It seems that everything must have the energy to explore the reasons, so why do you ask more? why?
Let's extend this why to the role in the film that took place in 1980.
The first question is, why did the Vietnam War veteran and hunter Rivere risk his life to get these 2 million? Are these two million really worth the gamble?
The second question is that the second assassin is a retired colonel from the Vietnam War. If Rivere is an ordinary soldier who has no guarantee of life after retiring and goes to kill 2 million, then this colonel is engaged in a more dangerous assassin. Occupation, what is he for?
The third question is that the police officer BELL went to visit his father. His father told of a case in which some people killed old people and then pretended to claim their social security money. The problem is that sometimes the murderer is not eager to kill these old people, but Want to torture enough to kill later? why?
The fourth question is why the border guards on the border between the United States and Mexico knew that Rivere had also served as a soldier. He had always been proud of accepting bribes and let Rivere go free of charge.
Perhaps these questions have a common answer: the imperfection of the social security system has led to the emergence of social instability factors.
It can be seen from the film that the life of the hunter Rivere in 1980 was very shabby. He participated in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1968. It was when he was 44-46 years old. It is hard to imagine that he still went at such an old age. Participating in the war, why? Maybe he believed the military's propaganda at that time, and after participating in the war, he could change his unsatisfactory life. But in fact, like the border guard guarding the border between the United States and Mexico, it was deceived by the U.S. military. Until 1980, the year the story happened in the film, he still lived a very unhappy life, when he was 58 years old. Then this 200w is the only hope to change his life. He is willing to use his life to bet the remaining years, maybe he already feels that it is better to die in the past.
The second killer, also participated in the Vietnam War, and was also a colonel. The colonel was not as perverted as the first killer, sane, well-versed, tolerant and rational. It stands to reason that this EQ and this level should be able to have a better placement after retirement, and as a result, he also joined the underworld. For what, for the protection of life.
Bell's father was also a police officer. He served the people all his life. He was beaten to mutilated legs by criminals. After retirement, his living environment was very bad. It can be drunk for a week or even longer if you make coffee once. The home is also dilapidated, it is the worst of all the families I have seen. From his words: Don’t spend time and energy for what you have lost, because it will make you lose more, and you can heal your wounds by licking them yourself. It can be seen that he has paid a lot to fight for the benefits he deserves, but the result is still very disappointing. Compared to his uncle, he may not be the worst, because his uncle died in 1909 for the sake of law enforcement. Nothing is dead anymore.
So killing people pretending to receive social security money, it can be seen that the social security system in the United States is not sound, some people can enjoy it, some people cannot enjoy these specific conditions, but we do not know these specific conditions, but it can force people to go to the extreme and kill people. This shows that The contradiction is not generally small. Killing is not simply for money, but also to torture. It can be seen that the resentment towards society is completely vented to these victims.
These guys in the film are very smart, as can be seen from their wits and bravery, but why their lives are not satisfactory? They have worked hard, and their intelligence is not defective, even higher than ordinary people, but in the end it ended like this .
Fortunately, the end of the film gave a little bit of hope. Although Police Officer Bell knew that his future was the same as that of his parents and the title of the film, he had nowhere to rely on, but he did not plan to resign, and he still did what he had chosen. The end of life, just as his parents did.
Former officers and soldiers, but now assassins, hunters, border officers, and policemen are all facing the problem of having nothing to support. However, some people choose to take risks, some people choose to corrupt the law, and some people work for the underworld. , But some people are advancing alone on the road of faith.
At the end of the book "Brothers", it talked about the future fate of those brothers and comrades in World War II. Some were blessed by a soldier's guarantee of the law. After retiring, they can go to university and continue to study, thereby changing their destiny. When the two are connected, it is embarrassing to compare China.
——2008-2-29
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