Captain Ritai is undoubtedly a hero, although he also sells Tibetan antelope skins, but that is just a way to make the patrol team survive - "use dead sheep to protect living sheep".
The three characters in the movie are the ones that I feel a lot about, and the first one is of course Ritai. His melancholy brows seemed to remain untouched until sacrifice. Is he a hero? He led the team to patrol mountains in no man's land, he captured poachers, he seized sheepskins, he sold sheepskins... I have too many questions about this character. What is the prototype of the character? "On January 18, 1994, Sonam Dajie and 4 team members captured 20 poachers after a fierce battle. Sonam Dajie asked the 2 team members to divide one of them with a broken femoral artery and the other with a broken femoral artery. The poacher with plateau emphysema was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but Jin Yanzu and another team member stayed behind to guard. The poachers, on the pretext of letting Jin Yanzu get into the car to drink water and rest, suddenly pushed him and another team member to the ground and released him. Armed. When he returned and found that the situation had changed, Sonam Dajie had a gun battle with the poachers, and his leg artery was broken. And Jin Yanzu came back alive after being engraved on his face with a knife by the poachers..." For a time, Sonam Dajie's name was written all over the major newspapers, and people began to pay attention to this group called "Wild Yak Team". Hoh Xil Mountain Patrol. But the demise of the Wild Yaks was just as tragic as it was vying to be seen as a heroic team by the news media, various environmental groups and the public. It is a well-known fact that this "folk hero" with no clear identity has been struggling to survive, and its case tragedy may be another true version of the conflict between the hero and the system. Another fact that we should pay attention to is that, coexisting with the brilliant record of capturing 600 poachers and nearly 9,000 pieces of Tibetan antelope skins, nearly 7,000 pieces of Tibetan antelope skins disappeared... Jin Yanzu, director of the Office of the Western Work Committee, led seven team members on patrol and caught a poaching gang. On the way to the escort, they released the poachers and a car, and sold the collected Tibetan antelope skins for more than 4,000 yuan per person. In this regard, Jin Yanzu has no objection to this fact: "I advocate the sale, even if it is beheaded, I will also take the responsibility." So, what made the legendary captain say such "brilliant words".
Through the film, we can also see the living conditions of the mountain rangers: most of them are improvised, with meager wages, they do what they consider to be breadwinners rather than heroes. Team member Liu Dong even had to borrow money from a prostitute to save his teammates... But what was the actual situation? Qinghai is one of the most impoverished provinces in the country, and Zhiduo County, where the Wild Yak Team is located, is a national-level impoverished county that has yet to receive electricity. Most of the members of the Wild Yak Team are temporary workers, and their family members do not have jobs. Their monthly salary of more than 200 yuan is their entire source of living. Patrol in the no-man's land area of more than 80,000 square kilometers, the wild yak team consumes nearly 10,000 yuan of gasoline each time, plus maintenance, and the expenses of more than 40 employees' wages, most of which must be raised by themselves. The wild yak team formed a delicate relationship with the poachers: they hunted the poachers, but this behavior was maintained by selling Tibetan antelope skins. Zha Shuji's explanation during his lifetime was, "Use the dead Tibetan antelope to protect the living Tibetan antelope"... This is why they sell sheepskins.
Going back to the movie, I think Ritai should be considered a hero, he is kind, brave and persistent. His death was like a knife, piercing my heart deeply. With just two light gunshots, a life ended in an instant. In the desert of Hoh Xil, a name was buried forever.
The second person who moved me was Liu Dong, a member of the team. This veteran showed the most natural feelings. He is not as great and serious as Ritai. He has an ordinary beauty. He has feelings for prostitutes and Tibetan antelopes. Have feelings, have feelings for teammates. However, he still disappeared into the deserted desert in the end, and the quicksand swallowed him calmly like a devil. In my impression, it seems that the protagonist will shout for help at this time. However, Liu Rong did not shout, and they made any noise. It is very simple, because no one will hear it, he knows this. As the camera zoomed out a little bit, I felt that the whole picture was quiet and suffocating, and the loneliness of no-man’s land was vividly expressed.
The third person that moved me was Ma Zhanlin, a cunning but kind-hearted herder who worked hard for criminals in order to support his family. However, he has no culture and does not understand the meaning of such behavior, the only purpose is to support his family and fight for a meal. He's cunning, he touches "crime" many times, but each time there's just a fine. He was kind, he let his son be a mountain ranger, and he wept for Ritai's death...
In fact, even the "heinous" gunmen did not kill casually. According to factual reports, these so-called gunmen just bought jeeps and submachine guns at low prices to hunt Tibetan antelope. They hated the mountain patrol members of the "Wild Yak Team", but they had no entanglement with ordinary people. This is also reflected in the movie - they let the reporter Gayu go.
In fact, "Kekexili" does not reflect the theme of environmental protection, but highlights a human focus. In the no-man's land on earth, facing the coming of death, the good people are trying their best to hunt down, and even use the money from selling skins to deal with the bad people; while the bad people are ruthlessly shooting and escaping, and even buying the poor with money. players. How should the good and the bad be drawn? How should mountain rangers and poachers compare?
In the no-man's land of Hoh Xil, tragedies unfolded scene after scene, with gunshots, cries, and the ruthless wind in the desert...
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