War destroys people physically, but also destroys and reshapes human nature spiritually. What it generates is not simply reflection and resistance to war, but also bloodthirsty desire and the pursuit of evil glory, and killing is justified. The changed habit leads to longing for the end times. These are extremely dangerous thoughts. Could it be that a fascist general once stayed in the United States, "saw a lot of cars" and yearned for it, so that he could whitewash the militarism in his thoughts and become a loyal and patriotic hero who transcended the country and politics? Does the war-weariness of ordinary soldiers mean that the cruel and brutal killing instructions they are instilled can be invalidated at any time and the consciousness of peace is automatically and spontaneously generated? Simply too shallow.
Yes. Everyone has a strip of water and cannot keep the past in the account of the future forever. The problem is not Japan in the past and the overhang of history, the problem is Japan in the present and their current consciousness. It is these international jokes that take the blame for the horse, praise the performance of "human nature" in war, and obliterate the psychological paranoia and the distorted worldview that is both hopeless and perverted in the real war. It is these jokes that allow evil to take advantage and hypocrisy to have a wider market. The development of sincerity and justice is watched, and peace and understanding have no basis. Many words are omitted. It's useless to say it anyway. After reading most of the movie reviews, I feel even more speechless. I really want to say that people haven't apologized yet, so why rush to forgive.
Finally, share a story I read a long time ago. It is said that the enemy occupied a small town, broke into one of the households, ate and drank for free, and then fell asleep. The hostess saw a young soldier sleeping on the sofa, and there was no trace of ferocity on his tender face. The quilt slipped. She sighed and thought that they were all other people's children, and it would be just as hard for her own children to fight outside. So he approached to put the quilt over the young soldier, but the soldier suddenly woke up and found the hostess who was very close. Before the other party could speak, he stabbed the woman to death. Then the soldier let out a long sigh and murmured that it was fortunate that the mother in the dream reminded him to wake up, or he would have been killed by this woman.
This is also human nature in war, with a crueler side. For example, the child in the Red River Valley who led the Americans to the swamps has hatred in his eyes. Americans are people too. After I wrote "Chrysanthemum and the Knife", I probably felt that I knew my opponent very well. To be objective is not enough to think backwards. Those who have never experienced hatred are always easy to forgive, and those who have never fallen do not believe that there will be injuries that cannot be healed. It's not that because of such a movie, Hollywood movies about Japan were beaten to death with one stick. Frankly speaking, I like to read Memoirs of a Geisha. It seems that there is also a "Last Samurai" that also respects Japanese samurai culture. See you when you have time. However, the review does not seem to be high. Come to think of it, for Americans, it is difficult to study the Japanese who say that if you change your face, you will change your face. After all, the director also has a naive romantic heroism plot. Sending him to the front line for a year may help the old man to evolve his mind and regain a correct sense of justice.
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