Kubrick has a very good grasp of the basic emotions of the story, especially in the speech in the courtroom, which directly hits the hearts of the audience. But the director was as vulnerable as the audience, and could not bear to see the whole story end with a shooting, forcibly arranged the scene of the general to bombard his own position, providing the necessary means for the colonel's final counterattack. The general's anger and madness seems understandable, but it inevitably adds a touch of absurdity and reduces the impact of a reflection on France's dark military politics. Director Ku, one move away from perfect chess.
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