This film has also aroused strong repercussions all over the world. Of course, Arab countries needless to say, European countries, Latin America... wherever it is shown, it has won a lofty honor for Turkish films. As a film exposing the U.S. military's atrocities in Iraq, it made the loved ones happy, the enemies hurt, made Muslims embrace and cry, and made the U.S. government tremble, suppressing and obstructing it in every possible way. In it, I deeply realized that a great movie is far more powerful than 10,000 Scud missiles.
(1) Freedom, how many sins are doing in your name!
During the French Revolution in the 18th century, Mrs. Jeanne Marie Roland (O Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!) , Has become a famous saying that has been passed down for more than two hundred years. Now, under the watchful eyes of the world's 5 billion pairs of eyes, the United States has once again practiced this famous saying, invading Iraq in the name of "freedom" and "liberation," and has committed countless crimes. While many pro-American "democrats" such as Peking University and others sang praises for the "American Liberation Army" in Iraq, a discordant prisoner torture scandal spread in Abu Ghraib prison, while the heroic U.S. Marines were in Hadisa Village. Massacre of civilians, romantic soldiers raped and killed Iraqi girls and destroyed the family. Although Iraq is turbulent, the only stable thing is the powerful rule of the US military. Pro-U.S. democrats should beat gongs and drums to send a plaque with four characters: "The military will last forever."
In the film, the many great achievements of the U.S. military are truly reproduced. The first is that the US military arrested and interrogated 11 Turkish officers in the name of "anti-terrorism" (this is a real incident, which occurred in 2003 and shocked the whole country in Turkey). Then the scene switched to a lively wedding. The people immersed in the festive atmosphere fired shots at the sky, surrounded by the long-planned U.S. military, and finally all treated as terrorists shooting indiscriminately, and the remaining living people were packed into trucks and sent to the notorious. The infamous Abu Ghraib prison used a high-pressure faucet to force Muslims to strip off their clothes and pile up arhats to take pictures. All kinds of appalling methods of torturing prisoners in Iraqi prisons were presented in the film, which made me gritted my teeth and burned with anger. Just these, Nazi Germany can also do it, and the top ten tortures in the Manchu Qing Dynasty are not inferior. But Americans keep pace with the times and have a strong sense of market economy. They fully respect the human rights of prisoners and think it is a pity to torture them to death in vain, so a dedicated American doctor opened a slaughterhouse in the prison. Cut off their useful organs and sell them to New York, London and other places to save the distinguished Westerners. During the escort, a somewhat humane American soldier was worried that the prisoner who was stuffed into the truck would be suffocated. The American lieutenant found out of his conscience. He immediately stopped and shot the truck with a machine gun to "help them breathe." This brutal behavior caused extreme dissatisfaction among American doctors. I thought this doctor was a bit human, but I didn't expect that his anger was because the organs of the dead were not fresh and could not sell for a good price. A real black humor, American humor.
If you think that the atrocities of the US military are just a handful of uncultivated people discrediting the just cause of the US government, then you should look at the glorious history of the US exporting "freedom" and "democracy" for half a century. North Korea, Not to mention the Vietnam War. In 1983, “in response to the unanimous request of the Caribbean countries”, Grenada was invaded to restore the “democratic system.” In 1989, a military operation codenamed the “just cause” was launched to pacify Panama, treating the president of a sovereign country as a drug dealer. Caught up for trial. How pure is the motive! How strong is the sense of moral superiority! After 9/11, the United States’ love for freedom reached an unparalleled level, and it completely regarded itself as the incarnation of justice and the messenger of freedom. The way the United States retaliates against terrorists is to launch a large-scale military mobilization, code-named "Infinite Justice" (Infinite Justice)! Later, it was strongly protested by the Arabs, because in Islam, only Allah has the power of infinite justice. So the Pentagon changed the code name to the same arrogant "Enduring Freedom" (Enduring Freedom). Americans can be "permanently free", but I don't know if the countless innocent civilians who died in Afghanistan will be "permanently free" because of the "just cause" of the United States against terrorism.
