War has never left human beings, and I believe that the future will never leave... And for the description and record of war, quite a few movies or documentaries will start from the perspective of leaders, even countries, and the general trend of the world. Such a macro narrative method can often give the audience a majestic sense of epic. But this "They Are No Longer Older" starts from the bottom of the war, often only the soldiers who appear in the statistics as the entry point.
From the very beginning, out of pure feelings for the country, after accepting the bewitchment and propaganda of politicians, coupled with the unique enthusiasm of young people, they have transformed from ordinary people into war units. After the training and adaptation to the army, to the hail of bullets on the front line, and finally the confused return after the war. Although the whole documentary does not have too much lyricism, the tone of the narration does not have too many emotional fluctuations. But from these real pictures and images, I believe every audience can clearly feel that the real battlefield is never a place full of justice, honor and courage, but a hell full of poisonous gas, artillery fire and corpses. Soldiers abandoned the order of civilized society, hated and killed those so-called "enemies". However, after taking the prisoners and communicating with them, they found that they were just "good people" no different from themselves... Then why did they insist on stabbing the bayonet into each other's body? So what is the point of this war?
Finally, after the war, the soldiers set out on their way home... Soldiers who lost their young lives on the battlefield are undoubtedly unfortunate, but the survivors are by no means lucky... Those who have completely lost their civilization coat on the battlefield, hope reintegrate into contemporary society. But what greeted them was the incomprehension of society, the understatement of the people around them, and the lingering nightmare of war. They crawled out of the mud of war, and then fell into a bottomless swamp, because they were destined to be no longer the same as ordinary people...
They, who symbolize an era, are no longer getting old... I am really grateful that this film can tell the so-called "ordinary people" who are struggling in the torrent of war from the point of view of soldiers and in the most inconspicuous format. s story. Maybe they will always be part of the numbers in the history books, and their time is long gone, but their stories should never be forgotten...
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