From Nanzi's film review, watch it repeatedly for yourself

Jacklyn 2022-04-23 07:03:44

North Korean sergeant Wu Jingbi picked up the tourist hat that had been blown by the wind and handed it back with a smile. Behind him was Zheng Yuzhen, who turned his head in the queue. The camera moves to the left, and Han Fang is Nam Sun-san, who is on duty wearing sunglasses, and Lee Soo-hyuk, who blocks the camera with his hands. The final frame is the only group photo of the four of them. The friendship between the four soldiers from the north and the south only lasted for a short period of time. In the end, two died, one was injured, and one was dismissed and returned home. They can't fight politics. The film conveys a deep sense of pain. The cross-border friendship of several soldiers cannot reverse the conflict between the DPRK and the ROK, and the DPRK and the ROK cannot control the fate of the country at all. Beyond this, it is the Six-Party Talks and the Neutral Nations Coordination Committee. It is the mediation of China and the United States. I love the clips of a few soldiers when they first met. South Korean soldier Li Xiuhe stepped on a landmine and was rescued by the Korean People's Army Wu Jingbi and Zheng Yuzhen. In order to repay his kindness, Li Xiuhe frequently threw cigarette boxes at the North Korean side. A bridge, here is South Korea, there is North Korea. On the night when the moon is bright like a mirror, Lee Soo-hyuk is trying his best to throw a cigarette case to the life-saving brother in North Korea like a child throwing stones at a competition. The cigarette case crossed the moon sky like a shooting star. And the smile on Li Xiuhe's face is also very beautiful. The cigarette case was also tied with a note, and just like that, a few soldiers played the game of passing notes while on duty. Because of a joking note from Zheng Yuzhen, Li Xiuhe gathered up his courage and opened the door of the duty room of the Korean People's Army. Wu Jingbi and Zheng Yuzhen were shocked, and I exclaimed: Crazy. I can't stop talking, I've played too much, go back quickly, this is such a serious political incident, if you catch it, you will be shot. But these idiots couldn't resist the fresh friendship, and gathered together in the basement of Chaofang to drink and chat. Later, Nan Sheng-value joined the three-person team, two-on-two, and the Korean and Korean soldiers had a big party. These clips all appear in the later memories of several people, in the memories after the injury, in the memories before the death, which are the best moments for them. Therefore, I would rather not say a word, I would rather be convicted, I would rather die, and Li Xiuhe is not willing to betray his eldest brother Wu Jingbi, and he is unwilling to admit that the four of them once had friendship. Only in this way can Wu Jingbi not be charged with fornicating the enemies of capitalism. Fornicating capitalism, defecting, and surrendering to the enemy, words that seem very far away to us, have always existed between the DPRK and the ROK. Especially in Panmunjom, the soldiers who adhere to their own beliefs are the most taboo of these words, and they are the most vigilant of each other's actions. The wariness and hostility made these two countries, whose blood dissolves in water, look at each other with anger. In the movie, there are also such scenes. When Lee Soo Hyuk tentatively asked Wu Jingbi if he wanted to go to South Korea, Wu Jingbi spat out the Korean chocolate in his mouth and announced sternly: "I'll just say it once, my biggest dream is that we North Korea, one day, can make the best delicious food in the world. Candy." Brotherhood, when it comes to state relations, is still a minefield, it's deeply ingrained. Just like on the last night, when Nam Sun took photos of the three, he changed the angle from time to time, just trying to hide the photos of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on the back wall. They each love their own country, and can only communicate recklessly when they do not touch on the sensitive issues of the country. So when another North Korean officer appeared, the idea of ​​conspiracy theories, traps, lure to surrender, etc. appeared in the minds of South Korean soldiers. Friendship was treated as an ideological infiltration, so the value of Nam went out of control. He shot and broke the good news. An easy-to-maintain balance makes the whole situation irreversible. This is the sadness of the people of P. We always carry a very strong national identity and cannot be our truest selves. But these are just the responsibility of the two Koreas, obviously not. These two countries, in the big world, are actually copies of those soldiers, and they can't control their own affairs. There is a powerful United States, Japan, China, Russia on the side, and there is no such thing as a neutral country Switzerland that has to stick to the bar. With these countries pressing weights on them, how can North Korea and South Korea start anew without any hindrance? ? Sophie in the film appeared as a staff member of the Swiss Neutrality Monitoring Committee. Her investigation made the whole incident clearer, but it also pushed several soldiers to a desperate situation. As another committee member said, you don't know Panmunjom, here, the way to keep the peace is to cover up the truth, because no one on both sides wants to make a big fuss, and Sophie's investigation is leading both sides to the impossible Reconciling a state of antagonism at the touch of a button. Sophie couldn't understand. The man said that there were 76 North Korean prisoners of war in the Korean War. They did not choose to stay in South Korea or return to North Korea. They wanted to go to Switzerland, a neutral country, but Switzerland refused their entry. Whenever I think of these 76 prisoners of war, I wonder how humane the so-called neutral countries really are. In a word, the mystery is revealed, depending on whether you are a big brother, a partner, or a neutral country, you are not based on the basis of humanity, but for your own interests. Perhaps, letting these two countries sit down and have a good talk will be the best way to solve things.

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  • Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

  • Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: Hey Assholes! You just gonna leave me here?

    Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: You told us to go.

    Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok: I said don't come closer, when did I say to leave, you fuckers!