In the whole film, what attracted me most was Xiaoling's life during the war and her love story with Zhou Zuo. I admire Xiaoling's optimistic attitude towards life from beginning to end, and I also appreciate that Zhou Zuo does not have the concept of male superiority in that era. But life in those days was really hard, and the war also brought a lot of hardships to people, but the movie didn't show it very clearly. Regarding what Xiaoling said after the defeat, I think everyone has a different understanding. In this regard, I would like to quote the comments of NetEase Cloud Music netizens: "In the original work, the heroine clearly said after hearing the defeat." It is because Japan tried to make others submit through violence, and finally made itself submit to the violence of others. This is the true face of this country', but the director changed this sentence to be more ambiguous, because one was brainwashed. It's hard to figure that out right away. You can say the film compromises, but it's not anti-defeating."
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