The background of "Quiet American" is Vietnam in the 1950s. The French are already at the time of the sunset. They are losing ground under the attack of the Viet Cong. The old British journalist played by Michael Caine is the only reason to stay here. It is Fang-his dancing girl lover. I had a chance to meet Pyle, who was nerdy and full of air. This guy fell in love with Fang at first sight, and confessed to Fang in a fair manner, and was BS. However, the old reporter's London headquarters asked him to evacuate, and his Catholic wife insisted that he refused to divorce. The dancer's sister took a fancy to Pyle, a backer who was more valuable than the old British bastard, and matched the two. The old reporter had to write a report in order to stay, but the interview and investigation led to an unexpected direction. It turns out that Pyle is not as simple as it seems...
an old British drama, a new generation of American actor, each The role background and the actor's own identity have the same nationality and national character. Love has become an ingenious metaphor in the movie. Fang is from Vietnam. Her beauty seems to be so irresistible to the Westerners (though I don't see how beautiful it is), and she became a dancer from a professor's daughter because of the ravages of war. Neither Britain nor the United States happened to be the first instigator in this war, so they can
sympathize and love with "innocent" mercy. Britain, represented by the old reporter, came first, and won Fang's heart with his maturity and cynicism. In fact, this girl didn't know what she should want. Therefore, even if the old reporter made it clear that relying on her own strength (it is impossible to get a divorce by marriage, a poor reporter) cannot give her a rosy future, Miss Fang still becomes his mistress with all her heart. Of course, Europe has always had sympathy. I wonder that the old reporters were just astonished after seeing the bloodbathed villages after the bombing of the North Vietnam battlefield, but they were suddenly filled with outrage after seeing the abnormal Pyre operation at the scene of the terrorist incident. Up. Hehe, it is estimated that being defeated in the balance of power is the reason for his anger.
Then there is Pyle. The United States’ dream of saving the world is not for a day or two, and they do have some sense of responsibility that they recognize in their salvation. Therefore, when Pyle fell in love with Fang, he was sincere, and the protective desire that accompanied this true love was to kill innocent people indiscriminately. It's like the "career" the United States does in many corners of the world in reality. And the next thing is the eternal problem-if one or a few innocent people are to be sacrificed, is it sin to save more innocent people? Of course the director gave a positive answer. Is the action of the United States right? Any excuse for killing is still trampling on lives. But on the other hand, what hope can the power of sympathy but inaction like the old British man bring to the Vietnamese girl's third world? It is morally easy to say that killing anyone is wrong, but is it a greater good to stop the possible killing with brutality? I don't have an answer, I just saw Pyle's body floating on the Mekong River in the dark and wet night, a little desolate.
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