Which road leads to glory?

Destinee 2022-03-18 09:01:03

Which road leads to glory? - After reading the movie "Road to Glory". Learn two background knowledge: 1. Director Stanley Kubrick, who died in 1999, was rated as the fifth most influential director in the world, and his shots were all excellent; 2. The male protagonist Kirk Douglas, a beautiful man, an old man People born in 1916 lived to February 2020 and lived to be 104 years old. Son Michael Douglas Oscar Best Actor. The film revolves around the causes and results of a small battle between France and Germany in World War I. Through the respective performances of the commanders and soldiers of the legion, it shows the absurd social background at that time, as well as the timeless human nature that continues to this day. War has always been a continuation of politics. The First World War was already an absurd war for some reason. The war against ant hill in the film was just launched by the top political and military officials to divert the attention of the public and the media, without any strategic and tactical significance. On behalf of the high-level purpose, Brollard made a special trip to persuade Paul. "Paul who values ​​soldier's life above all else" for one extra star. Dax wanted to be with his soldiers. The rest of the people pushed from top to bottom just for the patriotism and the duty of obeying orders, and the war started according to the high-level expectations. For Brollard, as long as the beginning is enough, whether winning or losing, diverting the attention of the public and the media, he can continue his own wine and meat. For Paul, losing represents the failure of a star's promotion and the loss of honor, so he needs to find a scapegoat to take responsibility for his poor command, and at the same time maintain his prestige in the army by killing people. For Dax, it was something that he knew he couldn't do. He led his team to do their best, and he didn't want his soldiers to be used by his own people. Several people who were judged had no chance or room to choose, and could only be dragged to death by the incident. So, who is honored in this event? I feel honored that no one is going. Because at the end of the film, the soldiers forgot the death of their comrades and indulged in the carnival, and the songs of the German girl prisoners of war made them feel homesick and began to miss their lovers and relatives. And Dax was instructed to keep fighting, sadly no one knew why.

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Extended Reading
  • Keeley 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    There is a good sarcastic "the life if one of those soldiers means more to me."; and in the end it turned out that a so-called acquired German singer brought the resonance of the French soldiers with her crying singing.

  • Eddie 2022-03-23 09:01:24

    Kubrick is the kind of director that excites people, because he constantly creates the intensity of choice, the perspective of power and human nature in the story, which is presented as tension between superiors and subordinates. "Administrative subcontracting", flexible execution and informal negotiation games all have dramatic plots, but through the character of Dax (defense lawyer), the universal values ​​of compassion, justice, and truth-seeking are still hard-edged, close-up shots "You don't know The answer to that question," points to rational integrity. The same war theme includes late-night reconnaissance. Tarkovsky's "Ivan's Childhood" focuses on the texture of the natural environment, where people almost live, while in Kubrick's case, the environment is more about modeling and scenery , is the material light that hits the character, showing the spiritual will through the lens (upside-down, top-light, parade follow-up), which often requires more difficult control, but Kubrick uses an amazing precision And clarity is done, as if technology was never the limit, only clean, neat finish.

Paths of Glory quotes

  • [first lines]

    Narrator of opening sequence: War began between Germany and France on August 3rd 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and in a series of unexpected counterattacks drove the Germans back. The front was stabilized then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line of heavily fortified trenches zigzagging their way five hundred miles from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier. By 1916, after two grisly years of trench warfare, the battle lines had changed very little. Successful attacks were measured in hundreds of yards, and paid for in lives, by hundreds of thousands.

  • [last lines]

    [Col. Dax listens to his regiment humming in the tavern]

    Sgt. Boulanger: Sir?

    Colonel Dax: Yes, sir.

    Sgt. Boulanger: We have orders to move back to the front immediately.

    Colonel Dax: Well give the men a few minutes more, Sergeant.

    Sgt. Boulanger: Yes, sir.