In addition to truly showing the cruelty of war, this film also reflects on the meaning of war through the narration of veterans who participated in the war. Except for some war madmen, I am afraid no one will think that war has any meaning, especially for those who have not really entered the society. This is especially true for young soldiers who have experienced the battlefield of purgatory death. Countless comrades who were just chatting and laughing with themselves were killed instantly by bullets, artillery fire or bayonet attacks. Let these childish children become mature and brave in an instant. When they charge, they don't seem to feel that death is inadvertently passing by again and again. If they do not fall, they continue to follow the team forward until the last moment. Whether Britain or Germany, young and fresh lives are innocent, they are just unfortunate victims of the war, the captured German soldiers and British soldiers get along well, they say they don't care who wins or loses in this war, they just Hope the war will end soon. This is the commonality of human nature, transcending national borders and genders, and war is nothing more than a game that poisons the souls of the ruling leaders and the war madmen at the top of the power driven by their interests and ambitions, and the end is doomed. It will only be a complete defeat, but it will drag down countless lives to be buried with it,
The reflection at the end is more and more heartbreaking. After the war, veterans who returned to their hometowns encountered a lot of exclusion and unfair treatment. Many employment units solemnly stated that they would not accept veterans, and people living in a peaceful environment had no concept of war. , they can't imagine what the soldiers who have experienced on the battlefield have experienced. They don't treat these veterans as heroes of the country. People with good intentions will sympathize and understand, and people with malicious intentions will despise and reject them. They are like a pile of abandoned waste. To be requisitioned by the country and the army when needed, and discarded when it is useless, is a terrible and sad reality. This kind of reflection is exactly the same as Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle".
In the end, I just want to say that a peaceful life is not easy to come by. Although we cannot personally experience and experience the cruelty of war, we should also know a little bit of gratitude and cherishing in the expression of this image. The meaning of looking back at history is to reflect on reality. I hope that in the future life and work, we can not be afraid of hard work. After all, we are still living in a peaceful and prosperous world. Compared with those young children who lost their lives on the battlefield, what is our pain?
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