?
"An eye for an eye will only make the world blinder." The war has affected both sides of the war, and no one can be spared. If the war brings only hatred and hatred to each other, then hatred will only continue or even lead to deeper hatred.
Especially between countries, once hatred is formed, the seeds of prejudice will be planted in the people, and it will be difficult to dissolve or dissolve from then on.
I feel that this film was co-produced by Germany and Denmark, which reflects the open attitude of the two countries towards this unknown history. The two countries have been able to put down their hatred and look directly at and reflect on that "disgraceful" history. .
Behind this is the demonstration effect of Germany's thorough reflection on war crimes and objective respect for history after the war. It is also the deep-seated reason why Germany was able to regain the respect of the international community after the war. It is completely different from the attitude of some countries towards history. do not.
I think this movie also interprets the relationship between hatred and reconciliation very well. Hatred can only bring constant hatred, and reconciliation is the goal.
In our life, "war" is everywhere, but it exists in different forms. If you unfortunately fall into the whirlpool of hatred, it will definitely be painful.
And if you want to get out of the sea of misery, perhaps seeking reconciliation with this world is a good choice.
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