Think about the terrorist attacks in the past few years. Most of the unarmed people were shot or bombed directly. Even if they escaped or avoided, they were still powerless. To be honest, there is no good way to tell people what to do in this situation. Except for fleeing, there is only resignation. However, Spencer Stone in the film clearly made a different choice. Not long after seeing the terrorist armed with a gun, he rushed straight up, even facing the muzzle. Because the gun was stuck and missed him at that time, he was able to have a chance to capture the terrorists quickly with others. Let terrorists have no chance to implement the plan. But even if he was really shot, his rushing action would still change everything. It was also this action that saved many people.
If he fails to do so, the consequences will be disastrous. As he himself said: I don't want my mother to hide under the table when she sees my body. Most ordinary people can't do this. Of course, he and his friends have received military training and are soldiers. But the reason why they chose to join the army is to protect others. It can only be said that this car has a good life, and it met such a traveler.
We often only see such heroic moments in movies. For example, in US Team 1, when Steve Rogers was training in the barracks, he threw the grenade and everyone dodged. Only he jumped on it. At that moment, most people felt that it was just a movie, just scaring people. However, when someone really does this, I believe everyone will admire and be moved.
The story of Spencer Stone is similar to that of the US team. He has been a fat man since he was a child, and he did not study well, but he has always wanted to join the army. He worked hard to lose weight to join the army, and he really passed many tests after rigorous training. The kind of thinking about joining the army and being very serious in the army is also very similar to Steve Rogers.
It can be said that such a realistic hero theme should definitely be made into a movie. Even if Grandpa Eastwood didn't do it, others would do it. However, unlike "United 93", most of the plot of this movie is not on the train and this terrorist attack. The reason is that this attack and counterattack were really short-lived, completely different from the horrible morning of 9/11. There is no way to hold up a movie alone. So Lao Yi spent a lot of time telling the stories of the three young people when they were young, why they joined the army and their lives in the barracks.
In order not to make the audience bored, the part of their schooling when they were young was presented in a comedy manner, which worked very well. The audience will see that this part is very similar to "Lady Bird". Because these three people actually came from Sacramento's church school like Lady Bird, the teachers inside are really exactly the same as in "Lady Bird", and they are super happy.
Later, I spent a lot of time talking about the trip of the three to Europe. I think this period is too long, a lot of daily sightseeing, selfies and chats. However, I have to say that this paragraph is actually the easiest to resonate with the public. Why? Seeing them happily visiting Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, and discussing whether to go to Paris, each of us will also think of the old days when we wanted to go to Europe. Today, everything is very different. Speaking of Europe, everyone's first reaction is whether there will be a terrorist attack. No one can say that walking on the streets of Paris will be as carefree as before. So watching the three people take selfies in Italy, go to places of interest, or even take the train, I believe everyone will remember the good times when they were tourists before.
The three heroes played themselves in the film, and they did well. Their mothers, childhood and teachers are all actor interpretations. So in fact, the three of them did not appear from beginning to end, only Spencer Stone was relatively more.
You may not think this is a tense and realistic movie like "United 93" because of the different events and narrative methods, but it is definitely a story worth watching. Because it proves: Anyone can become a hero, it depends on how you choose. At the same time, I am grateful that these people came back alive and let us see this story. Otherwise, like "United 93", it can only be fabricated and used to shape heroes to inspire people, but the cruel thing is that no one will ever know what happened on that plane.
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