Fight again with pride

Ezra 2022-11-13 18:30:53

If a brutal war could allow idealism to exist, which side would you choose to take? Is the enemy the anti-colonial and anti-imperialist "savior" Mahd, or the Islamic jihadists? The Sudanese sniper removed his mask righteously, ignored the coercion at the muzzle, loaded the bullet and raised his gun to resist death angrily. The encounter near Fort Abu Kerry was full of twists and turns, and the director obviously stood at a neutral angle, exposing the British army's ignorance and improper tactical command.

With Heath Ledger as the thinker & warrior, and Kate Heston as the woman with a heart, the director is very good at making the actors burst into full energy in the most suitable role positions. In the first ten minutes or so, the camera quickly cut from the telephoto lens to the sports field, followed and edited with the shaking mirror, creating a dynamic atmosphere. On the gorgeous dance floor, the soothing rotating lens is used to prolong the visual persistence. The speed-dating love triangle injects a lively little humorous tone into the big serious story frame. Love is wine, friendship is the core of steel. When the protagonist Heath Ledger was humiliated by avoiding the war, the only one who did not fall into the trap was the rival and the closest friend.

He said that I didn't fight for the queen, and that I chose to fight after I evade the war. Is that a paradox? The negation of the negation does not lead the negation to its opposite, but proves that the negation is not a sufficient negation. From the handsome soldier to the decadent style of the bearded man, he returned to the same mental journey. He understood the value of participating in the war. He fought for his friends, infiltrated the enemy camp, and was thrown into prison. Action to restore one's reputation is more important than Mount Tai. When he returned, he said to his girlfriend, I have no other choice, this is God's will. Humorous and self-deprecating, hearty laughter, sent to the vast desert battlefield.

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The Four Feathers quotes

  • William Trench: Don't worry, Vicar. They're only women. They won't bite.

  • Harry Faversham: I've left the army.

    [Ethne laughs in disbelief]

    Harry Faversham: No, Ethne, I have left the army.

    Ethne: Why?

    Harry Faversham: There was talk they might send us abroad. For a year or two. I didn't want to wait that long to get married.

    Ethne: I would have waited. Or come with you. My mother did the same for my father.

    Harry Faversham: Yes, I know, but it tisn't what I wnated for us. You're all that matters to me now.

    Ethne: Where were they going to send you?

    Harry Faversham: They weren't sure.

    [the church door opens and a delivery boy from the army gives Harry a package that contains three white feathers]

    Ethne: [Picking up the feathers from the floor] Is this your friends' idea of a joke? What is it, Harry?

    Harry Faversham: Feathers of cowardice. Yesterday we were informed that our regement would be shipping out to Sudan. That we would be sent to war.

    Ethne: You don't know where they were sending you, you said it yourself. You did it for me. No one in their right mind could call you a coward. Especially not your friends. If there's been some kind of misunderstanding you have to clear it out. You have to go back to the regement and clear it out.

    Harry Faversham: No, I can't.

    Ethne: Then I will. I'll go see Trench, Willoughby and Castleton myself and tell them it's my fault you resigned. You did it for me.

    Harry Faversham: It has nothing to do with you, Ethne!

    Ethne: Then why?

    Harry Faversham: I never wanted to join the army! I did it for my father. I thought I'd serve my commission for a year or two and keep everyone happy and then I could...

    Ethne: Do what? Wait until we were married to tell me the truth?

    Harry Faversham: Ethne, I never meant to lie to you.

    Ethne: No, but you were quite happy to let me deceive myself. Do you think people will let us forget this?

    Harry Faversham: I don't care what people think, Ethne. All I care about is us.

    Ethne: It's not about us, Harry. It's just not about us. Jack would give his life for you.

    Harry Faversham: Don't you think I know that?

    Ethne: Then go back. It's not too late. Tell them you wouldn't have resigned if it weren't for me.

    Ethne: I would have resigned. And I wouldn't have gone to war for anything or anyone.

    Ethne: Then you are a coward.