The story itself is actually quite simple, a Marine on the battlefield in Afghanistan, he is not alone, he has condensed the shadow of countless veterans. The director used a cross-narrative method to add a lot of suspense out of thin air, allowing the audience to think constantly during the filming process, and it was not announced until the last few minutes, which made people burst into tears.
The real timeline should be: Gabriel and Devin have been good buddies since they were young. They joined the army and entered the Marines together. The war in Afghanistan started, it was his son's birthday, Gabriel went to the battlefield, and Devon stayed because of a broken bone. (Here is a clip. Gabriel called Devin, and Devin spoke a little hesitantly, so he planted foreshadowing.) Soon after, Devin also came to Afghanistan, and the two fought side by side. In one operation, Gabriel made a mistake, resulting in the sacrifice of Devon, and at the same time Gabriel also killed a mother and son by mistake. Back at the barracks, Gabriel logged into WeChat with his German account and found that German had an affair with his wife and was emotionally broken.
In the barracks, Gabriel talked to the officer to understand whether his mental state was suitable for continued fighting. He should have expressed suicidal tendencies before. As a result, it was obvious that his mental state was not suitable for continuing to fight and he was discharged from the army.
Gabriel, who came home with serious psychological trauma and a green hat, could not forgive his wife, but he was reluctant to bear his son and wandered around home. Under the influence of PTSD, Gabriel can't distinguish between reality and imagination, thinking that he and Devon will rescue his kidnapped son in the doomsday world together. . .
After watching a few movies of the same subject, the soldiers went to the front line, nothing more than a few shadows. The first is the cruelty of the war, the flesh and blood flies, the brothers fall, and it is not easy to survive a rain of bullets. The second is the betrayal of love. The wife can't stand the loneliness at home, and the red apricot goes out of the wall. The third is the supremacy of family, children, parents, will never abandon themselves. Man down is the same. In Gabriel’s illusory doomsday world, Devin still fights alongside him; his son is his only concern and sustenance; his wife? Sorry, you kidnapped my son.
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