The highlight of the movie "1917" is not the acting skills of individual actors, nor the ups and downs of the plot. It is another version of "Odyssey", a heavily packaged anti-war theme movie.
The scene at the beginning of the film is very refreshing. Schofield and Blake are ordered to get up and sleep on the grass under a tree. This picture is quiet and beautiful, which forms a huge contrast with the plot and picture afterwards. As the two got up and moved forward, the camera lens stepped back, the audience's field of vision became wider and wider, and the war scene began.
After the two received the order to stop the attack as a messenger to the front line, Blake didn't hesitate to move forward; Schofield, considering the terrible consequences, kept lobbying his comrades to stop before starting. The military order was like a mountain. What's more, after it was communicated, the brother who was on the front line had another chance to survive. Of course, Blake would not accept Schofield's suggestion.
Amidst waves of worries, the audience could hear two people chatting. A lot of information was revealed in the dialogue. Schofield, the guy who sleeps on a tree, participated in the famous Battle of the Somme in history, became one of the few survivors, and won the Pewter Medal. This allows the audience to further feel Schofield's calm and composure, and are full of expectations for his wonderful performance in the future.
Blake's elder brother is also in the army, and this family has contributed two sons to the country. If the audience feels admiration, they may also think about it further. The war is really a great loss to the population of the participating countries! The war in Europe was tragic, and the casualties at that time were so heavy that it could not be added!
In the conversation between the two people, home was naturally involved. Unlike Blake, Schofield said he didn't want home, he didn't want to go home. He didn't like the medal that Blake thought could be sent home. He used it to exchange a bottle of wine for his French comrades because he was thirsty.
That's it, the side line of the story becomes tense. A Blake who loves family, country, and honor and Schofield who doesn't care about anything get together and come to a farmhouse, and the real home appears.
Earlier, in the trenches of Germany, Schofield had noticed the photos of the German soldiers' bedside, a family of three. The warmth was not diminished because the photos were broken and abandoned. Why was it not taken away? Is the retreat in a hurry, or is the owner a bone in the Wuding River? have no idea.
Schofield and Blake came to a home destroyed by the war. Between the ruined walls, the cherry forest was completely cut down by the retreating Germans. The white and pink cherry blossoms have not completely withered, making people feel the peace of this home. Quiet with the years. Blake looked at a flower carefully, and told about the varieties of cherries, and also about the distant past of his mother and his mother managing fruit trees and picking fruits. If there were no wars, he would also have a hardworking mother, a warm and beautiful farmhouse.
However, the war is right now, and he died because of love. He died on the opposite side of the cherry blossom garden, on the other side of the pond. In front of the barn, the cows are still there; in the barn, there are full buckets of milk. After Schofield filled a kettle, the German fighter plane in the sky crashed. Schofield wants to deal with the German pilots, and Blake insists on humanitarian rescue. Schofield went to pick up the water and gave it to the thirsty pilot. Just after he turned, the pilot who asked for water stabbed Blake. This makes the audience really feel the coldness of war and the coldness of humanity. Or, the life and death environment of war has caused mistrust between people. This distrust flashes up again and again in this film. Some film critics said that Blake must be sacrificed to facilitate the development of long shots, and one must die. Well, you have the final say.
In any case, Blake lost his blood and sacrificed, and this caring person passed away because of love. Before he died, he held the photo of the brothers and his mother tightly, and asked Schofield to tell his mother that he was not afraid. He is indeed not afraid. He is a good son of his mother, a good citizen of the country, and a good soldier of the general. Before he died, he did not forget to tell Schofield to arrive in time, worrying that he would get lost alone.
When Schofield was feeling unprecedented helplessness, he met another group of kind comrades. Captain Smith ordered his men to help Schofield simply settle Blake's body, took him to find the commander, and asked him to take Schofield along the way. On the road, the military vehicle got stuck in the mud, and the soldiers were not in a hurry. Schofield was anxious, ordered to reverse the car, and then asked everyone to push the car. Inspired by him, everyone finally worked together and pushed the truck out of the mud pit. However, before long, the bridge in front of the river was broken, and this mobile unit had to bypass the river. Schofield had to bid farewell to his comrades and cross the river by himself. Before leaving, Captain Smith warned Schofield that someone should be present when delivering the order, otherwise, he might be ordered and prohibited because, "But some men just want the fight."
