I love the general, and I love the son, but it's not ambiguous, it's only moving

Jarvis 2022-01-19 08:01:23

The following is a little bit of my own impressions. It does not involve star chasing or acting skills. It only involves the story itself, because "Little Soldier" is a very rare one for me, and it tells a good and touching story clearly. Good film.

Compared with the main character in the film: the interaction between the soldier and the young general, what gives me more feelings and touches is the feelings between the two princes of the country. I want to talk about not only the son and the prince. The blood relationship between the two people is that they worked hard for the survival of their own country (the national defense), but because of huge differences in political ideas, they had to abandon the "personal self" of family affection and make different things. Choice and even betrayal——At the beginning of the film, I used to think that such betrayal was simply a struggle between brothers for power, but later I discovered that it was all for the country, but it became more obvious whether it was a "soldier" or a "powerful person". "In fact, individuals are helpless and insignificant-and this betrayal is more because of the deep brotherhood between them, which highlights the struggle and pain of the two people's hearts. This is particularly evident in the body of his younger brother Gongzi Wen.
In short: I think Gongziwen and Dabing played an equally important role in the final transformation of the prince (that is, the young general)-even to a certain extent, compared to the open line between the soldier and the general, the dark line between the prince and the prince. Because of the deep and entangled emotions between their brothers (seeing them exchanging sabers and crossbows with each other), the influence and promotion on the prince were actually deeper.

Because what the prince wanted was to make the country strong, his way was to rule the world through warfare (even "to repair the mausoleum and sleep in the treasure pile" (the original words of the prince))-here it is a metaphor that he might have become Ying Zheng is like a monarch who prefers to rule the world by "legalism" and "force." But the son is only seeking to preserve the peace of the country, so he has been seeking alliances with his neighbors (Liang Guo) to strengthen the country's power, because He knew very well that for a small and weak country like Weiguo that lives in the cracks of a powerful country, this is the way to survive.

As for the "big ship that travels around the world and is full of dragons that can attract the phoenix", it is just their common but distant dream (and a dream that will never be realized until the end).

From an objective point of view, it is obvious that we can finally find that the son is the more far-sighted person-this also explains the two masters Wu, as the deputy of the prince’s line of troops, Yu (Yu Rongguang guest appearance, please pay attention, from From the prince’s mouth, we can know that his troops are elites brought out by him himself), and why the guards are waiting for the generals, why all swear allegiance to the son, and even willing to be rapes for the son—not just because they are loyal to the son. , But they all know whose opinions are more beneficial to defending the country. Take Wu as an example. In the film, it is not difficult to see that his master has always been very affectionate to the prince, and he also knows that the prince is weak and soft-hearted, and the prince is a natural general from martial arts to decisiveness, but he But he still decided to choose the son as his loyal successor, which shows that the hearts of the people are against him.

So we saw along the way: the
prince here from the beginning to the end (including in the underground cave and the soldier's life and death again) never gave up to escape from the soldier (in the end, outside the cave, he even tried to knock him out with a stone behind the soldier) , To return to defend the country to avenge the "betrayers", and have been obsessed with the ideal of "dominance of the world", but did not realize that he was being changed by the soldiers and the situation a little bit;
and over there, his brother, because he was for the country, He had to abandon his elder brother, set up ambush to kill him, and then pursued him all the way and struggled painfully-when he found the unkempt and desolate elder brother among the captives of the Lou mortal nomadic tribe, he shed tears, no Swords and swords faced each other immediately, with only a single sentence: Replace him with a horse-he could never get off the cruel "Brother Killing", but he was pushed by the loyal and loyal people around him and couldn't look back.

The obsessions and conflicts between the two people went like this step by step. Until the end, the son chose to sacrifice himself and died in front of his brother, that finally broke the deadlock and completely changed the crown prince (the only person between the protagonist and the supporting role who survived to the end)— —As the prince and the prince of a military commander, he is a big figure who has always been in power. It can be seen from the "cannot distinguish rice from rice" that he has never known the suffering of the people's livelihood. It was not until this time that he lost his younger brother. I personally realized the pain and parting caused by the war he was passionate about, and realized for the first time that the war would cause him to lose the most precious things and people in the world. It was only then that he really stood with the soldiers and even the sons. To look at the problem from the same standpoint and perspective.

So my own opinion-the influence of the soldier on the prince is gradually and imperceptibly, while the influence of the prince on the prince is advancing and deepening: the
soldier has always been despised by the prince, and he regarded it as a timid rascal. The humble little man, his simple outlook on life has indeed changed the prince along the way, and its influence is not negligible, but his death, in the final analysis, lies in the fulfillment of Dabing himself, a symbol of "little people's sublimation" (after all, in the story advancement and In the relationship between the characters, the prince never knows that the soldier is dead. The relationship between these two parallel and equally important protagonists is more like the "contrast" relationship between the big and the small, the common people and those in power).
But the influence of the prince on the prince is completely different: in the gradual plot, a little bit of memory shows the deep but complicated feelings of love and hate between their brothers (grow up together and learn from each other, treasure each other to oneself) He’s personal weapons, there is a dream of traveling in a big boat), and the younger brother who admired his elder chose to betray and frame himself. You can imagine how severe the blow to the prince was, but such a brother eventually died for himself, this The impact is even more serious-the death of the son, although the soldiers sighed at the emotions between the brothers and felt pity for the same illness, and finally gave up the prince to receive the reward and let him go, but the real meaning was to promote his brother. In the end, focusing on the interests of defending the country rather than the prince’s own ideals, he gave up the ideal of “relying on conquest to rule the world”-from this point of view, the death of the prince is more decisive for the prince (and The character of the prince originally existed to promote the transformation and growth of the prince).

I don’t know if you still remember the plot: The prince fled from the soldiers on the way, and was on the same road with the master and others who traveled around the country. He was still immersed in the pain of just discovering that his brother was chasing him in the bullock cart. (Actually, he had always suspected that the army was ambushing because someone had committed a rape, and he was also suspicious of the son, but it was not until he escaped from the soldiers on horseback. Really saw Gongzi, Shifu Wu and others chasing his figure, and had to face his suspicion, which turned out to be really painful), so he didn’t notice what the Master said: Wei Guo should form an alliance with Liang Guo, in order to be in danger. The Liang country is a barrier to contend with the strong Qin and preserve the country-and this passage is exactly the political proposition of the son, because a small country, how can it use its national strength, fight vigorously, and dream of reunification and hegemony? It is not easy to be able to protect oneself.
But the prince at the time did not see all of this clearly: he was good at fighting and he was confident and conceited (he has always called "the mere Liangguo"), and led people to attack Liangguo, and attacking the neighbors was undoubtedly self-defeating and defending. The country and the people were in danger, and the ambush and betrayal of the sons and the generals became helpless actions against their will.

Nevertheless, I have no intention to beautify any of them, because both the prince and the prince before the change are only working for the country from their own perspective, but they all have limitations that are not suitable for being king-I appreciate this story and its intention However, in the film, the prince who was originally chosen as a war fighter survived and changed his ideals, and his changed ideals focused on the prince, the prince and the soldiers, and even the generals of the Guardian and Liang. The ideal of this is the way that best reflects the intention of "anti-war".

The above is a little bit of my humble opinion, and I am only moved by "Little Soldier".

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Little Big Soldier quotes

  • The Soldier: [to his bound captive] You know, when I was little, I caught a wild boar. My father set it free. Do you know why? It was pregnant. Are you pregnant?

  • the General: The tastiest meat is a gorilla's lips. The tastiest fish is the caviar from Eastern Sea.

    The Soldier: No wonder you went to wars. You ate too much.