The second Latvian war movie I've seen after "1944". It still starts with the fate of the little people, and through the ups and downs of personal fate, the side shows the cruelty and ruthlessness of the war. This seems to be the consistent style of Latvia, a small country sandwiched between several major powers, showing the mainstream ideology.
The protagonist Arthur grew up from an ignorant teenager, after his mother was killed by the Germans for hiding wounded soldiers unintentionally, his father and brothers were killed in battle, and he couldn't bear to shoot his compatriots and was arrested on the charge of a traitor, and eventually grew into a man who could see through the world. Impermanent, mature and numb warrior. After Latvia finally achieved national independence and got rid of the claws of Tsarist Russia, Soviet Russia and Germany, the people in the small town laughed, but Arthur, who received the Medal of Honor, did not smile. He stared sympathetically at the son who died for the country, The mother in mourning clothes, I believe that at that moment, his heart did not have much joy because of National Independence II, but more of a kind of incomparable sadness that mortals were ravaged by war, and experienced too many baptisms of blood and fire. He quickly turned this sadness into numbness, turned around and said lightly to his lover, "Let's go home", and the movie ended with a soothing sad background sound.
Through Arthur's solemn and melancholy face, I seem to see that he has long understood that Latvia's independence is only a temporary peace. After 20 years, facing the Nazi iron cavalry and Soviet Russia's steel policy, the Latvian nation will suffer again. begin. And for him, it seems that he has already made such preparations. After all, to give birth to such an era, such a country and such a family, it seems that suffering and hesitation are commonplace. And against the background of today's peaceful development theme, we saw that Latvia appeared in front of the world as a tourist country with beautiful scenery last night, and we must not forget the past sufferings of this nation, and the small people who contributed to the development of this nation hard work.
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