Festival movie

Melany 2021-10-22 14:33:37

Seeing the fragments of this movie at the SK exhibition in London, a few fragments are too much to look at. I came back to look for it, the shot was great. Whether it is plot, photography, rhythm, or acting, it is impeccable from today's eyes. At the end of the movie, many actors used large fonts to mark their names. Now, except for the big stars, everyone else is probably one of the long list.

In addition to the glory of the military, this film can be used as a good annotation for the principal-agent theory of economics or modern management theory. This is a typical story of index management that turns managers from humans into ghosts. When fighting is to manage according to goals and calculate the results according to the number of meters forward, the middle management will desperately push down the task for the sake of performance.

A conscientious grassroots cadre or manager wants to protect his soldiers or employees. KD plays a role with a certain conscience and common sense, but in the end, his arms can't twist his thighs. But he still defeated the boss who desperately pursued fame and fortune, and got the opportunity to replace him. But he refused. The director's handling is probably to preserve a morale for the battlefield headed by the personal interests of this superior. However, to be honest, I personally feel that he really should accept that position. Maybe he is a high-ranking person who can change the status quo and truly have the ability to save his people.

This movie allowed me to see the status quo of the development of the higher education industry. In order for the school to advance a few places in the ranking list, the university is forcing teachers to rush to academic heights one after another. The higher the goal of the university is agreed, the higher the upward, the greater the cost of manpower. But where are the unfinished tasks? It's nothing to die a few people, just a few more efforts to win it. I can’t take it down and drive away a few people, kill the chicken to show the monkey, and see who dares not work hard...

At the end of the movie, the girl sang in tears: Ah, our young soldier. The singing could not help but echo in my mind: Ah, our young scholars, for the school's ranking, rush!

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Extended Reading
  • Keeley 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    There is a good sarcastic "the life if one of those soldiers means more to me."; and in the end it turned out that a so-called acquired German singer brought the resonance of the French soldiers with her crying singing.

  • Eddie 2022-03-23 09:01:24

    Kubrick is the kind of director that excites people, because he constantly creates the intensity of choice, the perspective of power and human nature in the story, which is presented as tension between superiors and subordinates. "Administrative subcontracting", flexible execution and informal negotiation games all have dramatic plots, but through the character of Dax (defense lawyer), the universal values ​​of compassion, justice, and truth-seeking are still hard-edged, close-up shots "You don't know The answer to that question," points to rational integrity. The same war theme includes late-night reconnaissance. Tarkovsky's "Ivan's Childhood" focuses on the texture of the natural environment, where people almost live, while in Kubrick's case, the environment is more about modeling and scenery , is the material light that hits the character, showing the spiritual will through the lens (upside-down, top-light, parade follow-up), which often requires more difficult control, but Kubrick uses an amazing precision And clarity is done, as if technology was never the limit, only clean, neat finish.

Paths of Glory quotes

  • Colonel Dax: How many casualties do you expect, sir?

    General Mireau: Say 5 five percent killed by our own barrage. Ten percent more getting through No Man's Land and 20 percent more getting through the wire. Say another 25 percent in actually taking the Anthill and we're still left with a force more than adequate to hold it...

  • Colonel Dax: Let me get this straight, sir. You're offering me General Mireau's command?

    General Broulard: Come, come, Colonel Dax. Don't overdo the surprise.You've been after the job from the start. We all know that, my boy.

    Colonel Dax: I may be many things, sir, but I am not your boy.

    General Broulard: Well, I certainly didn't mean to imply any biological relationship.