Obviously, the American World War II star Patton is a very controversial figure. The Academy Awards, after several years of confusion, have returned to the voice of the main theme. In 1970, the United States was mired in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, with rising anti-war sentiment at home, the constant nuclear threat of the Soviets, and the black and women's affirmative movement. As a result, there has been chaos in the United States, and all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods have swaggered through the market, and the entire mainstream white society is in a low period. At this time, 20th Century Fox successfully shaped General Patton into a god of war with American feelings to boost domestic morale. Of course, biographical films often turn people into myths, because they need to infect the current audience. This kind of U.S. military conscription-style propaganda film has been affirmed by most of the mainstream American media. So there is no doubt that it won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1971.
In Tunisia in 1943, American rookies had just been taught a lesson by "Desert Fox" Rommel. Although valuable experience is gained, tuition is the life of 1,800 soldiers. General Bradley, who was an inspector of the North African battlefield at the time, suggested that the Allied commander-in-chief, Eisenhower, let Patton reshape the soul of the local US military. According to what we say now, the two-star general Patton, who was over sixty years old at the time, was a bit of a paranoid madman. He is arrogant, arrogant, proud, aggressive, cold-blooded and a little superstitious. He believes in sweating more on the training ground and bleeding less when fighting. Patton, who received the transfer order, came to the headquarters of the Second Army in his car nicknamed WTF.
Due to a series of failures, the morale of the Second Army was low, and the entire station was completely sloppy like a tourist attraction. This made Patton, who emphasized military discipline and appearance, very annoyed. At the beginning of taking office, the whole army knew his indisputable and extremely narcissistic. He believed in the power of reincarnation and always felt that he was a natural hero and should go to places full of iron and blood to prove himself. Under the infection of the chief officer, the army of the Second Army was shocked. But there seems to be some problems with their cooperation with the British army. Under Churchill's deceit and the recklessness of the Japanese, the United States, which pursued the Monroe Doctrine, reluctantly joined the Second World War. Originally, I watched the fire from the other side, thinking about the Americans who made a fortune in the war. After landing in Africa, it was discovered that the British were more arrogant than they had imagined. Because of its former colonial relationship, the British Empire has always regarded Americans as hillbillies and upstarts. Although they had to ask for help at this time, there was still an insurmountable chasm between the nobles and the nouveau riche.
Patton planned an attack, and he wanted air support from the British. The British generals said that air supremacy was firmly in their hands, and the latest intelligence also showed that the German planes were almost out of fuel. While the three were chatting and laughing at Patton's headquarters, the German reconnaissance plane launched an air strike. The furious Patton has performed the classic picture of jerking off with a pistol for us here. After the German aircraft caused a mess, they walked away. This incident also made Barton and the British increasingly incompatible. Of course, such a characterization is not unreasonable. In the 1960s and 1970s, because of the issue of colonial independence, Britain and the United States were not very happy. However, in the face of the powerful Soviets, the British gentlemen finally chose to succumb to the Americans.
Rommel and Patton are both men who emphasize attack, so a big battle between the two is inevitable. Soon Patton led his troops to repel the North African Army of the German Nazis. This was a victory that belonged only to the US military, and the rookie finally became a soldier. Although the German commander was no longer Rommel, this did not affect the turning point of the Allied campaign in North Africa. What is commendable is that the American Emperor did not forget the cherishing of life in the main theme movie. In this victory, Patton's adjutant was unfortunately killed. Sure enough, it was a war, and human life was like a must. However, the newly registered adjutant quickly conquered Patton and helped him continue to work efficiently. Due to a series of Allied victories in North Africa, Nazi Germany specially arranged analysts to study Patton. Hope to find his flaws and defeat him, thus thwarting the US offensive in North Africa. German experts expressed Patton's idea that he was not a 20th century man, but a man who lived in the 16th century. He was arrogant and bellicose, with an absurd spirit of chivalry. He speculated that Patton would, like the ancient Carthaginians, attack Palermo in Sicily first, but the German generals denied this view. But Patton was indeed a man whose mind was still stuck in the 16th century. He began to lobby General Alexander, who was in charge of the entire operation plan, to accept his attack plan. Alexander was indeed persuaded at first, but Montgomery came out halfway and proposed to attack Cagliari directly and then take Messina. Leave the limelight to the British and let the Americans protect their flanks on the sidelines. After consultation, the Allies finally chose Montgomery's proposal. After all, the British had been fighting the Fuhrer for 4 years. The glory of this strategic counteroffensive should be reserved for them.
