The road to glory, to the grave!

Vincenzo 2022-03-17 09:01:03

The title of the film "Road to Glory" is a great irony. The three soldiers were pushed to court-martial. The defense officer who was the main culprit completely ignored the real situation on the battlefield and questioned Ferol in an aggressive manner if he had retreated. When Ferol answered yes, the officer showed a triumphant smile. This scene Anyone can see how ridiculous it is. Ferol would have died if he continued to walk, but he was court-martialed as a coward after he retreated. The implication of these officers is that if you want to be a brave man, keep moving forward, even if it is death, the only way to glory is death, and as long as you live, you will be called a coward. Before attacking Ant Hill, General Mireau used a few percentage figures when he and Dax analyzed how many people would die in this war. For him, life was just a few cold numbers. War is just a war of the people at the bottom. For the superior, war is a game of power and profit, and life is just a number used to judge the probability of winning or losing this game. When Dax put the testimony of General Mireau's crimes in front of General Geoge, he could have saved the lives of the three men, but he chose to showdown after the execution of the three men, because it would aggravate his ability to successfully The weights that General Mi squeezed out. While the soldiers were on the front lines, the senior officers were feasting, eating the finest food, and saying in a bluff: "Shooting a few people from time to time is a powerful way to maintain military discipline." The three soldiers who were elected to the military court are actually very representative characters with three personalities. Ferol is honest, and this kind of person is always bullied in the collective. , Arnard insulted God in front of the priest, when paris said in grief that the cockroach would be closer to his wife and daughter than him, he slapped the cockroach with indifference, saying that now you are better than it. Arnard represents a small group of individuals who are independent of the collective, and these inappropriate behaviors, language and personalities make this type of group excluded from the collective. Even the way he was selected was the most absurd _ lottery. paris is undoubtedly the most upright and brave of them all, but he offended his boss, who gave him small shoes, so he was chosen. In fact, his boss's behavior is no different from that of General Mireau. Mireau kills to shirk responsibility, his boss kills to exclude others, and mireau's subordinate "kills" to please his boss. Even Dax is killing, and he is listening to the death of General M. Even though at the end of the story, General G asked him to take his soldiers to the battlefield again, to take the path of glory, he still accepted, for his loyalty and his mission as a soldier killing. And are the soldiers who are about to go to the front line very innocent? No, they bullied a German female captive in a tavern. But they all cried when the girl sang the ballad about a story between a soldier and her lover. It was love that smoothed out their impetuosity, removed the barrier between them and the Germans, and then went to die a few minutes later. In the middle of the film, when Arnard discusses death with another soldier, he asks: "If you really only care about death, then why should you care what killed you. So we don't care about death, we care about death Painful or not." Shameless politicians chanted: "Go forward, soldiers, and accept death bravely, that is your only road to glory. If you step back, you will be regarded as cowards, and even then, It doesn't mean that you will definitely survive." Life seems to be desperate either at the hands of the enemy or at the hands of one's own. Director Kubrick tells an absurd story with seriousness. "Go forward, soldiers, and accept death bravely. That's your only road to glory. If you step back, you'll be considered cowards, and even that doesn't mean you'll survive." Life seems to be desperate either at the hands of the enemy or at the hands of one's own. Director Kubrick tells an absurd story with seriousness. "Go forward, soldiers, and accept death bravely. That's your only road to glory. If you step back, you'll be considered cowards, and even that doesn't mean you'll survive." Life seems to be desperate either at the hands of the enemy or at the hands of one's own. Director Kubrick tells an absurd story with seriousness.

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Paths of Glory quotes

  • General Broulard: There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.

  • General Mireau: Hello there, soldier. Ready to kill more Germans?

    Private Ferol: Yes, sir.

    General Mireau: What's your name, soldier?

    Private Ferol: Sir, Private Ferol, Company A.

    General Mireau: Aha. You married, soldier?

    Private Ferol: No, sir.

    General Mireau: I'll bet your mother's proud of you.

    Private Ferol: Yes, sir.

    General Mireau: Carry on, Private, and good luck.

    Private Ferol: Thank you, sir.