It’s not a militaristic movie. I reflected on what is true patriotism.

Wayne 2022-01-20 08:03:36

"The Harp of Burma" 1956, directed by Ichikawa Kun, adapted from Oshiyama Michio's works, and was selected for 200 famous Japanese novels.
Take Mizushima as the main line and the captain as the secondary line.
Mizushima, a scout and musician, lost his teammates during the mission. On the way back to the troops, he saw the remains of the Chinese people exposed to the scene, sad but still abandoning them. When the enemy was buried, he was sad and ashamed of his selfish behavior, so he decided to abandon returning to the team, returning to the corpse, avoiding friends and refusing to return to the foreign country.
The theme cannot be regarded as an anti-war film. It is like a ten-year defeat in order not to forget the failure, to improve the cohesion of national identity, and to encourage the people to invest in the construction of the new economy.
There are also anti-wars, such as anti-dictatorship command binding personal destiny and advocating calm and independent thinking.
Music is also a highlight. The harp is melodious, and the melody of farewell and pity for the Lord was not heard for the first time. The music box in the Tomb of the Firefly is also the music of the latter, so it still has the meaning of loving peace.
Mizushima finally completed the transformation: when facing the urn, his hands were folded instead of a military salute. Although Ruby also represents the soul of his countrymen, and he stayed there to bury the people, Mizushima has the idea of ​​emphasizing humanism and a sense of belonging for everyone, which is inconsistent with the absolute obedience of the army and the contempt of humanity in war. Finally, I thought that rejecting the enthusiasm of angry youths and persevering in personal freedom and thinking is to serve others and serve the country, so I am determined to be the screw of destiny and lay the historical foundation of the new country in my own way.

Why does the world suffer? Unspeakable, the answer is unknown. Work is just to relieve the suffering of the world and face it bravely. Whether it is unconscious or unreasonable things, go through hardships and try to create peace. Build new ones and sort out old ones.

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  • Julia 2022-04-24 07:01:23

    This ending seems to have changed a little from the original book. The end of the original book accused the Japanese of unbalanced desire and ignorance, but Mizushima in the movie thought that the cause of the pain caused by the world war was unknown? , no longer investigate his right and wrong, but attribute the murder to some mysterious human tragedy, and then fall into the thinking and imagination of this tragedy. This is the so-called art? Think about it now, China Only anti-Japanese films can be made, but there are no good anti-war films, or films that reflect on the war from the perspective of human beings. Because of the Anti-Japanese War, the enemy or the enemy is clear and must be fought. Are you suspicious of anti-war? But the strange thing is that the audience is very fond of anti-war movies, but no one likes anti-Japanese movies. Is it because if the story of the perpetrator is complex enough, the audience is more interested in the perpetrator. It is said that art should express the complexity of human nature, which may also be true.

  • Durward 2022-04-23 07:04:07

    Ichichuankun's humanitarianism = I stayed in Myanmar to bury the bones of my comrades in arms, and I can only play a harp with your singing to send you back. "When I can't stand loneliness, I play my harp" 1956

The Burmese Harp quotes

  • Captain Inouye: The songs uplifted our spirits and sometimes our hearts.

  • Voice of Mizushima's parrot: No, I can't go back.