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Paths of Glory

Road to Glory 1957 Three brushes Stanley Kubrick, the absolute god. Sitting in the library staring at the phone for 88 minutes, watching this classic anti-war movie in one go. In 1956, Kubrick just finished filming "The Killer", because the advanced editing techniques were not popular. In 1957, he established the anti-war ideal like Spielberg later, but he was very familiar with this film. Incorporated into the dark humor that he is good at. The film mainly tells the story of a French general who made mistakes in combat during the First World War and sought a scapegoat in the army in order to escape punishment. At the same time, Captain Dakos fought for the rights of the soldiers, and finally lost to the absurd organization of the hasty organization. military court. It is said that this film was banned in France for slandering the French army. I think what Kushen wanted to satirize was everything in the war. The title of the movie "Paths of Glory" is obviously ironic. He can refer to the path in the trenches, from which the soothing and heavy long shots are swept; it can also refer to the avenue of three innocent soldiers walking towards the execution ground, and one soldier is unconscious but still alive. To be shot, this fully reflects the savagery of people covered up by humanitarianism; it can also refer to the captain's road of greedy officers... In short, none of these roads lead to victory and glory. The movie is very profound, and I think the director wants to criticize a lot of things. The first is the bureaucratic style of the army. Officers quarrel with each other, regardless of whether the soldiers live or die, but they also insinuate the U.S. military. It was not long after the end of the Korean War; the second most important point is the profound anti-war connotation. , but focus on describing unreasonable military trials, rear officers greedy for pleasure, etc. The most important conclusion is: Patriotism is the last refuge of rogues. The counter-argument: Soldiers only need loyalty. Yet any reason to wage war is illegitimate and inhuman. In the past few days, I saw the old America and Russia have been making a lot of trouble in Syria. Thinking of this, I deeply felt their hypocrisy. The third is the evil in human nature. Finally, the captain came to the tavern and saw that the soldiers he protected with his life also looked like A group of drunken scoundrels, with worried faces, seemed to finally realize that neither side was human in the war; fourth, the hypocrisy of Christianity, the bearded brother among the three scapegoats wept and held on to the priest: "Why must I die? ?" The priest replied: "Believe in God's will, child!" Ironically, Brother Beard was chosen because he was unpopular, which is the fucking "will of God". The captain has the best acting skills, and the conflict of characters depends on him. His court martial scenes are comparable to movies like "Kennedy" and "12 Angry Men." I must sigh with emotion that the ten-minute war scene in this movie is a war movie from 60 years ago! Why is it so real! I think that when I didn’t have computer technology, I went to France for real-time shooting, and it was more realistic to use more bombs. For the aerial shots of no-man’s land in hell, the long shots in the trenches (I like it very much), and the “Hundred Regiments” a few years ago. All face ashamed. The scheduling is perfect, so again, Kubrick is the God of Kubrick. Of course, what I said above may seem too dark for the movie. There is still hope in this film, there will always be resonance among humans, there will always be empathy. Just like the German song at the end of the movie, although the lyrics are incomprehensible, we can hum the tune. Rating: 8.8/10

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