Life and humanity

Lucinda 2021-10-22 14:34:52

There is also a more familiar name-"Red Cordon". Although after reading it, I still don't understand what the red cordon refers to, the range of enemy firepower? The high-voltage line that must obey the order? Still the bottom line of humanity.
The film is uncharacteristic. In the first-person narrative, the development of the story appears to be fragmented, and there are not many scenes of fierce firefights. But there are many seemingly insignificant details, the dying chicks in the trenches, the owls and bats on the trees, as well as the vultures, butterflies, insects, snakes... Accompanied by the narration, people seem to think and feel constantly. , Keep asking questions. A little bit of distraction. What is war, what is a soldier, and when the bullet flies in my ears, I still think about who I am, where I came from, where I am going, and will I think about the future? Forget it, all forgotten, death is ahead, how many years of civilization is vulnerable to such a cruel reality. Commander, combatant, dead...

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The Thin Red Line quotes

  • Lt. Col. Gordon Tall: Rosy-fingered dawn. You're Greek, aren't you, Captain? Did you ever read Homer? We read Homer at the Point. In Greek.

  • Lt. Col. Gordon Tall: [voice over] Shut up in a tomb. Can't lift the lid. Playing a role I never concieved.