A movie of a deified sniper

Keshaun 2022-03-19 09:01:03

Snipers are cool in people's minds, especially those who are interested in war and military affairs. They hide themselves like lonely heroes on the top of a cliff or among the ruins, lying on their faces quietly, like poisonous snakes waiting for their prey to appear. Once they find a target, they aim calmly and calmly, pull the trigger, and never miss a target. This impression is likely to come from a certain movie, and more movies that show snipers further strengthen this imagination.

I've seen another movie with a sniper as the protagonist, "Army at the Gate", which has also been translated into "The Enemy Now" or "The Contest in the Decisive Battle". It should be called Enemy at the Gate. In this film, the sniper is an individual, there is love, hatred, vacillation and hesitation, making people feel that he is real.

The protagonist in this "Life and Death Sniper" has only precise marksmanship, skillful tactics and iron will, but no emotion. Oh, it can’t be said that there is no at all, such as his apologies for sacrificing his comrades, his appreciation for loyal pets, and his obscure favor with his girlfriends, but these are too superficial and too stylized. The director has no patience or interest in showing these warm things in detail, but can't wait to point the camera at the fire-breathing muzzle and cold eyes. Although he went to save the hostage who was held hostage (in fact, there is no heroine in the film, she is just the supporting actress with the most drama), but he felt that he did not cherish her to do so, but for revenge and justice. At the end of the film, things that could not be solved by law were solved cleanly by the master using a gun, and then took the beauty and left.

I can only say that this is a myth, with good wishes, and it looks very exciting, but it says nothing.

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  • Nick Memphis: [sips coffee, chokes, coughs]

    Mr. Rate: [smiling] Good coffee?

    Nick Memphis: Yeah.

  • Mr. Rate: Would've been a bad job to take, though.

    Nick Memphis: How come?

    Mr. Rate: Whoever took that shot's probably dead now. That's how conspiracy works. Them boys on the grassy knoll, they were dead within three hours. Buried in the damn desert. Unmarked graves out past Terlingua.

    Nick Memphis: And you know this for a fact?

    Mr. Rate: Still got the shovel!