However, even if the technique is old, there are still some remarkable points, such as the section of saving the horse in the no-man's land between the enemy and us trenches, which is really admirable. The British soldiers stepped into the opposing area under the white flag and risked their lives to rescue the horses entangled in the iron brier. The German soldiers appeared friendly, handing over the tools, and skillfully pointing out where to start is safer. In order to compete for the ownership of the horse, the atmosphere was tense, and the gun was hurriedly pushed up. Fortunately, one of them was eager to be wise and made a decision by guessing the coin. In fact, there are many wars that have caused soldiers to fight in blood. It could have been through the heads of state. Guess the coin and avoid it.
In the process of saving the horse, the two chatted about what was going on in each other's trenches, where there were more rats, and they also reported each other's names. At this time, it is very difficult to talk about seeing someone on the battlefield-if you want to hate a person involuntarily, don't let his name, face, and life appear in front of you. In the face of a specific life, it is hard not to have sympathy and empathy. After hesitating, they said to take care of each other and hurriedly said goodbye. Maybe they would never see each other again, or even die in the firepower of each other, but this rare moment on the battlefield of Xiaosha made people feel respect and warmth.
War may deprive everything, but it does not mean that all of this will cease to exist. When the war is over, and even in the course of the war, there are still parts that are not shrouded in the relationship between the enemy and the enemy. Enthusiasm, love, kindness, friendship... and the life of a horse is never lighter than that of a soldier; Desire is not inferior to the wish of a general. All beings should be treated equally, not deprived by war or anything else.
Of course, you can say that this is just a movie. I am afraid that there will not be such an episode in the real battlefield that saves lives at the expense of horses. But taking a step back, just relying on the appearance of such a bridge in the movie without the audience feeling hypocritical or abrupt, is a manifestation of the universal recognition of this life value.
I remembered seeing another trench show two days ago, which can be used as a supplementary proof. The Greek director Angelopoulos’ "Weeping Steppe" has such a plot: World War II broke out, and the twin brothers who had been close since they were young joined the army. Confrontation and consumption during the war. One day, my brother raised his hands high, climbed out of the trench, and shouted his brother's name. After a period of silence, my brother appeared: Why are you here? The younger brother said: Mom is dead. The brother was taken aback, dropped the machine gun and cried with his brother holding his head. Soon the two were re-equipped and went back to their respective camps until they both died in battle and never saw each other again.
Angelopoulos's camera is calm and restrained, but it is a great accusation of war. The war tore apart people's daily life and normal emotions, and distorted and shattered many beautiful things. This seems quite different from Spielberg’s orientation: one is heaviness and the other is warm; one talks about the cruelty of war destroying everything, one is optimistic about the existence of humanity in addition to war; the other is Europeans towards life In the question of ultimate value, one is the positive attitude of Americans in dealing with world affairs. However, even so, the two have something in common, that is, they both recognize the existence of a universal value that is higher than the antagonism between ourselves and the enemy. This value will not be replaced by war, hatred, patriotism or national ideology. It sprouts from any gap left by arbitrariness.
On the other hand, in the domestic war dramas, the facial makeup and the simplification of emotions in them cannot but be boring. The censorship system is certainly a shield that everyone can lift up to face accusations, but in addition to that, there are also "victims" of "political correctness" psychologically at work. Although many years ago claimed to be far away from the class theory that distinguishes "you" and "us", creators and audiences (and, of course, censors) are still unable to overcome this sense of moral superiority of self-righteousness or victims. It seems that all the hardships and difficulties have become glory and capital, so that they can't face any mistakes of oneself, and can't see anything that is not so evil in the other party. This kind of sentiment is everywhere, not to mention that the performance in the field of literature and art has always been disappointing. Just look at the recent proposal of "denying the crime of the Nanjing Massacre". If you cannot face your own shortcomings honestly, and cannot clearly recognize yourself and face history squarely, then even if the war is gone, it will be difficult for one day to surpass the trenches.
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