The film opens with a poem that leads to this unspecified story. The panning shot at the beginning of the forest scene is mysterious, and the jungle seems to be full of danger and anxiety. Four soldiers landed on enemy positions in the crash, desperate to get back to safety. The whole film shapes the characters' personalities through dialogues with characters, such as Coby, who is always calm and philosophical, Mike who is tough and alert, Sidney who is innocent and vulnerable, and Fletcher who is quiet and smooth. In the scene from the crash site to the riverside, Kubrick emphasized the boiling inner world under the seemingly rational appearance of everyone by adding an inner monologue between the characters' marching -- speculating on the thoughts of his companions, thinking about The possibility of death, the fear of being discovered by the enemy, and the cry to strengthen the belief that has begun to shake - despair and distrust filled the hearts of everyone. The portrayal and technique of this part are played in the hands of Kubrick, which is very admirable.
And "Terror and Desire" tells the story like a fable: a forest, two forces, four soldiers. This can be any battle, any army and any helpless soldier, because of the deep predicament is dominated by fear and desire and self-destruction, in his later works, this kind of "human individual is feared" And the tragedies of desire leading to demise are constantly being staged, which are reflected in films such as "Full Metal Jacket" and "The Shining". The film presents the pessimistic and negative side of human nature by showing the conversations, struggles and contradictions between four soldiers with different personalities who unfortunately fell behind enemy lines.
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