If you read the first half, you will mistakenly think it is a love story between a sweet soldier and a good girl. With the support of the lovely Xiaohe and the heroine, the two people's rebellious adventure in a high-end hotel and a dream of spring night are very charming. But it's a Vietnam War movie, so it doesn't stop there.
When Eddie and Rose say goodbye, the soundtrack is Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan:
"So it's no use calling me by my name, girl. Because I can't hear it anymore." Sad.
Then Eddie got into the car to the front and went back to the world of his privates. So I had the following conversation with my brother:
"There's bullshit everywhere. If you bullshit me, I believe you; if I bullshit you, you believe me."
"right."
"It doesn't make us idiots, it just makes us brothers. We believe the Marine Corps bullshit, that's why we're Marines. Then the Marines believe Kennedy's bullshit, and Kennedy listens to the fuckin' Every American crap."
"right."
"That's why we are Americans."
"It's still bullshit."
"That's right. We live in bullshit all day, bro."
Then Eddie tore up Rose's mailing address to himself. This picture made me stunned. I thought about it and the answer was probably: They are going to hell, how can they still think of a good love? It would be nice to live in a daze, because they have no other way to choose.
* I feel that the male protagonists of some 80-90s American movies I have watched recently have similarities: stupid boys who hang out with friends, who don't know how to respect girls, but are not really bad-hearted, such as "Saturday" Night Fever", "What's the Reason for Love"... Every time such themes make me feel that there is a kind of truth in life among the ordinary. At least real young boys have a bit of a jerk like this, and their growth and struggle is so valuable, instead of bragging about a world that doesn't exist like those fairytale love stories.
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