"This is not a simple yellow line, this is where our great countrymen live. They wrote the history of our country. They gave their tears, their blood and their lives to defend our land, hence the yellow line. ...and never forget, Varnicans, they fought with all their hearts, with unforgettable loyalty and bravery, thwarting savage attempts at aggression, including the Frenchmen, to stop them from looting Our culture...they turned this mundane place into a sacred place for the Kingdom of Belgium. It's a very important yellow line."
In the film, the Belgian customs supervisor Ruben takes his youngest son Varnissan to the Norwegian Boundary Monument, which can be said to be very exciting. Because Belgium and France are both signatories of the "Schengen Agreement", there are only boundary markers on the border, but no border markers, no briers, and no soldiers to guard them. Compared with the open borders, the grudges in people's hearts are the invisible barriers that really cut off European integration. The film "Nothing to Declare" sets the camera on the border between France and Belgium, and tells the story of a hilarious Fiji battle.
Reuben and Marcels, who are customs and border inspectors in Belgium and France respectively, were originally opposites, but Marcels couldn't help but fall in love with Ruben's sister Louise. Because the Reuben family are staunch nationalists, Louise is caught in the tangled choice of lover and family. Coincidentally, it came in 1993. Border checkpoints were eliminated and replaced by mobile inspection enforcement. In order to gain the favor and support of the Reuben family, Marcels took the initiative to request to jointly enforce the law with Reuben, so conflicts between selfishness and public office, national hatred and personal happiness broke out frequently...
Jumping back to Ruben's absurd and unreasonable behavior, why are there such deep estrangements between two countries that are adjacent to each other and almost understand the language? In fact, up to now, the Fabius transnational marriage still faces the challenges of language, culture and way of life. But obviously freezing three feet is not a day's cold. Although Ruben taught his son to remember the history of the invasion and cherish the patriotic feelings of the heroes of the Anti-Japanese War, it was a bit extreme, but it also explained an important part of the grievances between the Belgians and the French - the war of aggression. In fact, Belgium can be said to be one of the most "beaten" countries in Europe. France and Germany next to it, and Italy and Spain farther away have all attacked Belgium. The reason is really to feel sorry for Belgium, the beauty of life is poor: it is precisely the good feng shui of Western Europe that makes Belgium suffer from the war.
In the 5th century AD, the barbarians in the northeastern part of Belgium were dissatisfied with the huge profits made by Caesar's Roman army on the land of Western Europe. For the next few hundred years, Belgium was always robbed as fat. First, Spain and Austria performed a drama of mantis catching cicadas. The French army then seized control from the Austrians. Then it was annexed by the Dutch. The heavens live up to the fact that the Belgians finally established a country after defeating the Netherlands, and immediately declared permanent neutrality. But fate has not spared Belgium, which is as attractive as a meatloaf, especially the meatloaf sandwiched between the powerful Germany and France. During World War I, Germany first invaded Belgium in order to facilitate its attack on France. Pity Belgium died in less than 6 days. Also during World War II Belgium was not spared, the only improvement was 12 more days.
It can be seen that France has directly and indirectly made two strokes in the tragic history of Belgium's invasion. But the aggressor is not only France, so Belgium's dissatisfaction with France is by no means enmity. In the film, Ruben's strict law enforcement may be due to the fact that Belgium has too many historical enemies, and anyone who comes seems to want to invade and take advantage. But if you find a French, you can sneer by the way, "Did you come to Belgium to eat bread? This is a joke." Don't underestimate the joke, except for the war grievances, the hatred between France and Belgium due to jokes It is also long-standing resentment.
There is a kind of confusion called deja vu, but it is very strange, and the French speak French to the Belgians is this feeling: the feeling of hangover and fragmentation, and suddenly lost the ability to understand the mother tongue. So the French are happy to joke about the pronunciation of the Belgians, and then attack the Belgians for being stupid; and language is a sensitive issue in Belgium: due to the influence of the language problem, Belgium is often turbulent, the government has been in crisis for many times, and Belgium has passed many revisions. The constitution and the adjustment of language policies calmed the social and political crisis, and finally made the domestic situation stable and the national unity maintained. Since that person said something in a sore spot, don't blame the Belgians for violently fighting back. After all, the arrogance and filth of the French are so prominent in the eyes of Belgians, and it is easy to use a lot of brainstorming jokes.
In short, it is impossible to know who started this war without gunpowder; the only thing that is clear is that the goals of peace, freedom and prosperity on the European continent are the same. As in the film, the French customs have a common enemy: smugglers. European integration attempts to break down the barriers between countries and establish a cooperative system that balances the interests of Europeans and harmonizes them. The emotional co-construction between peoples of different countries is more permanent and stable than the terms and conditions in a paper agreement. Just as family obstacles cannot stop true love, so nationalist stubbornness cannot stop the rise of a united, strong, open, and peaceful Europe. After all, love and peace are always ahead.
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