A rejoicing major, a weary second lieutenant, and a philistine 1st class captured an unimportant bridge with dozens of casualties. A major who sticks to his post, at all costs, hopes to complete the task, but forgets the basic duties of a soldier, and does not realize "who is the enemy" until he is executed by his own people.
In addition, I think General Brian of Germany has an obvious tendency to let American troops cross the bridge. From his understanding of the bridge, not only did he not send troops to guard, but he transferred some of the defensive troops, and the ones he sent were not good enough. It's hard to say that it's just to save the 70,000 troops that are almost impossible to save.
If it is what I think, to Germany, is he a traitor or a hero?
The entire film is in a seemingly contradictory tone, both accusing the Nazis and mocking the victorious US military officers, cold-blooded, greedy, incompetent, and reckless. For them, human life is just a number. On the contrary, the description of the soldier is much more positive. When the greedy, gambling, and lecherous First Class killed a resisting child, the kindness of human nature revealed, the bravery and wit he showed in the face of danger, can be regarded as an American concept. The image of a good man in the protagonist, and the second lieutenant as the protagonist, judging from his age and rank, is likely to be a temporary officer promoted from sergeant.
Small people in power, Hollywood orthodoxy. American tradition.
Speaking of this, I actually thought of a line said by the German Field Marshal Katherine in another war film "Anchio": You and I have to beg hard to get (weapons and fuel), on their side, Sergeant A phone call will do.
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