This is a main theme movie that conveys the purpose of the Hai Phong team from beginning to end: "So that others can survive". The works of the main theme always seem to be a bit old-fashioned, but they can always be moved, shocked and comprehended.
What shocked me the most was the "world of real men". In the Navy Bar, Fei Shu was imprisoned in a fight with naval officers in order to protect his self-defeating classmates. After being released from prison, Fei Shu thought that he would be expelled, and was indignant. During the conversation between Randall (Kevin Costner) and Faith's teachers and students, Randall's expression seemed calm, Faith's red eyes, moist eyelashes, tears streaming down his face, full of grievance and anger. It was in this atmosphere that the teacher-student dialogue began. "Sergeant Chief, it's my fault. Haiji has nothing to do with this matter." Fei Shu knew that Haiji was participating in the training camp for the third time. He sincerely hoped that Haiji could finish the course. He would take him to the bar for Haiji and fight the injustice for Haiji. But now that he was in jail, he couldn't be exhausted and expelled. Fei Shu would bear it all. That's how the dialogue began.
Fei Shu: "Will you kick me out for defending the honor of the coastal defense team?" Randall: "The coastal defense team has existed for 200 years. I don't think it can be defended by a stupid kid like you. I want to know you already. It's been a while...". I don't understand why a promising swimming champion like you wants to play the Haiphong team? I also learned that the "Siddhart River News" reported that a swimming team was wiped out in a car accident and only one survived. I know how it feels to lose a teammate. Hearing these words from the instructor, Fei Shu thought out the deep self-blame, pain and helplessness in his heart. At the same time, he thought that the teacher did not understand his painful feelings. But Randall said: You were only 16 at that time and you shouldn't be dropped out of school. At this time, Feishi had tears in his eyes, his face was overwhelmed with emotions for many years, and he was angry at participating in the training camp that he did not understand the practice of the sergeant: "You will let me stay?" People want, you don’t like to teach a group of young people, do you? You don’t know me at all, I have always controlled my emotions.” The chief sergeant spoke with those eyes that can see through the soul, accompanied by a calm smell. The difference between the two is that you tattoo your nostalgia on your body, while I keep your comrades in your heart. I know how you feel, and I ask myself every day why I survived? Save the people you have saved. The two men had no lessons, no complaints, but with respect to their teammates, awe for life, guilt for friends, and communication in the mind of the spirit of heaven by working hard in the future, at this moment they became teachers and students. "Adversity" friend. This dialogue and performance are very exciting, young people's stubbornness and Lao La's reluctance to fight against each other, this is a real man, a real man!
After Randall signed to leave the team, his inner sense of responsibility made him go into battle again, and also executed the last rescue to save the best student Feish. In the face of life and death, he fulfilled the Haiphong team's promise of "so that others can survive". When the steel cable was about to break, there was no long-winded conversation. Randall watched Fei Shu and suddenly untied the rope. Fei Shu couldn't help but wonder: What are you doing? Fei Shu held tightly the mentor who was about to fall into the air and said: I will never give up! Randall said calmly: I know. Then he untied his gloves firmly and fell into the turbulent deep sea. He left his life to his teammates (students). This ending is not the reunion that American dramas like, it is sad, but it is more encouraging.
Although the context of the story is a bit old-fashioned, but the fear of life, the pursuit of career, the kindness to human nature, and the masculinity will never be old-fashioned. Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher performed the man with great looks and skill.
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