Like most Chinese audiences, the first two episodes of the film did not give me much impact, but made people a little disappointed. The portrayal of the characters is not much better than that of Brothers. Mainly because of the night battle, it is even more unsatisfactory. Is this film really a companion to Brotherhood? It seems that everyone, including me, has a big question mark in their hearts.
However, as the series progresses, this drama presents me with a shock that is different from that of Brotherhood or Saving Private Ryan, that is, the meticulous portrayal of human nature and human psychology in war. When the three protagonists of the story either put their lives or their spirits on the battlefield in the last episode, we can only be in awe.
War is terrifying, but the meaning of this sentence can be best understood only by being there in person. The three protagonists in the film presented us with this terrifying war from different angles. Basilone is a true fighting hero. When he left the army and was cheered by thousands of people in front of podiums all over the country, his heart still belonged to the battlefield that has not stopped. As a soldier, the battlefield is his podium. It is his honorary medal, he resolutely chose to return to the battlefield, for which he paid his own life.
Leckie, a sports columnist, became an extremely brave warrior on the battlefield, like a soldier The same behavior has made him receive repeated "care" from his superiors. He is indeed a real man. He can prevent his comrades from torturing prisoners when he is close to collapse, and he can bravely pursue his own love, and has a personality of daring to love and hate. , is a complete Uncle Sam.
The biggest shock to me was the change in Sledge. From him, I saw how deeply the war has hurt people. A person as gentle as Sledge has experienced the baptism of a hell-like war. After that, he became so ruthless, when he beat up prisoners of war in the ninth episode, contradicted his superiors, and when he applied for admission at the veterans reception in the tenth episode, his eyes were so ruthless, when he was like everyone else from the corpse of a Japanese soldier. We can only be thankful that we were born in this peaceful age when we dig our teeth and say things like "I learned to kill Japanese devils right there, and I'm pretty damn good at it."
Many scenes in the film gave me a different shock. For example, when the company commander was killed by a sniper, all the people in the company just stayed where they were and watched the company commander be carried away. There was no such thing as in our war film, comrades. Similar footage from above. Just think about it, a soldier who is mentally and physically exhausted will bravely rush forward to eat a gun in the face of this situation.
What is the purpose of making war movies? There are many answers. But opposing war and calling for peace must be the answer everyone will give. In my opinion, the best anti-war movie is one that makes people feel the cruelty of war. War is a hell full of explosions, bullets and fear. Sledge in his memoir "Peleliu and Okinawa" It is described in The Old Hound of the Island". War is cruel, and it is the same for all who take part in it. So in a sense, "THE PACIFIC" is far more than its companion. Compared with the increasingly popular domestic commercial dramas, it is even more superior. Looking forward to Tom Hanks and Steve Spielberg working together again, looking forward to another heart shock.
Finally, I would like to say, thanks to these soldiers who left their spirits or lives on the battlefield, the honor belongs to you.
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