The film is full of violent aesthetics belonging to Director Wu, and every close-combat scene makes me feel frightened and desperate, not only throwing guns, but also using knives.
There are also places with delicate feelings. When the Navajo and Bing are playing together, when Enders finds out the painkillers he carries with him in the enemy-occupied area, when the Musketeer is coaxing the Japanese little girl with chocolate, Enders and Ben When he escaped and lay in the pit after successfully issuing the code...
As Enders said, "I'm a fucking good soldier." Enders sneered. Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier! Whether to execute orders, stick to the battlefield, or keep comrades from retreating.
Why did he voluntarily join the army, why did he return to Zhanhai with a disability on his shoulders, what made him move forward when he was confused, what made him so persistent at the last moment, from the beginning he could only watch the comrades who trusted him the most. They left one by one, and now they have made their own choices.
He will return to the battlefield with the wounds left in the last battle. He leads his teammates with superhuman wisdom and experience, and uses his extraordinary mind and self-sacrificing spirit to lead Ben into the enemy camp as a prisoner. Will and decisiveness kill the enemy, he threw the first silver medal into the sea, because it came from the sacrifice of his comrades and his survival, he sent the last silver medal to the family of the deceased teammate,
I don't understand, really don't You know, it's not something those of us in the safe zone can understand.
It may be for redemption, redemption of his companions on the battlefield, redemption of comrades in the kingdom of heaven, redemption of himself.
Possibly, this is war. When faced with a real choice, it is a natural choice. There is no need for a reason. This is war.
Creeves is right, this is a movie that redeems the soul. It was the firm look in Whitehouse's eyes when he was caught, Ben's red eyes when he learned that his friend had been killed and his brave charge, and the tears in the corner of Ben's eyes when he pointed Cage's gun at him.
View more about Windtalkers reviews