A war movie can be as majestic and unparalleled as "Apocalypse of War", it can be as Hollywood and handsome as "Saving Private Ryan", or it can be as tender as "Life is Beautiful", crying and laughing, of course. It can be as relaxing and pleasant as the Italian's "Mediterranean".
A team of Italian soldiers came to (occupied) a paradise Greek island during World War II, but they lost communication and transportation, and spent 3 years on the island in a daze, unaware of the end of the Italian surrender war. In the middle, their invading behavior with guns and guns melted into the ordinary life of the local people. I am happy here and don’t think about Shu, so when the British soldiers came to escort them back to China, Antonio, who had fallen in love with the local girl, hid and never wanted to leave.
You may be able to derive many socially meaningful considerations from it, such as anti-war, against the high-sounding propaganda of the state apparatus, the promotion of human nature, the expression of love for life, national equality (the lines are called: one face, one race), no distinction between classes (Antonio loves A woman who has been a prostitute for generations) and so on.
But what's great about this movie is its overall lightheartedness, from being spooked at the island by a flock of chickens (they joke to themselves, we were invaded by a flock of Greek chickens), to being tricked into guns by the Turks. The movie can be spent happily in the double YY of "Enjoy the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars" and "Relax on the Weekend".
But I don’t know if it’s Italian nature. The structure of the whole film is a little loose, and some parts are not clearly explained (such as the shepherdess who went to bed with two guards and finally became pregnant), and some places are too straightforward (such as with a prostitute). Antonio who loves each other), this kind of love and narration is somewhat of a strong man's taste, like a Chinese teacher insisting on dictating the eight honors and eight shames.
The end of the whole film is a bit redundant, and I think it's good to stop abruptly when everyone gets on the boat and leaves. However, a snake's tail was added. After many years, the lieutenant returned to the island. Although Antonio's lover had passed away, the restaurant named after her was still lively. This tail is also a bit squeaky for other people's meanings. He clearly began to ridicule the state's propaganda machine, but in the end he couldn't help but reiterate the word "meaning", which is a pity.
There is a subtitle at the end of the film called "To all those who are running away". I think it is also appropriate to change the name to "dedicated to all patriots who are not misled by so-called patriotism".
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