feeling watching the military dog Max.
I don’t want to compare anything, but I did watch this movie on TV after watching the Nine-Story Demon Tower in the cinema. I just watched this movie in an awkward flashing movie. I haven't looked back yet. Watching this warm and smooth film, this feeling is like suddenly discovering that the movie can tell a story so well, instead of messing around to the end. Didn't even understand what he was talking about.
Max is a military dog. Its owner, Kyle, is an American soldier. In daily life, they eat and sleep together, and they are inseparable. When marching and fighting, they cooperate with each other and act as the vanguard on the battlefield to detect the enemy's situation. Generally speaking, Max plays the front line, using his natural alertness and sense of smell to detect danger, and uses well-trained behavior to inform Kyle, Kyle judges danger or safety by its actions, marching or preparing for battle. Its role is roughly equivalent to a scout. Rush at the forefront, the closest to death. This is probably the smartest way humans can think of, replacing humans with animals.
This is also a very sad thing. There is no way to stop the bloodthirsty, fighting, and slaughter between humans. Human beings are afraid of death, so they push the dog to the front. From the moment it becomes a military dog, its life lies in dedication. What's more, the dog is loyal and dedicated. It trusts you unconditionally and protects you. Compared with humans, this trust will not be discounted or deteriorated. Just like Max and Kyle in the film, they are true comrades-in-arms, deeply in love, and depend on each other for life and death.
Outside the battlefield is a rare relaxation. In the camp, Kyle was chatting with his family via video. It could be seen that the parents over the screen were very proud of having such a soldier's son, but they didn't say a word, and they were about to go to the battlefield again. Now, the parents asked the younger son, Justin, who was playing games next to him, to say goodbye to his brother. The younger brother, who was concentrating on the game, was not at all reluctant. He squinted at his parents with disgust. However, I can probably understand the idea of this rebellious brother. The parents are not harsh or demanding, they just seem helpless.
This is the first mystery left by the movie. This teenage child doesn't seem to have a good relationship with his parents and his brother. He doesn't chat with his brother, refuses his father's request for him to work, and the dialogue between him and his father Full of gunpowder flavor. He only cares about his own world, playing games, and he has his own way of making money, selling pirated game discs. One of his clients is the cousin of his friend, a Mexican child. In American films, Mexicans are all related to gangsters, and this one is no exception. Justin is dissatisfied with the current charging method, and he wants to increase the price. The Mexican child expresses this. Worry because they are not easy to mess with.
It was a good day like this, calm and a little turbulent. In the United States, they should be a very ordinary family, but they can also live in a big house and a spacious yard. Compared with our family living in Shenzhen, I really envy.
On the other side, the brother just turned off the computer and went to the battlefield. As usual, Max walked in front, and then it stopped not far away. There were extremists in front of him. Max must have noticed something. Kyle saw that Max stopped and told his superiors. The report might be dangerous, but his superior ordered to move on, and Kyle had to order Max to move forward. At this moment, the shells rang out and the sky was full of dust. Kyle rushed to Max. At such a dangerous moment, he thought It is to save his dog, the battlefield is in chaos, and it is impossible to see the situation.
Kyle sacrificed, which is a little hard to accept. When the policeman wearing a white-brimmed hat appeared at the door of the house, time became slow and solemn. The mother couldn't support it and fell on the father. As an audience, I hope the film will show us Grief and sadness, we can vent with them. This is the method that domestic films will definitely use. But this film doesn't specifically exaggerate this emotion, there are no tears, no exhaustion, and Justin is even playing his game. This is really different from the perception of being a Chinese. Even my daughter couldn't help but ask when she saw this, his brother is dead, why is he still playing games? People who are alive always have to live, so I answered her question bluntly. Although my heart is full of doubts. Are Americans really so weak?
At the next funeral, they learned another news about Kyle's dog Max. It turned out that Max was still alive. Did Kyle rescue him? After losing its owner, what will it become, and can it continue to be a military dog? The answer is no, after the war and the loss of the owner, it became unruly and difficult to train, afraid of hearing something similar to the sound of gunfire, it is no longer suitable for a military dog. What's even more sad is that as a military dog, such a dog has only one ending, which is euthanasia. The army doesn't keep idlers, this is a line I heard in another movie, and it works for a dog too.
Before ending his life, the army brought it to Kyle's funeral, we saw the dog again, it rushed towards the coffin covered with the flag, because it was collared, it rushed forward, The man on the leash struggled to keep his balance until the coffin before he calmed down, he knew his master was here, he was lying next to him, as usual, I don't know if he understood this, his master, is no longer there.
If the ending is like this, it is too cruel to Kyle or Max, and Kyle's sacrifice is meaningless.