After the successful landing in Sicily, the Allies encountered stubborn resistance from the Germans, which annoyed Patton. He felt that if he had followed his plan, they would have now entered Italy, instead of climbing the mountain here. So he led the seventh legion under his command and acted independently from the main force. He interspersed directly with the capture of Palermo, flanking General Bradley's II Corps and Montgomery's British forces. Then go straight to Messina along the road, completely stealing Montgomery's limelight. Throughout the Italian campaign, Patton embodied his cold-blooded side. For example, driving his subordinates to death, slapping soldiers who are afraid of war, scolding allies and so on. In the 1970s, when the image of the U.S. military was already very delicate, such self-deprecating behavior did nothing to change the views of some young people on the scandals of the U.S. military. It is a pity that Patton, who was in the limelight, was removed from the Seventh Corps on the spot. Not only was Eisenhower strictly ordered to apologize to the soldiers who were corporally punished, but he was also scolded by his old friend Bradley. These incidents also cost him the chance to be the supreme commander of the European theater and to be promoted to a five-star general. A group of scheming countries like the Allies gathered together for the sake of profit. For the sake of political correctness, Patton could only sit on the bench for the time being.
However, the Germans did not believe that the Allies would let Patton, the number one soldier on the Western Front, idle for these innocuous things. So he was still very concerned about his whereabouts, and Eisenhower just took advantage of this to form a fake army group around him, pretending to be ready to land in southern France. This well contained the overall defense of the German army in France. This kind of beach landing defense battle was inherently difficult to defend. Any beachhead could be dealt with in front of the Allies at that time. When the Germans were forced to wait on the beach for the Allies to land, the war was actually over. While in Britain, Patton made another mistake by attacking Russian allies directly. This mistake brought Patton's military career and media influence to the bottom. Patton found the Allied General Staff, and he said that he had no political ambitions and did not want to make any political capital in the war. Just want to command the army and go do those Nazis. But Eisenhower was unmoved, which made Barton very frustrated, and even thought of retiring early.
In June 1944, "Operation Overlord" was launched as scheduled, and the Allies successfully landed in Normandy. Patton, who had been idle for a long time, was urgently summoned to northern France. At this time, Bradley had been appointed commander-in-chief of the Allied European Theater. He appointed Patton to be the commander-in-chief of the Third Army on the spot, and said that the previous idleness was Eisenhower's method. The old general woke up from a dream and was extremely excited. The recharged Third Army is ready to give the Germans some ruthlessness. Patton, who returned to the battlefield, became the omnipotent war god again. Pulling his third army, rushing from left to right to kill, elusive, and fought with France and Belgium. Although the Allies made many low-level mistakes on the Western Front, Patton was definitely a machete that was sharpened quickly. In order to support the Soviet Union's operations on the Eastern Front, the Allies decided to provide supplies to the Soviet Union, which also stopped the Allied forces on the Western Front. At this time, the top Allies had realized the strength of the Soviet Union. Hopefully communism and Nazism will lose both ways so they can benefit from it. Patton realized the fragility of Nazi Germany. He came up with a bold plan, as long as he was given enough supplies. He can definitely go all the way and dig out the heart of the Nazis - Berlin. However, due to certain political considerations, the top Allies still hoped that the Soviet Union would shed more blood.
