Well, the tone of this show is obviously not so bright. War has always been a heavy topic. "War Painter" said that behind every war is the result of extremely rational thinking. It is launched by people after calmly weighing it because of their own greed, not the product of a momentary impulse. And what is the rationale behind the Iraq war? Is it the weapons of mass destruction promoted by the US government? Is it rich in oil deposits? Even Ray's crazy theories, women, boys, or McDonald's?
These soldiers who went to war didn't care about the reasons behind it. They went to war for their own reasons, and many of them were not noble, such as for the motherland, for democracy, for peace, and the like. Some are to escape prison, some are just to be able to kill rightly. Therefore, in the film we saw the numbness or indifference after the manslaughter of civilians, and saw the absurd strategic deployment.
Officers should be the group leading the overall situation, but too many are not in the interests of the soldiers and the army. Godfather only cares about his position in the eyes of General Matthis, Captain America shoots civilians at will, abuses prisoners of war, and nitpicks only for the appearance of soldiers, and calls rocket launchers to bomb suspicious targets regardless of the life or death of the army. . . I really don’t know if the scriptwriters exaggerated this group or if it is true, if it is true, then I can only say that the members of the Marine Corps can live to this day, God bless.
Among the soldiers there are also strange ones. Trombley only wanted to kill camels, and until the day the war ended, he was obsessed with shooting dogs with shotguns. His comrades said he was a mentally ill man, but fortunately it was a mental illness on our side. . . They didn't care about the rationality of the war, they were worried about J-Lo's death before leaving, and holding a camera during the war seemed like a trip. Fortunately, when we watched the short story together at the end, everyone gradually regained their conscience. After all, the tragedy of war is not only that the lives of the invaded people are shattered, but the invaders themselves are also traumatized.
After the capture of Baghdad, I was deeply impressed by the words of the people of Baghdad. They said a Bush statue would be built in the city center to replace Saddam's. If the Iraq war is a large-scale weapon, it cannot be found everywhere; if the Iraq war is for freedom and liberation, the concept of democracy is still not understood and accepted by the Iraqi people. Americans can rightfully call it a war to liberate suffering people, even if that was never the reason for their war, nor the truth of this aggression. However, if the invaded people welcomed the invaders and made them their leaders, how sad it was? Does this mean that waging war and rationalizing it in today's world is simple and acceptable?
Finally, I want to say a few words for my favorite Brad and Nate. As a girl, I wasn't interested in war movies at all, I just watched it for the handsome guy Alexander Skarsgard who played Brad, and I didn't expect that it would leave such a deep impression. I saw a lot of people commenting that this show has a shadow of Brotherhood, saying that I haven't seen it and can't compare it, but I think the two best characters portrayed in this show are Brad and Nate. Both are warriors with a strong sense of responsibility, good combat qualities and deep humanistic care, but there are still small differences between the two.
Brad first. As a soldier, Brad is very good, almost every time he finds the enemy first or clears the alarm. As a teamleader, he is strict with his subordinates, but still protects them and takes responsibility for them. For Iraqi civilians, Brad is almost the most concerned person in the entire army. Ever since Trombley accidentally wounded a boy on his orders, he has been strongly opposed to attacks every time he encounters a civilian village, until he finally cleared the bomb threat for the Iraqi people. Brad might be the perfect example of a soldier.
And more importantly, Brad is a pure human being. I couldn't help crying when I saw him flying so recklessly in the sun. It is really rare for people who live in war and blood every day to have such a simple and clean corner of their hearts.
And Nate is slightly different. The film doesn't focus on his fighting ability or how much he cared about the Iraqi people. Perhaps the most valuable thing about Nate is his love for his subordinates. Nate's rage was always because his superiors didn't take his soldiers seriously, firing rockets from dangerous distances, sending his men into the swamp to check for destroyed tanks, etc. Therefore, he has also become a rare and beloved officer in the film.
In the end, this drama gave me a little inspiration when I was in the worst mood, at least during this desperate time, I can look forward to every moment when Iceman smiles~Thx Alex~~Keep frosty~~
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