Melancholy 007

Dangelo 2022-05-12 22:29:49

To sum up, the film is about a national hero and his friends carrying out sabotage operations behind enemy lines. His friends sacrificed one after another, and he was the only one who survived to victory in the war. Although the war was won, the national hero was not rejoiced, but remained mired in the loss of a friend. The central idea is: the pain caused by war is lasting, and the end of the war does not mean the end of the pain, so we must firmly oppose war.

In order to realize this central idea, our male protagonist became 007, who can't be beaten to death, and his friend died as soon as he met the Nazis. The characteristic of the European niche movies is that they will never be in the company of Hollywood blockbusters, so the male protagonist must not die, otherwise it will become "Saving Private Ryan".

The director deliberately found a male protagonist who was born with a melancholy face. At the end of the film, amid the flowers and applause, that face showed the expression of wanting to laugh and cry, which became the finishing touch of the film.

Obviously, the screenwriter has focused on the thinking of human nature, and is very casual in handling other details, which caused me to be confused in many places.

1. What is the connection between the war on the snow and the main story?

2. Riding a small boat in a big boat without being noticed? The searchlights all shone on them, but they didn't find it. What's the use of the searchlights? Besides, if you just put on a wetsuit and you can put a bomb on it, why go boating?

3. The male protagonist was on the run on a bicycle, and the Nazis chased him on a motorcycle. After a long time of shooting, the male protagonist turned around and killed the two of them. With this shooting technique, he should not have escaped at the beginning.

4. The first time I saw a symphony playing a prisoner, the prisoner also begged the Nazis not to play the music. The Nazis turned up the volume, and the prisoner committed suicide. What symphony has such magic?

View more about Max Manus: Man of War reviews

Extended Reading

Max Manus: Man of War quotes

  • Colonel J.S. Wilson: [from trailer] Why do you want to be a saboteur, Max?

    Max Manus: [from trailer] My country was stolen from me, Sir... and I want it back.

  • Colonel J.S. Wilson: Whiskey?

    Max Manus: ...No thank you, Sir, I've quit.

    Colonel J.S. Wilson: Who the hell stops drinking in the middle of a bloody war?