The movie is 2 hours and 18 minutes long. I watched more than half of it last night, and I got up early and finished it. Many lines are particularly praised, "...though they call god by different names", "We didn't fight for the nation or the flag, we fought for each other." . But after all, it was not as good as I imagined, and I couldn't read it in one breath.
Maybe I can't blame this movie. I have never loved war-themed movies. My experience is limited. I don't have any old soldiers in my family to talk about.
Luckily, during my two months at Startours, a few tourists made up for what I call a "war experience".
Startours is a space flight simulator. This time of year, Star Wars fans from all over the world gather at Disney's Hollywood theme park. These fanatics are only for Star Wars, not Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Childish characters, so they only sit in the startours once, then stay in the same park for three days, take autographs with Star Wars characters, participate in small drama rehearsal, organized and undisciplined cosplay...
The height requirement of the simulator is 40 feet, a mere 102 cm, It is an entertainment device that can be experienced from the beginning to the beginning to the ninety-nine.
That day I was on duty in the unload, that is, the tourist departure area. A strong man who seemed to be almost two meters was hovering at the exit of the simulator, looking anxious.
-"Need help?"
-"Well, yeah...it's a closed space, right?"
This question is quite common. I told it the specs of the simulator and the way of movement as usual. Many people were confused after hearing the introduction. went in.
The big brother timidly took the next sentence...
-"Can I have a try? I just want to sit down without lauching..."
Very strange request, but try to satisfy the wishes of tourists, anyway, it was not too much at the time Busy, it's totally feasible to have an empty one. Hang up the inside line and apply to the control room, and then let the strong man follow me. He looked embarrassed and a little disturbed, he wanted to explain before entering the warehouse...
-"I feel so sorry, but I was a soldier, you know..."
Obviously I don't know... keep silent, lead He went in, and the moment he closed the last door, he suddenly burst into tears, rushed over and shook me violently, "I'm sorry! PLEASE LET ME GO!"
I was a little dumbfounded, and quickly opened the door and sent him to the exit. Before leaving, he said goodbye to me with some regrets and some regrets. Back in the lounge, the omnipotent Rich happened to be there, so I sat down and chatted with him for a while.
I learned a new word, claustrophobia, claustrophobia, such a word, it should not be difficult to imagine Rich spelling it out without hesitation, how surprised the colleagues present...
This is a common mental illness, elevators and small rooms are the disease The main venue, it is common among veterans.
I think that eldest brother must like Star Wars very much. He lost the opportunity to go to Endor with global Star Wars fans after a painful war experience. I sighed for a while and forgot to ask Rich if the veterans The room is not big enough. Does the government have relevant subsidies...
A few days later, I received an elderly couple at the entrance. Unlike other families, they did not wear Disney-themed family clothes, but very simple white T-shirts with the same name on the front and the phrase "on the back." Our son defended FREEDOM."
After chatting for a while to learn that their son was killed in an unheard battle, pride mixed with sadness, or sadness mixed with pride, I didn't quickly tell which was which. Emotions prevail.
Looking at the backs of them leaving arm in arm, I can't help but think, if it wasn't for that battle, now I'd see three or four adults, two or three kids, joking and striding all the way in their Incredibles T-shirts. .
If there weren't so many ifs in life, maybe we wouldn't be too sad at such moments.
These two things are the most direct experience the war has brought me. Whether the goal is freedom or something else, we lose part of the "purpose" in the process of getting there.
Even though "exchange less for more" and "sacrificing the ego to fulfill the greater ego", in the face of such a group of people, I can't think that such a war is worthwhile, no matter what the purpose is. They are not walking data, not a machine that can shoot, nor should they be the name engraved on that marble monument.
They gave their lives to this country in exchange for freedom, peace, happiness or other warm words, but there are many people who lost the whole world because of them.
The whole world, compared with it, is free to calculate p.
Although "We Were Soldiers" has many flaws, I finally read the anti-war message, so well, four stars and four stars, there is absolutely no objective four stars.
A war without sacrifice is as unrealistic as a painless reform. We can only hope that there will be fewer and fewer transactions like life for freedom.
We were soldiers, and we hope never we would be.
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