The war-weary veteran in the film is not a qualified soldier, and there is nothing wrong with the nobleman's pursuit of honor. The author's description considers things from the perspective of a literati—or, more likely, a victor who fails to take into account the heroic fighting and honor-seeking spirit of Nazi German soldiers throughout history—or may be deliberately ignored. Perhaps the purpose of this spirit was to demean the performance of German soldiers in World War II?
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