I've been ashamed of being a human being several times, and this will be once. Convicting it would be the sin of each of you before you die. I don't believe the most precious man and his mercy will die here.
Patriotism is the rogue's last refuge
The film's negative portrayal of the French army was banned in France until 1975. Germany also banned the release due to its relationship with France. Switzerland also didn't lift the ban until 1978 after accusing the film of "subverting the image of France". When it was released in Belgium, a foreword was requested stating that the film was only an isolated incident and could not represent and reflect the bravery and honor of French soldiers. In Spain, the film was banned due to the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco until 11 years after Francisco's death in 1986.
As the film's title suggests, the so-called "Road to Glory" comes from the unequivocal line of English poet Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" published in 1751: "The Glory The road leads only to the grave".
Originally, the death penalty did not exist for the box office, and was replaced with a happy ending. It is precisely because Kushen insisted on his own opinion that this great work was created. The film has been nominated by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 Best Movies of the Century and one of the Ten Best Courtroom Movies. At the same time, in order not to be too dark, at the end, my daughter-in-law went into battle in person. As a German prisoner, she finally woke up the French soldiers who had been numb in the war with a ballad "Der treue Hussar". The brilliance of human nature is so dazzling at the moment.
My understanding of the road to glory: 1. Three death row prisoners embarked on a road to death that was rendered by political means, exchanging their own lives for the "glory" of the army; , become a stumbling block on the road of glory for others; 3. The road taken by Dax, who represents the excellent human nature such as integrity and empathy, although the road is difficult and full of thorns, but this is a real pilgrimage. road.
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