"Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle",
"Billy Lynn" and "One Piece" are both 11-11 premieres, of course, I chose to watch domestic director Ang Lee (although I am a die-hard sea fan). In Taiwan, the director There are many great masters. Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wei Desheng like to tell the stories of people in a special historical background; Yang Dechang can turn the ordinary into shock; and Ang Lee likes to start with special character relationships, so that the audience can slowly feel The changes in the protagonist's heart, whether in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Broken Arm Mountain", the relationship between people reflects this special, and it is the same in this film, and even the personalities of the family are quite different. An irritable mother, a father who never said a word and listened to political news, including her sister who has the most fetters and deepest feelings with herself, after seeing her brother return safely from the battlefield, her greeting turned out to be 'You are here. Find out about weapons of mass destruction? 'It was a little shocking, and Billy Lynn was a little at a loss. yes! Are you trying to eliminate Saddam's dictatorship? Or the aggressors who started the war targeting Iraqi oil? Amidst the inquiries from the crowd, Billy Lynn himself began to be confused. (Section 1 - Confused)
Billy Lynn and the comrades in Class B have all experienced brutal wars, they may lose their lives at any time, and they have to witness the death of their comrades in battle. Under this huge pressure for a long time, their nerves are very fragile, and the sudden relaxation comes for a short time. Let them be at a loss. On the surface, they are American heroes, well-respected, and much-anticipated. The Super Bowl invites Class B to perform at Beyonce's halftime performance; the team owner is ready to invest in making a movie about the story of Class B; the rock formation oil pressing project of merchants to increase production to bring them back from the Middle East... Yes, the soldiers are also given the supreme compliment when the citizens are facing the camera, but when their own image has just been switched from the big screen, they will Ask 'Does it feel good to kill? ', and even joke about Class B, 'What do you guys do to pass the time when you're in the trenches? I think it must be homosexuality, it's nothing...' The TV broadcast director also began to point fingers at the soldiers of Class B, shouting and drinking, and the workers and security guards in the stadium would beat these soldiers... The soldiers of Class B were confused, they were National heroes, but only the stage background of singers, and the entertainment elements of ball games, especially the team owners who also advertise their patriotism, let them make movies, but are only willing to pay 5,500 yuan... The soldiers finally understood that everyone who came into contact with them , whose purpose is not pure, which makes them angry. (Second Section - Anger)
The fireworks and sound effects of the stage in the film constantly stimulate the fragile nerves of the soldiers (the editing is awesome), feeling that they may lose control at any time. Before, we only knew that war will destroy everything for children, and after losing their loved ones and a good life, their psychology will also be distorted, such as Ivan in Tarkovsky's film. However, I did not expect that the psychological damage of the war to the adult soldiers was so serious. I heard that many soldiers in the United States who have retired from several battlefields, especially wounded soldiers, have many mental illnesses. The government has been treating their sensitive and fragile nerves. Otherwise, they may have a tendency to commit suicide and take revenge on society. See this In the film, I am convinced of this, and I even guessed that the poisonous audience would really be strangled to death, or the soldiers would really fight back against the field workers. Fortunately, their psychology is not so abnormal for the time being. (section 3 - not yet perverted)
The pain experienced on the front line, and the things most unwilling to recall, are always taken out for entertainment, in an era and country where even heroes can be used for entertainment, what else is true? It should be all entertainment! (This reminds Lu Chuan of the just-concluded Trump and Hillary presidential elections. There are always people who say that Americans are more politically concerned and more involved. I think they are probably just taking part in the 'large-scale entertainment'. Variety show' idea, right?) In the era of entertainment, no one's purpose is pure, except for her - a cheerleader girl, only she is a true worshiper, and a direct one who makes Billy Lynn give up being a deserter The factor is that she can't expect her from the hero. Everyone will care about a certain person's eyes, no matter how difficult it is to go, no matter how hard they suffer, they must prove it to him/her, and hope that one day in the future, he/she will be able to see it. I did, or, I didn't let you down. Billy Lynn had the opportunity to stay in Dallas without having to return to the battlefield, but he chose to return to Iraq with his comrades. At home, his mother would never give him a chance to choose what to eat, his father would not communicate with him, his sister tried to change herself to make up for herself... but these were not the main reasons. The country's attitude towards heroes was disappointing, and he didn't want to disappoint that cheerleader. (Section 4 - Disappointment)
Before you have experienced the cruelty of war, you dare to go to the front line, that is not the bravest, but, after experiencing the ruthlessness of life and death, and having returned to a peaceful life, you still dare to take it seriously. It's too brave to go back to the field. I still remember the young teacher in "Donkey Gets Water", when facing the muzzle of the gun, he clamored for the other party to shoot, but the first shot did not kill him, he began to be greedy for life, when facing the second shot, he Kowtow, begging for mercy, urinating pants... So Billy Lynn, who returned to the battlefield, was very brave. (Section 5 - Brave)
After watching "Billy Lynn", I feel that it is a very successful movie. First of all, the script and story are very good, which provides a huge space for the director's creation and editing. I have to say that Ang Lee is very skilled in expressing the fluctuations of the characters' emotions, and the audience will also fluctuate with the characters' choices. I don't understand why some of the audience around me left the stage early. Maybe they have urgent matters and need to choose? We're all faced with some choices, and hopefully it's not too late, to paraphrase a line from this film, did the gun fire? (Lu Chuan's "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle")
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