Watching this movie, I have to thank the recommendation of the video software. One day, I suddenly wanted to find a few sniper movies to watch, so I found "Life and Death Sniper", "Sniper Elite" and "Dangerous Wall" successively. The first two are typical American blockbusters, with grand scenes, powerful protagonists, and exciting plots. It is very enjoyable to watch, and the film "Dangerous Wall" is not a novel subject matter, to put it bluntly. It is the confrontation between the snipers of the two armies, but there is no particularly fierce confrontation. Instead, it is like peeling an onion, showing the background of the story to the audience step by step. After watching the movie, it is more about unfinished business and thinking about war.
At the beginning of the film, the sniper (Matthew) and the observer (Izzy) are aiming at a wall. Around the dangerous wall are the bodies of friendly troops and American hired workers. Interestingly, 6 construction workers and 2 security guards are all there. He was shot in the head away from the bunker, but the friendly correspondent didn't. This was abnormal. Izzy brought it up, but Matthew expressed his disapproval. Here is a small foreshadowing of the director's narration. It was only at the end that I found out that this was the strategy of the enemy sniper. Matthew and Izzy have been lurking for 20 hours, which is an unusually long time for a sniper, and the lurking location is still in the dry and hot Gobi. So, after some conversation, Matthew decided that the enemy sniper was dead or the friendly army was just wiped out by a small enemy team, and regardless of Izzy's obstruction, he swaggered towards the dangerous wall. The sniper hit the waist and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Izzy rushed to support immediately, but was intercepted by snipers, shot in the kettle and radio (also intentionally by the enemy snipers), and shot in the knee, bleeding profusely, but barely managed to hide behind the dangerous wall , save a life.
At this time, Matthew was unable to move, lying in the open area, there was a danger of being shot at any time, and Izzy's range of activities was limited to behind the dangerous wall. Izzy confirmed that the radio had been damaged. Instead of sitting still, it was better to fight to the death. The two wanted to fight back. At this time, the plot seemed to be developing in a good direction. It can be expected that the specific location should be calculated, and then Matthew killed the enemy. In the end, the two returned home hand in hand. However, the wind and sand blocked his vision, Matthew had no echo, and the wound was bleeding profusely. The multiple blows made Izzy fall into despair and fell into a coma.
Izzy, who was in a coma, was awakened by the individual communication headset. Although he was puzzled, the ecstatic Izzy reported his location, but the other party asked Izzy to get up and shoot in the air, indicating the specific location. At this time, Izzy listened to With the accent of the other party, it is not an American, and finally found out that the other party turned out to be the sniper who attacked them. Afterwards, the two talked, and it was actually the sniper who had been trying to understand the situation of Izzy and his comrades, and used Matthew to threaten.
After that, the film mainly revolves around their discussions, and the ins and outs of the matter are gradually revealed: the other party was originally a teacher, because of the war, his workplace and family were gone, out of hatred, he participated in the resistance to the US military because of his excellent marksmanship. And superhuman stealth ability, become a ghost killer against the US military. At the same time, Izzy's identity was also stripped. Originally he was also a sniper, but in a certain action, he accidentally killed his own observer, and lied about the mission report. His inner condemnation made him return to the battlefield and wanted to seek redemption.
At this point, Izzy found that everything the enemy did was premeditated. First, the oil workers, then the security guards, and then them, the purpose was to kill and wound the US military personnel. At the end of the movie, Izzy picked up the sniper rifle and knocked down the dangerous wall. I wanted to end this state, but because of the arrival of the reinforcement helicopter, the opponent's rational choice was hidden. Although Izzy repeatedly reminded allies to pay attention to snipers, they were not taken seriously. After the plane took off, gunshots sounded, and the pilot was shot and the plane crashed. , the movie ends.
This film does not have a grand scene, but more about the ups and downs of the plot and the protagonist's emotions. The dangerous wall separates the enemy sniper and the protagonist, and also separates the people (or warriors) under the two systems. The situation of the next two countries has reversed for the two of them. The United States is strong and suppresses Iraq, while the soldiers in Iraq here are playing with American soldiers. Ironically, this Iraqi soldier is still trained by the US military. from. At the end of the film, Izzy knocked down the dangerous wall, trying to use himself to attract firepower, so that his comrades on the helicopter could destroy the enemy, but the Iraqi fighters had greater ambitions.
The Iraqi fighter in the movie has never shown his face, but it gives a smart and ruthless sense of sight, just like a feline predator. Through Izzy's description, we know that he has been in the garbage heap. After many days, Matthew and Izzy in the opening film have been lurking for 20 hours, which is really not easy, but the sniper was able to stay motionless on the garbage heap and defeated three waves of enemies successively. He had to admire his patience; And the combatants of the security guards are all shot in the head, but for the signal soldiers, they hit the knee, antenna and water bottle with three shots, the purpose is to make the signal soldiers die in torment, Matthew and Izzy enjoy the same. treatment. In addition, he not only tortured Izzy physically, but also mentally. He keenly felt that Izzy had a secret when he came back, and through conversations, threats, etc., forced Izzy to tell the mistakes he had made. Matthew and Izzy are typical American soldiers, representing a series of characteristics of Americans. Matthew is more than brave, but lacks calmness and is easily impulsive; Izzy has become sensitive and fragile because of the last mistake, but loyal Patriotic and willing to sacrifice.
There is no good or bad in this movie. The exposed protagonists Matthew and Izzy, they are loyal and patriotic, brave and tenacious, but their country has turned them into invaders. The faceless sniper, although ruthless and cunning, used to be a teacher who taught and educated people, but the hatred of the country and the family made him pick up the gun. In one scene, he said to Izzy that although the war in the country was over, Yours hasn't, and he doesn't know who to take revenge on, so he shoots all Americans who stand on the soil of their homeland. It is worth noting that the Dangerous Wall was originally a school, and it became the Dangerous Wall because of the US military. Was the sniper ever the teacher of this school? It is unknown, but this dangerous wall, which is inextricably linked with the opposing sides, stretches between them from beginning to end, and is divided into two parts, just like the two countries have different values, different languages and different roles. In the end, Izzy knocked down the dangerous wall and chose to face the enemy head-on, as well as his own fears, the present and the past.
View more about The Wall reviews