After the funeral, the military took Max to say goodbye to Kyle's family. Max was being held by someone who was not the master and looked very anxious. At this moment, something miraculous happened. Max walked towards Justin and was instantly quiet. down. It probably knows that it has lost its owner, but it can feel the owner's family. Does the younger brother have Kyle's breath? At this time, the mother, who had not spoken much, made a decision that the whole family did not expect. She wanted to adopt Max, to be precise, let Justin take care of him instead of her brother. This is Kyle's dog, and she can't let it just die.
This game otaku was naturally reluctant at first, but the mother's decision was unquestionable. She could tolerate his disrespect to her brother, and she could not intervene in the conflict between father and son, but when she had to make a decision, she did not hesitate at all.
Justin was reluctantly taking care of Max, feeding him water, and he was even a little afraid of the dog because he looked fierce and because he was always barking restlessly. He had never had a dog, and he didn't know how to comfort him. At night when it roared in the courtyard and disturbed everyone, he could only go to the courtyard to accompany him, but he couldn't walk away. In the end, he slept next to him, Max. It was really quiet, it was hoping that the new owner could accompany it, just like Kyle before.
We all thought they had forgotten about Kyle, and the pain of their loss was never specifically mentioned in the film. It was only later that they found out that they never stopped thinking. Justin and his father clashed again. It turned out that his father also went to the battlefield and injured a leg. Do you want me to be like you, like Kyle? He questioned his father. The father didn't get angry, he was just speechless. He lost his eldest son, and he had to be questioned by another son. Perhaps in his heart, Justin thought it was his father's fault. He was a recognized hero, so his brother would join the army. He followed his father's example, but what happened?
After his father was demobilized, he couldn't work because of his injured leg. He rented out a junkyard to support his family. Life was not easy for him. He didn't say anything, but he gave Kyle's comrades a job and even offered him a job. Residence, he made a friendly gesture to his son's former comrade-in-arms, just hoping to get the truth, how his son died.
But this man named James, Kyle's former comrade-in-arms, gave an unbelievable answer. He said that it was because Max lost his mind in the sound of cannonballs and rushed to his master, causing Kyle to sacrifice and be a father. shocked. Max was very unfriendly to James, and when he came to visit for the first time after his demobilization, Max rushed over and yelled, almost biting him. Does he want revenge?
The father is very sad. He believed what James said. When he got home, he took out a gun and pointed it at Max. Justin rushed over. After so many days of getting along, he has gradually accepted Max. Under the guidance of his friend and cousin , he began to learn how to get along with Max, this is a good dog, very smart, listen to commands. But his father said it killed Kyle, and Justin didn't believe it. At this time, his mother came to break the deadlock. She just called out his father's name, and his father put down the gun. He decided to give the dog a chance.
There are very few conversations between the husband and wife in this film, but through these small details, people can feel the deep feelings between them, the loss of their eldest son, the grief in their hearts is indescribable, there is no quarrel, no complaining. They respected each other, the father would not go his own way in front of the mother, who worried about the estrangement between their father and son, and told the husband that he hoped he would not lose another one emotionally.
Although Justin didn't believe Max would kill his brother, he couldn't prove anything. And, if that's true, how is he going to get along with Max. He decided to find the truth by himself. Fortunately, the military dog base was not far from his home, which was why they could send Max to his home. Justin rode there, and the base officer couldn't definitively answer the question, but he pointed out that James was coming home five months earlier than normal because of his tricks. Then, he handed Justin a disc and told him to go back and find out for himself.
The instructor's words show that James is not an honest person, and what is recorded in the disc is the life and training of Max and Kyle since he was three months old, until he became a qualified military dog when he was one year old. In the film, Kyle and Max, they have been together, and Max is docile and obedient in front of Kyle. No matter what the situation is, it won't hurt Kyle. Justin believes in this.
Max doesn't like James, James is lying and trying to kill Max, why?
I don't know the answer yet. Justin is in business with friends. The Mexicans continue to threaten him to buy at a low price. When he drives away, Justin asks Max to follow him. He decides to go and find out. Is he really so arrogant?
But what he didn't expect was that what he saw was a smuggling of guns. The two sides of the transaction were Mexicans and James. They were doing dangerous and illegal activities. They had guns and two vicious dogs. , the situation is very critical, just making a little noise accidentally aroused the other party's vigilance, Justin had to flee desperately, the bicycle was broken, and the two vicious dogs were chasing after them. At the critical moment, Max went to distract the two dogs. , Justin finally escaped to the main road, while Max bravely fought two vicious dogs and bit an incoming enemy, and then ran to the main road to join Justin. In the end, they took the car of the good-hearted people and went home.
James didn't need to pretend any more, he went straight to the door, brought Justin's broken bike, and accused Max of biting his companion. Then, he goes to Justin's room and warns him not to be a hero again, because the truth is that Kyle won't cooperate with him and lost his life. If you want to go to more funerals, come here.
