War is cruel, it can easily take everything away, and it can also change people's lives. War is also a distant term for us. Modern war also has a certain distance from our lives. We can only buy film and television works, and sparsely see the shadow of history. The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was a war in modern times. All countries involved in the war paid a heavy price. The people of North and South Korea were in hot water. Many families were separated from their wives and brothers, and their brothers went to the battlefield. "Taichi Flag Flying" was released in South Korea in 2004, and this work has also received some good reviews in other countries. It mainly tells about the fate and choice of a pair of brothers in the face of a sudden war storm during the Civil War.
In Korea, the film and television industry has no censorship system, which greatly expands the creative space of authors. Whether it is a warm story or a story with a strong black style, they all have the same feature, that is, strong personal and national colors. . From the murderers with extremely perverted methods to the common people who have lived through the vicissitudes of life in a large environment, they all use small ideas to cause the audience to reflect, and effectively reflect certain social phenomena, thereby causing public opinion. "Flying the Taiji Flag" is no exception. It tells the voice of the people of the two countries from the perspective of a pair of ordinary brothers. Originally the family lived in Seoul, and Li Zhentai repaired shoes for Li Zhenshuo to go to school. After being broken by North Korea's southward journey, the two brothers were forced to join the army and the family fell apart. In this regard, the story has undergone a 180-degree change, which is in sharp contrast with the peaceful life before. The two have also undergone earth-shaking changes in the face of a sudden enemy attack. When they first entered the battlefield, fear and fear are inevitable, and more important. What happened was that both sons went to the front line. In order to save Li Zhenshuo's life, Li Zhentai sent his younger brother home in order to obtain the honor of meritorious service. He became a hero and an executioner...
This film focuses on the characters in the war. The amiable Li Zhentai has become a killing machine. Li Zhentai also made a helpless choice for Li Zhenshuo and his family. Some of the comrades in the same row are the fathers of the children, and there are children full of vigor. In the later stage, they all become devils who will kill everyone. It is the war that has changed them. The early part of the movie is a heroic story of team fighting. It became a ruthless massacre on both sides, and the reversal of people's lives before and after the war, there is a strong contrast.
"Flying the Taiji Flag" has a lot of historical facts and reflections on the war. The people were miserable in the war. Both sides warned the people to maintain their political power. When food is difficult to guarantee, the government can only ask for it in order to survive. In the film, Li Zhentai's fiancee Li Yingxiu, in order to take care of her sick mother, stayed in Seoul and waited for her brother to return home, surviving between two opposing regimes. There is no winner in this battle, only the affected people and their relatives who are gone forever.
In the rear hospital, Li Zhenshuo heard the fact of Li Zhentai's mutiny, and the war was about to break out. He rushed to the front line and fled to the Red Army position privately to inquire about his brother's whereabouts. Li Zhentai was in a state of madness because his wife was shot and he mistakenly thought that Li Zhenshuo was dead. Just kill. In this battle, it took 10 minutes to describe the scene of the two brothers fighting and fighting when the two sides were at war. The place where the two reunited after untold hardships was a battlefield filled with gunpowder. This was a big joke for them. In the film, many sensitive topics are put aside, and the focus is on brotherhood. They are just little people in such a big environment. It doesn't matter who represents which power. The most impressive thing is what the younger brother said to the older brother. That sentence "Brother, let's go home".
The brothers turned against each other in the end, and each side was on the battlefield. No amount of meritorious medicine could compare to the pivot of family affection. This 2004 production puts aside national issues. It is an excellent anti-war work, with a lot of historical research and a lot of bloody plots, which reproduces the war and its serious consequences. Whether it's sensational or exciting, or reproducing the scenes of those years, it's enough to make people think deeply.
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