When I was doing this reading, I thought it was just a lie about "war obliterating humanity". After reading this [Joyeux Noël], which has almost the same storyline, I was even more confused, so I took the time to search. . This was how the whole incident was called "Christmas truce", or "Christmas truce." The film is about a joint armistice agreement between the German, British, and French armies, but the fact is that the Christmas truce between the German and British forces in 1914, and the armistice between the German and French forces in 1915. Regardless of the historical facts, there are so many people who deny the truce. The truce itself is a powerful claim against the war.
In the beginning of the film, children in France, Britain, and Germany dictated the "war theory" that the governments of various countries informed their citizens. It directly leads to "War is a struggle between countries, and the most important duty as a citizen is to serve the motherland at any cost" or "War is unilateral, and there is no individual doubting the justice of the motherland's participation in war." Since Clausewitz has said that "war is nothing more than the continuation of national politics by another means", its influence on individuals is also insignificant, because war does not require individual will but the will of the group and the nation. The government The argument instilled is the supreme "truth." Departing from this film, the same is true of the early black and white film "No War on the Western Front". The college students were bewildered by the passionate rhetoric of the professor who preached the war, and the situation on the front line was not as good as they said. The enemy, the French, were not all beasts, and their romance was also overwhelmed by the war.
Just like what happened to the German, French, and British armies on a rare and quiet Christmas Eve in this film. The British (or Scots, to be precise) bagpipes and high-spirited singing broke the tension of the war, and then the Germans decorated the entire trench with the Christmas tree that had been transported thousands of miles away, and the singer Sprink followed the melodious flute to cater to it. The tenor walked out of the station like a demon, and walked towards the music. In this way, music let each other off their arms and hatred, and off their bloody and naked nature of war. That night they greeted each other in different languages, soprano Anna sang the soul washing, and then they prayed together. What to pray for? Pray for a comprehensive truce in the near future, or for surviving the war?
Perhaps the most humorous scene happened after this: On the third day after the three-party "Christmas Eve Armistice" ended, Horstmayer apologized to the French and British: "Our shells will bomb your trenches in about ten minutes. I hope you can come to our side." Then I saw the mighty Anglo-French coalition move to the opposite 100 meters, in the trench of the German army! After the bombing, the British said: "Our artillery shells will definitely fight back, so we have to go there." From one time to another, three troops representing different countries traveled between the enemy's trenches, completely ignoring the war bestowed on them. Responsibilities. This does not mean malfeasance, but a more or less increased mutual understanding during the brief contact on Christmas Eve. People look at each other, and even if the language is not clear, they can still establish contact by virtue of their kind nature.
Of course, this situation will not last long. The letters sent exposed the absurd armistice agreement on the front line, no matter which superiors severely criticized and restored the state of war. The Scottish pastor Palmer listened to the morale-boosting words of the senior clergy, "God said that what I brought was not peace but a sword. ("Matthew")" and his heart seemed to be dead long ago. French lieutenant Audebert tearfully talked to his father about the birth of his son. The father stopped reproaching and asked how he would know. Audebert said, "You won't understand." Of course the father would not understand, because it was Ponchel who followed the miracle night to get to know him. The news that the German soldiers slipped to the town to bring back! For the father, such behavior should be punishable by "treason." On the German side, Horstmayer was ordered to lead his regiment to the Russian front. In the dark carriage they hummed the last song "Song of Miracles", and drove themselves to the unknown hell with the train...
The screen fades out and the subtitles cut in, "This is dedicated to the Christmas of 1914 and the German, French, and British troops who are still on the front line." The piano and chorus sounded together with sketches...
According to the wiki details, 1914 On Christmas Eve of New Year, at a funeral in "No Man's Land" ("No Man's Land"), the soldiers on both sides recited the twenty-third hymn of the Old Testament-Psalms together, in which the last sentence read:
"... though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."
Chinese translation translated as: though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
It can also be translated here as: Although I have been through the valley of death baptized by war artillery, I am not afraid of any evil, because I have experienced the worst. At this time, my fragile and kind heart will no longer be tempted. In its fragmented place, the most dazzling is the fragments of human nature.
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