It's not about stealing the treasure, it's about saving the treasure!

Adela 2022-03-26 09:01:05

At first I thought it was the World War II version of Ocean's Eleven, but I was a little disappointed when I looked at it, but the design of some details in the movie still took a lot of effort. Nazis, portraits in Jewish empty rooms, Christmas carols for grandpas, childish Nazi salutes, dumb thunders at Damon's feet, and red ties on the train door. These details not only deepened the theme, but also brought me a smile at the meeting and a little emotional touch.
The protection of art and culture by these "recruits" came from the conscience of the intellectuals. Just like Liang Sicheng's suggestion to the US military, the ancient buildings in Nara were preserved. Art has no borders, it is beautiful, it is pure, it belongs to all human beings.

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The Monuments Men quotes

  • Frank Stokes: You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground and somehow they'll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it's as if they never existed. That's what Hitler wants and that's exactly what we are fighting for.

  • James Granger: Stop, stop. Stop. I seem to have stepped on a land mine... of some sort.

    Frank Stokes: Why d'you do something like that?

    James Granger: It was a slow day.

    Frank Stokes: Well, I wouldn't move.

    James Granger: I'd like to at some point.