Different routes to the same goal

Lexie 2022-01-13 08:02:47

What harm did the Civil War bring to the American people? Perhaps you can get a glimpse of it from the film.
The northern general Gideon led the troops to find the residence of the southern general Carver, and wanted him to confess his troops. Ka said that he had liberated the soldiers and the war was over, but Ji was not satisfied with the answer, so he ordered his subordinates to set fire to Ka’s barn. Unexpectedly, he burned Ka’s home, Ka’s wife and son. In order to save the little son in the house, he was engulfed by the fire. Ji didn't do it intentionally, so he chose to exile himself to seek peace of mind; but the idea of ​​revenge has been firmly rooted in Ka's heart, vowing to kill the enemy. It was such a belief that a chase and escape scene from the snowy mountains to the Gobi took place.
On the way, Ji was taken care of by a family, and when the four-man chasing team caught up, he was already far away. The little boy in this family stole Ji's gold coins the night before Ji left. From the mouth of this child, we can know that he is not inferior in nature, just to use gold coins to buy guns to protect his family. Just ask even children have such thoughts, how chaotic the world was at that time.
It also shows this point. After Ka and his partner were hospitalized by the missionary for one night, the bullets were stolen. The missionary said that he believed in God, but he believed in the gun in his hand more. It can be seen that having weapons was more important than anything.
At the end of the film, two speculative businessmen appeared, and it was these two men who made the fate of Ka and Ji a positive end. The war still cannot prevent people from making a fortune. Such businessmen also gave the world at that time a more complicated taste.
At the end of the film, Ji, who was more skilled, finally chose to let Ka decide his life and death. That is to say, this action. The hatred accumulated in Ka's heart for many years disappeared. At that moment, the two people knew that each other was not easy, and the identity was given to them by the times. Let them be fettered.
This is also the warmest part of the whole film. Ka chose to forgive, and Ji's guilt over the years was relieved. One of them dropped the gun and the other dropped the knife. From the beginning, they walked side by side to the opposite direction. But I think they are all heading towards the same end: peace.

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Seraphim Falls quotes

  • Gideon: [looks at emptied money pouch] No wonder you don't talk much. Too busy thieving.

  • Madame Louise Fair: You men, you always choosing a gun over a remedy.