Justin was silent, he could only watch Max being taken away, he didn't dare to say anything, his brother was killed by James, and he is still threatening his family, what should he do? He's just a teenager, and he sees them with guns and inhumanity.
But this time, being a father raised doubts, why did the son go so far, and why did Max bite others. He went to his son to find out about the situation. He believed that there must be a hidden secret. For the first time, he opened his heart to his son. He is not a hero, but everyone hopes to have a hero. But Justin said nothing. What can he do? If he tells his father, he will put his father in danger. Not everyone can be a hero. But the more this is the case, the greater the doubt of the father, what kind of person is James? He came to the warehouse in the middle of the night and saw that James was still shipping in the warehouse. He wanted to check what the goods were. Seeing that things were about to come to light, James tied him to the car and he would use him as a hostage until the transaction was completed. , and then do the processing.
The mother found that his father had never come home. When Justin went to the warehouse to look for it, he only saw the holster dropped by his father. At the same time, Max, who was locked in the base, seemed to sense something, and he rushed out with all his strength and ran back. home. The situation is very critical. Justin went to a friend's house to borrow a car. His car broke down last time. The friends decided to help him, and they followed MAX's guidance to track his father's whereabouts.
This is a seemingly unreliable thing. In the United States, private individuals can carry guns. Although ordinary people can use them to protect themselves, it becomes more dangerous for bad people to have guns. Therefore, these three children are going to Isn't it too much fun to track down gangsters? They chased from midnight to early morning, and the road became more and more difficult to walk, wading through mountains and water, MAX followed in front, and then had to help them out of trouble, Justin almost flooded, MAX saw it, and rushed back to rescue. Fortunately, their hard work was not in vain. They saw them trading at the foot of a mountain on a hill. They told the girl to turn back to the road to call the police, and they found a place to hide and monitor.
But the remaining dog on the other side noticed them. James became angry and chased after him. MAX attacked again and shot the dog down into the rapids. Justin could only run as fast as he could. Not to be outdone, the father also followed Another gangster started fighting. Fortunately, at the critical moment, MAX knocked down the enemy behind his father. Before that, even in such a situation, his father still did not trust MAX. When it came over, he thought MAX was going to pounce on him. , he hesitantly pointed his gun at MAX, but could only say that fortunately he didn't shoot.
Since then, the plot is still very tense. After the father and son meet, they can only walk by, but the father has a leg injury and can't walk fast enough. He is worried about his son's safety and let him go first, while the son solemnly tells his father that he will learn from MAX. To distract the enemy and protect the father, this is what a son should do. As he spoke, he made a deliberate noise and ran in the other direction. James heard the voice and ran after him.
Justin naturally can't outrun James, the trained ex-soldier, he pointed his gun at Justin, he was hesitating, probably annoyed at how things turned out like this, he still has a bit of humanity, after all he killed his brother , Are you going to kill your brother now? He still can't do it, but it's just hesitation. He has already given himself to the devil, and he won't stop. Justin has nowhere to go. There is a cliff behind him. At the moment, it was still MAX. At such a critical moment, it rushed over and rushed towards James without hesitation. They fell off the cliff at the same time, and the whole world was quiet. Under the camera, MAX fell on James.
It avenged its owner and saved the life of the little owner. What's more surprising is that it did not die. At the family gathering, its lower body was bandaged but it appeared freely, and now it can be free in the house There is no need to enter the iron cage to go in and out. I have experienced so much with this family, and it is now a part of the family.
At the end of the story, Justin took MAX to Kyle's grave. He talked to his brother and told his thoughts. He told Kyle that he wanted to grow up with him and become friends with him. He would never forget this brother. He is mature and sensible, and if Kyle can know, he must be relieved. This is also what moved me. I myself have a younger brother. We grew up together and went out to study and work, but we never became friends. I didn't even think for a long time that my siblings would become friends, which is a shortcoming in my life.
The whole story is over, and I have been reminiscing about it. The father-son relationship, husband-wife relationship, brotherhood, friendship, and even the budding love are all performed just right, there is conflict, it is normal, and there is growth, even more so. rare. There are tense and exciting moments here, such as the pursuit in the woods, but also the warmth of understanding and guarding, especially when fireworks are set off at festivals, Justin thought that MAX would be afraid of these noises after the post-war trauma, so he quickly ran home to accompany him, MAX didn't dare to come out of the cage, Justin went in to accompany it, MAX leaned over carefully, from the beginning cautiously to later snuggling together. Deep feelings and trust are slowly built in this way. So it was only natural that MAX would work hard for the Savior.
This story honors servicemen like MAX and Kyle who died in war for the sake of their country. Tribute to the family behind them, for having to endure such pain in a time of relative peace. As a Chinese, I don't know the wars in the film, I just wish the world would be more peaceful and less wars.
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