The film tells the story of a young boy who has experienced abnormal growth during the war. The protagonist (Agu) has a good family, his father is a respected teacher by the local people, and his mother loves him deeply. He has a happy family and loves his brothers and sisters. But a sudden war broke this happy and peaceful scene. Due to the war, he was separated from his beloved mother, his father and brother were both shot and killed in the war, and he inadvertently broke into the anti-government armed forces in the process of escaping, and thus started a new life.
After the protagonist Agu was caught, his life was at stake. Fortunately, the commander passed by and rescued him. (After the commander looked at his hands, he said that his hands were like a baby. From this, the commander judged that he had a good family background and had a good education. It might be useful to stay by his side in the future. Culture, naturally it is not comparable to Agu) Since then, Agu has joined this army. The commander has been brainwashing the "soldiers" deep in the jungle, amplifying their hatred, and using their broken values and worldviews to work for themselves. Until one day, they stopped several cars near a bridge, captured a student who claimed to be an engineering major from Capital University who was ordered to repair the bridge, and ordered Agu to kill the student. Agu did not dare, but if he did not obey He may be killed, the commander has been fanning the flames beside him, in order to arouse the hatred in Agu's heart, Agu finally did it reluctantly, and then Hercules stepped up and made a knife with skillful movements. He slashed at the student like crazy, and the demon in Agu's heart was inspired for the first time. In an area with poor education, college students can be said to be high-level intellectuals, but the commander did not pay attention to talents and blindly killed, including civilians, which also paved the way for his failure in the future.
Commanders amplified and exploited the hatred in people's hearts, killing all civilians, looting property, raping civilian women, including mad women. There is a demon living in Agu's heart. It has been devouring Agu's justice, but occasionally justice will fight back. In this scene, Agu shoots and kills the mad woman who is being raped by the "soldiers", and clears the pain of the mad woman in time. Perhaps the greatest kindness lies in helping others out of misery, including death, in time. After that, the commander was instructed by the supreme commander to go to the location of the supreme commander, but he kept avoiding seeing him, which was a test of him. The commander pretends to be a general and is arrogant. How can he be convinced when others neglect him or even play him. In the end, the supreme commander met him, downgraded him, and let the 2IC take charge of the army. The position of general that had been promised before was also lost. The commander finally understood: the most terrible thing is not the army, but politics, and people who play tricks. politics. The supreme commander made perfect use of the commander's character weakness, but at the same time he was worried that he would overwhelm the master, so he was demoted.
One night, while they were resting in the jungle, they were attacked by government forces, causing many casualties and forcing them to retreat. During the retreat, Hercules died of his injuries, leaving Agu heartbroken. Agu felt more and more tired of the war, and the death of his friends and his former father and brother made him abhor war. Later, they ran out of ammunition and food, the "army" rioted, and everyone left. The commander thought Agu would stay by his side, but turned around and found that he was alone. The commander was finally abandoned by everyone, the supreme commander, and the war!
In this war, no one wins. The commander always has the highest commander who takes advantage of him first. The so-called army has no trust at all and is full of suspicion. This is not a war about weapons and manpower, but about demons. The hearts of the people are burdened by the war, and they are doing unreasonable things every day, and their wish is only to hope that the war will stop and they will have a stable home. At the end of the movie, Agu looked at a group of carefree children playing at the beach, and he felt a lot in his heart: Although he was forced to go through all kinds of difficulties and dangers and read all kinds of mountains and rivers, what he hoped was to live simply and peacefully !
The power of the masses is infinite, but if the masses are used by politicians, they will become the root of all evil. The fundamental way to end the war is not the victory of one of the two sides or the complete defeat of the other, but that everyone should control their hearts, and don't let it become a beast that devours everything!
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