There are many war themes, and there are many interpretations of war from personal perspectives. There are still many normal people in this world, not because they are really beneficial to society, human beings, and the earth, but because they are the majority of people with unified thoughts, values, and beliefs. When the male protagonist takes pity on the dying wounded (or himself), he may not be alone, he may be affirmed by human nature. When the male protagonist berates his comrades (or the whole war) for the fallen Italian girl, he is finally alone, eager to devour him frantically. The knife that stabbed into his back reminded him that it was futile to approach his heart every time. This film reminds me of Wang Xiaobo's The Silent Majority and Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman. Standing to die or kneeling to live, each has its own reasons. Haruki Murakami cited, "The most normal thing about us is that we know that we are abnormal."
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