Saigon

Merritt 2022-01-18 08:02:41

Watching the movie "Indochina", I feel sorry for Vietnam from another angle.

After World War II, Dutch East Indies and British Malaya established their own countries based on the original colonial land. Except for Malaya splitting into two small countries (Singapore and Brunei), Indonesia and Malaysia basically inherited the colonies completely. Land and became the two powerhouses in Southeast Asia.

If Vietnam, which had inherited the heritage of French Indochina in troubled times, had not engaged in the ideological antagonism of the North-South split in the 1950s, Laos and Cambodia would have swallowed it long ago, and it would not be until the 1980s that the full-fledged internal friction subsided. China to interfere.

In this respect, China has suffered from the civil war for four years, and Vietnam has also suffered from the civil war.

Of course, from the Chinese perspective, this perspective is quite politically incorrect.

View more about Indochine reviews

Extended Reading

Indochine quotes

  • Guy: Give me Le Guen.

    L'Admiral: No.

    Guy: What will you do with him?

    L'Admiral: I'm awaiting orders from Paris.

    Guy: Let me question him. What he knows about the communist networks and leaders is of major interest to us.

    L'Admiral: Three points, Mr. Asselin. One: Le Guen doesn't talk. He hasn't spoken since his arrest. Not even to my chief of staff - his classmate. Two: If I hand him over to you, he might talk. But I'd rather not. We know your methods. Three: Le Guen is a sailor. His case will be tried by sailors. Any relevant information will be passed along to you.

    Guy: Thanks. Another example of Navy-Police cooperation. That's what makes empires great.

  • Mme. Minh Tam: You have to forget this man, Lili. I'll never understand French love stories. They're all about madness, fury, suffering... they're similar to our war stories. You know the secret. I've told you already.

    Eliane: Yes, I know. Indifference.