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Worth and Dignity of Officers
Marcus 2022-03-22 09:02:05
Honor, responsibility, courage, sacrifice. These four words are highlighted at the end and are also the theme of the film. This is something that everyone can understand. However, insiders can see that this film is about the value and dignity of officers. The value of an officer is directly proportional to his dignity. The dignity of an officer in the U.S. military is particularly prominent, because he can decide the life and death of his subordinates in wartime, but it is manifested in a strict hierarchy in peacetime. The dignity of an officer should not only be reflected in peacetime and wartime, but this film tells us about the situation when captured and on trial, the dignity and value in these two situations that are usually not paid attention to. Hart's confession earned the major's contempt and distrust, but his final sacrifice won everyone's approval and the officer's dignity. The major won the respect of all and his own dignity with his unyielding anti-Nazi struggle in his own way in the concentration camps. This is a film about an officer, the dignity of an officer is reflected in the value that exists at all times, the composure in the moment of chaos, the struggle in the moment of humiliation, the dedication in the moment of sacrifice!
Extended Reading
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Col. Werner Visser: Strange thing about war wounds- the older you get, the less proud of them you become.
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[Lt. Hart offers condolences upon learning that Col. Visser's own son was killed in action on the Russian Front]
Col. Werner Visser: I killed my share of French and English in the last war; All of *them* had fathers.