[Sai Sui Nian] American-style personal hero

Abigayle 2021-11-15 08:01:26

It is exactly the same as the Cassandra Bridge, the only difference is that it is less romantic and adds action styling, making the image of the individual hero more visually prominent.

General White-haired was invisibly labeled as a bad guy from the beginning. He was bad because he ignored the lives of more than 2,000 people and wanted to destroy this place. But the problem is that this is "the only way to minimize the possibility of the virus spreading." It is not wise in a sense to control the virus through a vaccine that has not been tested with any drugs: because of the lack of a drug test, we do not know how long the drug will last, whether there are side effects, or whether the cured person Continue to carry the virus and so on. (Don’t forget that in science, it takes decades for any vaccine formulation to be developed from the beginning to its wide application.)

But all the possibilities above are worthless under the impact of more than 2,000 live lives. Almost everyone Gritting his teeth at the white-haired general. I don't know how many people besides me would think about the internal suffering of General White-haired when he made the bombing decision (the director didn't think about it either, obviously).

Therefore, the development of the film was logical. A hero appeared and started to work hard. After untold hardships, he finally succeeded, and then saved thousands of people. The white-haired old man became a clown. The trajectory can be imagined.

What if it is not 2000 people, but one person is infected with the virus? In some societies, we require him to dedicate his life. In some societies, we must take the initiative to kill him. In some societies, no one has any right to deprive him of his life.

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Extended Reading
  • Lacy 2022-04-23 07:01:44

    An old film I watched when I was a child, a conspiracy of the US military, the biochemical virus was out of control! The military virus expert starring Dustin Hoffman and his ex-wife, a CDC medical expert starring Russell, joined forces to control the outbreak, fighting the military and defying the president's orders. In the end, justice prevailed and the husband and wife reconciled.

  • Amos 2022-04-21 09:01:47

    A very good genre film, like a textbook, the mode skills are simple and practical, the positive and negative examples are clear, the story is clear, the rhythm is accurate, the atmosphere is well controlled, the plot is divided and closed, but there are also drawbacks such as redundant foreshadowing conflicts, redundant settings, and loopholes that go against common sense. The air chase scene is really exciting, but too many action scenes weaken the depiction of the epidemic itself, especially the climax at the end is set in the torture of the human nature, ethics and morality of the action of "cleaning", preventing the occurrence of external destruction instead. For the conflict in the patient's final treatment process, the perfect result is naturally very happy, but it makes the sense of substitution and empathy that have been excellently created difficult to settle. The ending is too sloppy and too hasty, and the top-heavy ending is the biggest flaw of the whole movie.

Outbreak quotes

  • [Dr. Mascelli wipes Rudy's infected blood off Henry's face]

    Henry Seward: What about AIDS or hepatitis?

    Dr. Mascelli: We'll have the blood tested for you, Henry. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

    Henry Seward: Or maybe you should give me gamma globulin or something? I wouldn't wanna give anything to my girlfriend.

    Dr. Mascelli: Flowers would be nice on occasion, don't you think?

  • [Henry begins coughing in a movie theater, unaware that it's infecting others]

    Corinne: Honey, are you all right?

    Henry Seward: Yeah, just thirsty. Let me get something to drink.

    [Henry walks out of the theater, still coughing. He makes his way through other movie goers, who react in annoyance]

    Henry Seward: [to a snack lady named Tracy] Water!

    Tracy: You'll have to wait your turn, sir.

    [Henry reaches the snack counter and pleads Tracy]

    Henry Seward: Help me! I need water...

    [Tracy screams as Henry collapses onto the floor, dragging bowls full of popcorn, which fall onto him]