make love not war

Make love not war is a countercultural slogan popular in the United States in the 1960s. It reveals the cruelty of war and the fact that politicians have buried hundreds of thousands of young people in their good years in a foreign nightmare for their own selfish interests. A small country on the other side of the earth is shrouded in the haze of war all the time. Even in this suffocating environment, the seeds of love still stubbornly break free from the shackles of the permafrost, bringing a fleeting glimpse to the desert. Color, this is the movie I'm going to talk about today - "My Lover in the Army".

"My Lover in the Army" is directed by Ito Fox, who was born in the United States and immigrated to Israel with his parents when he was two years old. He served in the Israel Defense Forces. Then he majored in TV and film production at Tel Aviv University. The works he shot were also related to his own experience. Fox's friend had a close partner in the army, but he was accidentally killed in an operation. The Israeli military returned the body to his lover However, because the love between them was not made public, he could not attend the farewell ceremony of the person he loved, so Fox and his partners adapted this touching story and made it into a movie.

The movie begins with a large snow-covered plateau. A group of soldiers are constantly looking into the distance from the outpost at the commanding heights. The leader is called Yossi, the company commander (lieutenant) of this group. From the "Lebanon" that keeps appearing in their conversations, I learned that, The plateau in front of you is the Golan Heights. During the Third Middle East War in 1967, Israel defeated Syria and occupied the Golan Heights. Since then, the Lebanese Hezbollah armed forces have continued to try to infiltrate the Golan Heights to plan terrorist attacks in Israel. Israel can maintain a relatively stable environment because fighters like Yossi keep the darkness out of sight.

Soon Yossi issued a patrol mission, and he led a soldier Lior to start patrolling. Lior was called Jagger because he looked like Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Lior has a handsome face, but his unmodified edges and corners can exude a warm current. In this sunny day, his smile is as crystal clear and clear as ice, like Liu Ye in the blue sky. When Yossi and Lior rolled, stroked and kissed in the white snow, it seemed that this was the purest form of love. And this scene seems to return to "The Silent Don", it's just the same-sex love in the military camp, without the artificial tenderness between men and women, and more with a desire to break free, but it is mocked by reality. The two people who are covered in bruises and wounds, wandering on the edge of taboo and danger, also let the audience's mood resonate with their destiny.

After the two men's patrol (intimacy) was over, the lieutenant colonel and the two female soldiers who accompanied him had been waiting for a long time. They drove here to assign tasks to Yossi and his company. After sunset, they ordered Yossi to lead the team in one place. The location is hidden to ambush passing enemies. Yossi, who had fought on the front lines for many years, immediately opposed the mission, because according to the calendar, it was a full moon, and the ambush team would be seen by the enemy under the moonlight, although he knew this well, as a soldier, the only option was execution, for Yossi , Israel would have been wiped off the map long ago if it had not been for the creed of "peace through struggle and peace exists."

In fact, before the state of Israel was established, the fanatical Zionist movement led to increasing local violence, with Jews and Arabs engaged in assassinations, raids and bombings, and many lives were lost on both sides. On May 14, 1948, Britain ended its mandate in Palestine. The Jews announced the establishment of the State of Israel, and eight Arab countries declared war on it on the day of the founding of the state. Since then, during the five Middle East wars, Israel and its neighboring countries have been in constant conflict, especially suffering from terrorism. In view of this Israel's policy of all soldiers, most Israelis (both men and women) are drafted into the army at the age of 18.

After the lieutenant colonel set up the task, it was time to eat. During the dinner, the soldiers made jokes, and some people joked about the topic of "gay":

"What's the first thing you do if you're gay?"

"Of course I'll kill you first."

Lior went to stand guard after eating. Yossi carefully wrapped the unfinished snack in a tissue and brought it to Lior. For fear of being discovered by his subordinates, Yossi told Lior to eat it quickly, but ignored the sweet smile of the other party. Such a smile was discovered by the passing female soldier Yaeli.

Lonely men and widows are inevitably prone to sparks in a closed environment. Yaeli keeps showing good intentions to Lior. The latter doesn't know that the girl in front of him is interested in him. He just responds politely, but unfortunately, Yaeli's Attentive was discovered by Ofir, who had a crush on her. Ofir continued to attack Yaeli, but found that the person he liked was not him at all, and he became frustrated and even angered Lior.

While waiting for night to fall, this half-buried bunker was filled with harsh disco music, and many people present were dancing with the rhythm of their bodies. For people similar to Lior, they were very excited. After this task, they would It is possible to say goodbye to the boring bunker and return to the long-lost modern life, and Lior has long planned. He found Yossi alone and said his plan "There is a double bed, the largest, I hate sleeping separately." However, Lior's idea still touched When I came across Yossi's sensitive point, this timid man always carefully hides his inner lust. As a superior, he is serious, serious, and caring for his subordinates, but as a boyfriend, he is always avoiding and dodging, so much so that he finally leaves behind. "Either you take my life or you leave."

It was sunset, and under the leadership of Yossi, the soldiers began to gather, count, and then get ready to go. Yossi remained silent all the way, and the damned silence was broken, broken by a sudden rocket, the explosion of fire and shrapnel made a loud noise, the gunshots were loud, and a cloud of smoke covered the ground. out of sight. Yossi is worthy of being a battle-hardened soldier. While he let his soldiers fire flares to observe the situation, he began to call for helicopters for support. At first, he was able to command the battle calmly, until there was no Lior's voice when the count was reported, and he began to panic. With the help of the flare, Yossi struggled to find Lior. Lior, Yossi, who was pierced by the stray bullet, was bleeding non-stop. Still stubbornly bandaging and rescuing Lior according to the usual training.

Yossi didn't shout or collapse. This shows the truest side of a soldier on the battlefield. However, soldiers are also human beings. Yossi still wipes his tears with his hands from time to time. Bleeding chest, begging Lior not to give up, Lior smiled reluctantly and asked him, "Will our ending be like that bad Hollywood movie, but I still have to ask, do you love me?", Yossi said: " Of course I love you, and we want a queen-size double bed."

Watching Lior's elf-like life fade away in front of his lover. At the last moment before closing his eyes, Yossi kissed his dying lover. For him, he was finally able to face the lust in his heart and finally express his love in a fair and open manner. (At the same time, there is a stunned comrade-in-arms Ofir)

At the end of the film, he and a group of comrades went to condolences to Lior's family, including Yaeli, a female soldier who was obsessed with Lior. Lior's family mistook Yaeli for his girlfriend, but when Lior's mother said she didn't know her son When I liked listening to what song, no one knew, only Yossi blurted out, it was Rita's Bo (English translation is "Your Soul", Yossi flipped through Liorr's album and saw the photo of him wearing a rabbit costume, he remembered Lior once Said that there was such a photo to show him, and he remembered the day when he was playing in the snow...

Times have changed, Israel now hosts annual pride parades, Out magazine lists Tel Aviv as the "Gay Capital of the Middle East", and although Israel cannot register same-sex marriages, it does recognize same-sex marriages registered in other countries, making it an Asian country. China is the first and only country to recognize same-sex marriage in other countries, and gay soldiers are also allowed to serve openly.

make love not war