"Why did the world abandon us?"

Braeden 2022-01-15 08:02:09

#Shanghai International Film Festival

From Sri Lanka to Iraq, Libya to Syria, the war ravaged every inch of land, every person, every grain of sand there, "Why did the world abandon us? Why did it abandon us?" The movie's name is "Private War", but these wars But it's not "private" at all, and it's very possible that things that really happened are unknown. But it is someone like Mary Colvin who conveys the truth as much as possible, even if she has given her the most precious life. Years of battlefield life buried fear and hesitation in Mary's heart. She was also at a loss, but when she took off her blindfold, when she showed her true face, the responsibility of a war reporter and the delicateness of a woman , A person's humanity is fully demonstrated. The film restores the war scenes with as real shots as possible. Even Mary’s sacrifice is almost without any modification and artistic treatment, but when describing her heart, a lot of flashbacks of memory fragments are used, starting with Holmes By the end of Holmes, both styles were beating the audience's hearts, and the tears couldn't stop streaming. Pei Chunhua is most suitable for the role of "Mary Colvin". Every look in her eyes is so real, deep and pure. Ps. Tearing eyes, tearing eyes?

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  • [first lines]

    Interviewer: Last question. Fifty years from now, some youngster's gonna pull this disc out of a box and maybe make a judgment about becoming a journalist. What would you want that youngster to know about Marie Colvin and about being a war correspondent?

    Marie Colvin: Very difficult question. It's like writing, uh, your own obituary. I suppose to look back at it and say, you know, I cared enough to go to these places and write, in some way, something that would make, uh, someone else care as much about it as I did at the time. Part of it is you're never gonna get to where you're going if you acknowledge fear. I think fear comes later,

    [realization chuckle]

    Marie Colvin: when it's all over.

  • Marie Colvin: [about Norm] He was always first in and last out. He was invincible.

    Paul Conroy: There are old journalists and there are bold journalists. There are no old and bold journalists. You said that.