Although Nazi Germany fought on two fronts, it was exhausted. After seeing the confusion and concerns of the Allied forces on the Western Front, the Führer made a desperate decision to recruit the last mobile elite and launch the Battle of the Ardennes Bulge. This is actually because he wanted to fight to promote talks, ease the pressure on the western front, avoid fighting on two fronts, and then fight the Soviets decisively. After all, in the view of the head of state, the contradiction between the Anglo-Saxons and the Germans is not as sharp as that between the Germans and the Slavs. With the cooperation of heavy snow, the Nazis surrounded the 101st Airborne Division. Due to the bad weather conditions and the rough mountain roads in the Ardennes. Allied generals refused to help the 101st Airborne Division without air support. A group of bureaucratic generals disregards friendly forces, much to Patton's dissatisfaction. He said that as long as there were enough supplies, the Third Army would be willing to go straight to Bastony to rescue the friendly troops who had been trapped for a long time. I have to admit, it was a great assault. While cursing the heavy snow, General Patton asked the chaplain to pray for good weather, while defying hardships and dangers, the army rushed forward, and after the sky cleared, he and his friendly army broke through the German army in the Ardennes region. This is a victory of will, and a victory belonging to Barton the Jagged. The Nazis, whose vitality was severely damaged, finally realized that the end of the sun was coming. Although this is a battle far away from the European battlefield, when I think of my volunteer soldiers, under such difficult conditions, near the 38th line, and such a division of tigers and wolves armed to the teeth, they fought back and forth. called a miracle.
With the Soviets breaking through the city of Berlin, the Führer renounced the Nazis and surrendered, and the entire war in Europe came to an end. The belligerent Patton, and their original ally, the Red Soviet Union, gradually became tit for tat. Not only did he scold General Zhukov, but he also threatened to rearm Germany and then beat the Soviets back to their homeland. At this time, the anti-communist sentiment of the film was beyond words. This controversial iron-blooded veteran finally died in a car accident at the end of 1945. Some people suspect that it was a helpless move by the U.S. government for the sake of the overall situation. Some people think it is, the Soviets are afraid of Patton's threat, and they will attack first. Conspiracy theories have grown over time. The death of this controversial figure has given us plenty of room for reverie. Perhaps, as Patton himself was superstitious, everyone has his own mission. After Patton completes his mission, he will be called by God to wait for the next mission. This is somewhat similar to what happened in China. In every turbulent world, there will always be many people who are destined to come to the world, either to quell the war, or to rebuild the society. Unexpectedly, the old beauty also played very slippery.
Through the description of Patton, the film hopes that people can re-establish confidence in the American spirit and the US military. Because of the defeat in the Korean War, the unpopularity of the Vietnam War, and the Soviet nuclear shadow over Europe. At that time, the entire Western world was in a state of fear of Soviet expansionary policies. Coupled with the various trends of thought among the people, the entire American society seems to have lost its backbone.
The film uses Patton to emphasize the image of a white man who emphasizes discipline, emphasizes offense, and dares to challenge the Soviets. It is hoped that it can arouse people's re-advocacy of order and restore the self-confidence of traditional American whites. This kind of theme-themed film, even now, still has a strong incitement significance. This is something Chinese filmmakers should learn from and learn from, although everyone is now downplaying class and ideological conflicts and advocating peace. However, among the routines to enhance national cohesion, we can learn from them.
In the near future, there will be a tit-for-tat clash of ideologies between China and the United States. If we want to break through the current blockade, we must find friends who share our values. And to beat America, we have to make our voices known to the world. In the third decade of the 21st century, the world should know what we think. Peaceful rise is an extravagant hope. The hegemony of any country on earth is achieved with a knife and a shot. Although the economic card is easy to play, there is no strong military foundation and no national cohesion to rely on. In the end, it can only become a lamb to be slaughtered, and let people beat the autumn wind.
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