Schofield began to face the rain of bullets alone. In the small town of Ekuster, in order to avoid the German soldiers, he hid in a basement. There was a poor French woman hidden in the basement, and a baby of unknown origin in a drawer.
Three broken homes were pieced together in one place. The women were thrown down by the Germans. Before retreating, they moved all the men away, leaving only the woman and the baby. This baby girl is an orphan in the war, and the woman taking care of her doesn't know who her parents are. Also abandoned is Schofield, who had left his hometown during the war. Schofield heard the baby's crying, and after a short surprise, he overflowed with paternal love. He left all his food for the woman and the baby, and took the baby's little hand to recite verses to her.
In order to complete his mission, Schofield once again ran out of the dark but warm basement. A woman speaks French, and whether Schofield understands it or not, the love that should be expressed can still be expressed, and the admonitions that should not be listened will naturally not be obeyed.
In this way, after nine deaths, he finally found the troop he was looking for. After struggling to survive, Schofield heard the singing of the second-tier comrades, and the nervous audience once again had a chance to breathe.
I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger
I am a poor wayfaring stranger, I'm travelling through this world of woe, yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger In that bright land to which I go I'm going there to see my Father I'm going there, no more to roam Wandering another country, I'm only going over Jordan, I'm only going over home
I know dark clouds will gather'round me I know my way is rough and steep But golden fields lie just before me Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep I'm going home to see my mother and all my loved ones who've gone on I'm going home to see my mother going over Jordan, I'm only going over home
I am a poor wayfaring stranger, I'm travelling through this world of woe, yet there's no sickness, toil, nor danger In that bright land to which I go I'm going there to see my Father I'm going there, no more to roam Wandering another country, I'm only going over Jordan, I'm only going over home
Schofield was immersed in the sad and pure singing with the audience. Of course, compared with those who missed his hometown, he may be a little tired and even fell into a semi-conscious state. When the soldier who asked who he was said that this unit was the unit he was looking for, the sense of mission inspired him again. He did not hesitate again and rushed to the front. Finally, fulfilling his mission, he found the target of the order.
The commander ordered the assault to be terminated. This somewhat surprised the audience, and several of the foreshadowings seemed to imply that the final outcome might be order and prohibition. The director and screenwriter made a deliberate turn here, and the commander played by Juan Fu ordered a truce. After that, he said some frustrating words to tell the absurdity of the war. I believe this is more thought-provoking than war madmen who are not subject to military orders.
After delivering the order, Schofield found Blake's brave brother in the wounded rescue department, who was unscathed, brave and strong. Schofield has completed his entrustment, and he is also stronger. He is not like a roll of blessing, but he has hope again. Turning around, I once again enter the scene at the beginning of the film, the scene is poetic and picturesque.
On the undulating grassland, a lonely tree stood quietly. Schofield walked slowly over, leaning against the tree just like the opening scene of the film. The difference is that he took out the iron box on his chest and took out the photos inside. The photo of him with his wife and daughter was presented in front of the audience...Turning over gently, the expectation of the wife and daughter appeared: Come back to us. X (Go back to us. Kiss you.)
The man who exchanged medals for wine to quench his thirst, the man who was afraid of the dangers of marching during the day, the man who ran and gave orders, and the man who took the hand of a baby girl to chant poetry, it turns out that he also has a home. Is this the meaning of war? Or is it to dissolve the meaning of war?
have no idea.
This movie made me feel the incompleteness and warmth of home, let's all go home, this world has warmth.
Come back to us. X.
Finally, pay tribute to Alfred Mendes, the grandfather of director and screenwriter Sam Mendes, the provider of the film's raw materials and a veteran of World War I!
The veteran is not dead, but withered!
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