Keep watching Scott.
This is a movie directed by Scott in 1997. It tells the story of a female officer O'Neill who volunteered to join the Marine Corps and passed the rigorous training and actual combat test, demonstrating the heroic figure of the heroine.
The devilish training method of the Marine Corps shown in the film, lifting kayaks, climbing over obstacles, marching on foot, and swimming in arms is not easy for men, let alone a woman! In particular, they poured cold water on their necks, which was called to test whether they could withstand the test after being captured. During the exercise, the opponent caught the participants, which was also a severe beating. I think this is the punishment on the dregs hole. Add a tiger stool to make it more realistic. Fortunately, O'Neill has passed these tests, so he has won the respect of his comrades.
Having said that, are these horror training really due to needs on the battlefield? not necessarily. I think it's more for the needs of the audience's eyeballs. Especially among American audiences, there must be many people who like SM. It also tells foreign audiences how powerful the US military is. Those commanders are sadisms, and they study not how to command battles, but how to punish people. Ruthlessly destroy the body of his subordinates. So when it comes to actual combat, the first to be broken is the commander.
Seeing this, I can't help but recall my experience when I was in the army in the 1970s. At that time, the whole people were talking about politics and sports, but I was in a small number of troops that always focused on military training. Camping in winter, training in summer, sun and rain, suffered a lot, and military skills are also very good. Whether in terms of individual quality or combat command, although it cannot be compared with the forged scenes in the film, it is far from the American veterans on the Vietnam battlefield. What's more, the traditional concept of "being humble and dare not forget about the country" has already penetrated into the bones. The strong patriotism and fighting enthusiasm of our officers and soldiers is even more unavailable in the US military.
Let's take a look at the freedom, equality and democracy in the United States as shown in the film.
The film undoubtedly promotes equality between men and women. I have no objection to this. But as the saying goes, you can’t catch ducks on the shelves. Similarly, men cannot be ordered to have children, nor can women be forced to do the work of men. Women can hold up half of the sky without leave, and the other half of the sky must be supported by men. In our army, female soldiers usually do some logistical support work in medical care and communications, which is very appropriate. In Japan during World War II, women were nothing but comfort women. If there is such a day when women and children will be on the battlefield, then this country will not be far from extinction. In the film, O'Neill simply shaved his head to make himself like the male soldier, and moved to the male soldier's dormitory, turning the woman into a man. The spirit is good, but it would be ridiculous to understand this as equality between men and women. True equality is based on acknowledging and respecting differences. Equality first means respect for women’s personality, and then they can talk about other things. Not only the United States, but in the world, there is still a long way to go to truly respect women and equality between men and women.
Look at freedom again. In the film, at the door of the Marine Corps base, there is a bell. If any team member can't stand the pain of training, he can ring it at any time to indicate that he has to give up. Many people predicted that O'Neill would give up voluntarily in less than two weeks. However, to everyone's surprise, she persevered, even better than those male soldiers did. As a result, the head of the base deliberately embarrassed her, and the Senate also instructed reporters to take pictures freely, creating a scandal about her being gay, and putting great mental pressure on O'Neill. In the end, she had to "freely" ring the bell. Is this freedom under duress really freedom?
The American democratic system has always been a mature system that people admire. Its main content is reflected in the election. The reason it is said to be mature is that it is not like the immature democracy of Taiwan, which is staged in the parliament. It's a clever stumbling under the feet. In the film, in order to become the Secretary of the Navy, the female senator used O'Neill and even the Marine Corps commander as his own pawn and bargaining chip for the vote, allowing them to work hard to train and fight. They are watching a juggling on the side. When needed, talk about women's rights, when not needed, betray them and complete dirty transactions in private. When O'Neill discovered this and criticized the female Senate face to face, the female senator disdainfully said to her: "Little sister, stop playing politics with me." Seeing this, I couldn't help but think of various scenes in "House of Cards". It is this seemingly fair democracy that has created all kinds of sordid, shameless, and despicable things that are not on the stage.
O'Neill is played by the famous movie star Demi Moore. I have seen several of her films. What is she acting like. Once had a marriage with Bruce Willie. In order to perform this film well, she took part in training like a man, smashed and splashed with mud. The professionalism is really admirable.
My score: 6.5.
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