Limited reflection and unlimited humanity, Reivew on The Burmese Harp

This is a movie about the establishment of faith. Although in the end the soldier Mizushima practiced his beliefs by staying in Myanmar, his letter still expressed more nationality than universal humanity. The scenes in the film are also dictated by the fact that almost all the casualties are Japanese soldiers, and there are few coalition forces. Or scenes of casualties among the Burmese people. There may be two internal reasons. One is Mizushima's limited awakening in his current state; the other is the director's own national complex. I would rather believe it is the former. After all, Mizushima is just a Japanese soldier after all, and it is still somewhat difficult to raise him to caring for universal humanity.
However, one of the most worthy considerations in movies is belief or the process of establishing beliefs. What triggered this belief in Mizushima? Only the Japanese soldiers who saw the mob wilderness? Right or his own reflection on life? We can only rely on our guess at this point.
If "The Harp of Burma" focuses on the establishment of belief, then Shichuankun's other film "Wildfire" focuses on the process of firming up the inner belief. The two movies have in common is a very different Japanese soldier. After experiencing scenes that other soldiers are accustomed to (mob wilderness, cannibalism, etc.), they are almost from the murderer to the standing Buddha. The difference is the former experience. It is a sudden awakening, the latter is from hesitation to firmness.

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