Now, it's the Iraqis' turn, followed by the Syrians and Persians. Iraq has seven thousand years of civilization. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers have created a fertile crescent. The Mesopotamian plains gave birth to the earliest civilization of mankind. However, today, the history of Iraq has ended. Americans lack history, but they love history very much, so they are keen to write history for others. The "History of Iraqi Freedom" written by it has no page numbers and no ages; on every skewed page, the words "freedom and democracy" are written. After looking at it carefully for a long time, I could see the words from the cracks. There were two words written all over the book: "Petroleum"!
(2) The invisible hand of God
If "Wolf Valley of Iraq" merely exaggerated anti-American ideology, it would be far from achieving such a success. Its brilliance does not lie in demonizing the American occupation forces, nor does it lie in how tall and mighty the heroes are portrayed. If it were a Hollywood director to make this film, it is likely to add a lot of essential popular elements such as violence, sex, sex scenes, scooters, explosions, etc., as well as to constantly show the superiority of Islamic culture and bring the U.S. government It is described as an extremely dictatorial and brutal regime, which portrays the U.S. military as hideous and ugly. If the screenwriter is ignorant enough, the Iraqis who appear in the film must be painted with oily faces, topless, and pheasant feathers on their heads. In this way, the protagonist Polat Alemdar is more like a savior, saving an ancient civilization.
So Turkish director Serdar Akar won my respect. He does not glorify Muslims because of political needs, nor does he use ideology to vilify Americans. He exposes ugliness, but does not incite hatred. He made heroes, but he didn't sing praises. In this film, the director hides very deeply, you can't see his shadow, nor can you see his hands. In many domestic films, especially old films before the 1980s, you can always see the director walking around with a bright tail, shining wherever darkness is. As a result, the light is too strong and all the characters appear pale. In many botched Hollywood blockbusters, the director will jump out anxiously, sprinkle mustard powder in your eyes, scratch your armpits, press your tight nerves, and seduce your body's desires...
in my opinion , The quality of a film is easy to judge. If you can’t see the director’s shadow in the process of watching a movie and completely ignore his presence, but after watching it, you can’t help but stare at the subtitles and find the director’s name, then this is a good movie; vice versa. , When watching a movie, you feel the director winking at you, molesting him in all kinds of ways, and seeing his hands untimely arranging the joys and sorrows of the characters, then this movie is a failed movie.
The inability to see the director does not mean that the director does not exist. Can't see God's hand, but Maradona can come up with a shocking ball. The plot arrangement, character depiction, music and pictures of "Wolf Valley" all reflect the director's ingenuity, which is impressive.
The film tells a story of violence and revenge. Turkish agent Polat Alemdar (Polat Alemdar) avenged the humiliated and suicidal Turkish officer. He and his two partners sneaked into the mountains of northern Iraq, trying to kill the U.S. agent leader Sam William Marshall (the name is meaningful), and the latter did not. Will stand still and use every opportunity to eliminate his enemies and potential threats. The first confrontation between the two sides was at the Hilton Hotel in Marshall. Porat and his two partners, well-dressed, held a remote control gracefully in their hands, claiming that they could be detonated at any time, and hijacked the entire hotel quietly. After hearing the news, Marshall was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Before coming to negotiate, he ordered his subordinates to hijack a group of flower-like choir boys and girls, forcing the soft-hearted Porat to abandon his plan to kidnap Marshall and leave in a hurry. Surprisingly, Porat was not placed under the pillars of the restaurant at all, and the remote control might be a TV remote control. But when Marshall finished his calculations, he didn't expect that he would explode as soon as he sat on the equipped chair. At this time, Marshall's traitorous character was fully revealed: he was confident and dealt with "terrorists", using child hostages to force them to return without success. When told that it would be difficult to dismantle and suggest deporting others, he was also very calm, playing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" and complimenting the children for singing well until the alarm was lifted. I think this is the most exciting part of the film. The actors have perfect acting skills, the pros and the protagonists fight wits and courage, the plot is gripping, the ending is unexpected, and logically, it can be a classic in the film textbook.
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