Patton was the most dramatic character of the Allied generals in World War II. As the German captain who specialized in studying him said, he was a romantic knight from the 16th century. He loved military history. After that, he wrote a poem from time to time, and then scolded Fang Qiu. For example, looking back at the Punic War between Carthage and Rome in Tunisia, in Palermo, this city has changed hands the most in history, and in Malta, it is the Knights of Malta. Patton was very active in the battle of Sicily during World War II. I just went to where I was the year before. In the film, I also saw many familiar place names. In addition to Palermo, there are Siracusa, Catania, Messina, Agritento and so on. It is a tourist destination today.
Patton believed that he was the reincarnation of Hannibal, Frederick, and Napoleon. He was an absolute war madman, but belonged to the Allies. His famous saying is "Fortifications are monuments to human ignorance", and his combat policy is to attack and attack again. Strict military discipline, leading the way, can fight the toughest battles. Details such as "We're off the map", "Barton should have told us his location even out of politeness", "Give him a headline and he can go 30 miles again" all reflect this. feature. He despised most of his colleagues and opponents, and his greatest wish was to fight Rommel, even driving a tank duel alone, but unfortunately he failed to confront Rommel head-on. As for Montgomery and Zhukov, he completely ignored them, and this film, as Patton's main theme biopic, also obviously smeared the images of these two. Montgomery was like a clown jumping beams, and Zhukov was a little bit shorter than Patton, but it was quite wretched. In addition to the battle with the German army, one of the highlights of the film is the swearing between Patton and Montgomery, and even in order to argue with Montgomery, he changed the route without authorization and took a big risk. "I smell Monty" was the mantra when he was ordered to stop attacking.
Patton's rough character is an element that attracts the audience. At the beginning of the film, Patton's pure man's speech in front of the huge national flag makes his character characteristics appear on the paper: "The war is not for the return of the shroud of the horse, but for the enemy of the country. The bastards are still wrapped in horse leather." This section is not only Patton's personal performance, but also a main theme propaganda of the US military. Holding a horsewhip, smoking a cigar, and full of foul language, he attracted attention and caused a lot of trouble. This pure war madman, like Lian Po in the Warring States Period of China, has no interest in politics at all. The only meaning of survival is to have a battle to fight. He even threatened to gather the remnants of the Nazi army to defeat the Soviet Union. Such a person must retire from the stage of history after the war. Sure enough, he died in a bizarre car accident soon after.
Such a legendary military figure is a perfect propaganda icon for the U.S. military. Although Patton in the film has many shortcomings, he has become a person with a very charming character, and his achievements are more prominent. He is a tiger general. The whole movie is also straightforward, very main theme, and the field of vision of the North African battlefield is very broad. The nearly 3-hour space counts Patton's military exploits in World War II, and at the same time highlights the political turmoil caused by his slaps on cowardly soldiers to shape his image of a pure man. This kind of narrative is a bit old-fashioned today, but the glorious history of World War II and Patton's personal charm will not make these 3 hours boring.
Patton died in a car accident and was buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery. One day in the pouring rain the year before last, I went to pay homage and found him among the uniform crosses all over the mountains and plains. He slept with his soldiers, believing that this was his desired destination.
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