They used to be brothers

Dolores 2022-03-19 09:01:02

This is one of the masterpieces of the World War II movie. Although it is a TV series, it is filmed in the same way as a movie. Almost every episode can be taken out as an independent movie. It is the work of the Big Three in Hollywood: Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Lucas.

Although it is a war movie, there are not many scenes directly describing the war. Using Company E as a clue, we traveled through the famous battles and important scenes of World War II. There are many characters involved in the film, but the characters are very successful, and they can basically be seated. There are not too many sensational scenes, especially the kind of speech scenes that Hollywood is accustomed to, just use the performance of small people on the battlefield to express silent accusations of war. Especially in every episode, there is almost a character who disappears in the war, whether it is the American or German army, life is fleeting in a blink of an eye. In one episode, unclaimed clothes were used in the laundry room to suggest to the audience that their owners had gone with the wind in this protracted war. In the face of war, life is so fragile.

Then it is such a fragile life, but it contains a lot of human brilliance, including respect for life.

In fact, we also have many classic battles, especially those against Vietnam and the War of Resistance against U.S. Aid Korea, which are worth remembering by our filmmakers. Unfortunately, our main theme seems to have forgotten them. The loyal bones are buried in the green hills, and hope that war will never come again.

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Band of Brothers quotes

  • [Translating a speech a German General is giving to his men after they all surrendered]

    Liebgott: Men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. You've fought bravely, proudly for your country. You're a special group. You've found in one another a bond, that exists only in combat, among brothers. You've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. You've seen death and suffered together. I'm proud to have served with each and every one of you. You all deserve long and happy lives in peace.

  • Nixon: Division has decided to pluck one officer from each regiment who served in the heroic defense of Bastogne and send them back to the States on a thirty day furlough... get him out banging the drum for the war bonds, that kind of thing. Turns out I've been plucked.

    Richard Winters: Hey, that's fantastic, Lew. Good for you.

    Nixon: Thank you.

    Richard Winters: But how does your leaving help me?

    Nixon: It doesn't. I'm not going. I've already seen the States, I grew up there. That's why I came to Europe. I just wish they told me a war was going on. Anyway, this thing is wasted on me, but I'm sure we could find an officer somewhere in this battalion that could use a long trip home.