The first line, the reporter interviewed Cruise: For the sake of national security, Cruise pursued a global intervention policy and was looking for troubles all over the world. When he was carrying out a small-scale military operation in Afghanistan, he brought reporters to want to broadcast this news to influence public opinion. The reporter, with 40 years of experience in the industry, realized that the scale of this small-scale military operation was really too small. It was just a deliberate mischief, and the soldiers were likely to die in vain. Cruise said that this action was for "national security", but in fact it was for his own future presidential election to create favorable public opinion. The reporter wanted to criticize Cruise's morals, but Cruise retorted that you don't just talk about me, your media is not clean, and what I want to do can't be done without the media.
On the second line, a university professor interviewed a student who had frequently skipped class recently and said that you are talented, you have to work hard, you have to move forward, the future of the country, the hope of the American nation depends on you; now the upper-level politicians are too hypocritical Be selfish, and capable people are led by them, just as a lion is led by a sheep. The students said, "Is there a difference between working hard and not working hard? Anyway, I think that no matter how hard you work, it will be a bird, and nothing can be changed. I might as well eat and wear warmth and live a safe life." The professor said that at least you have worked hard. Look at my previous two students, they have "courage" and worked hard, although I do not agree with the direction of their efforts. Don't learn from them to join the army, but you can be in politics. Don't just think about being cool, you have to pull the country.
On the third line, the two military college students mentioned by the professor just now participated in the military operation just mentioned by the senator, and they were in an ambush due to an intelligence error.
In the end, the reporter broadcasted the news against his will. When passing by the cemetery of fallen soldiers, it seemed that his eyes were moist; the skipped students saw the news of military operations broadcast on this TV, but did not know more inside stories---two ideals. Because of some selfish purposes of politicians, the ideological students were killed in battle. Another classmate on the sofa was watching TV shopping shows, celebrity scandals and fake news on TV. It was linked to "The Matrix." Ordinary people watching TV might not have wires in the back of their brains, but the fluorescent screens in front of their eyes acted as The role of wires; although what they see (and recognize) is not completely drawn by the computer, it is also far from the "reality". There are two words to describe this situation, brainwashing.
The professor will know the life decisions of the skipped students on Tuesday, and I don’t think even the screenwriter is sure that the decision is right. This movie reflects reality, but it also seems to reflect the helplessness of reality. Although professors are the incarnation of ideals, they may also think that ideals are probably just ideals, and people cannot change anything. He finally told the skipped students that people will change. Although I have great hopes for you now, it is very likely that you will become the kind of person I don't want to see in the future, disappearing the current excellent qualities. .
In my opinion, although the film's creators recognize various problems, they feel unable to solve them. Although they are pinning their hopes on the younger generation, they seem to be unable to tell what the young people should do that are different from the current politicians. For example, the United States' intervention policy and unilateralism have cultivated many enemies for itself. In the film, reporters used the words of reporters to let them learn lessons and avoid making the same mistakes again, but it seems to be ineffective.
I think at this time, Chinese traditional wisdom may be able to help in understanding these issues. For example, the Tao Te Ching said: “For learning, the Tao is damaging day by day. Nothing is impossible. Taking the world is often nothing, and if there is something, it is not enough to take the world." Finding things all over the earth will naturally find things all over the world for yourself. If you don't look for things, you'll be fine. But ordinary people have desires, and under the control of desires, they have to look for things. Cruise wanted to climb up, reporters wanted more salaries, and politicians and the media joined forces to facilitate another military intervention. The professor seems to be in the public interest, but his public interest is probably the oil and roads needed to drive a Mercedes-Benz, which can be said to be the intersection of the personal interests of all Americans. Under the lofty ideals that they felt good about themselves, the two students lost their lives in confusion. The lofty here may be just a gold-plated trophy for everyone to make for their own personal interests, so that those who sacrificed their personal interests (at the same time satisfying everyone's interests) have a belief beforehand, and some comfort afterwards, but also consolation. It's just solace.
In a society where everyone is pursuing a so-called "better life", there is no moral commanding heights, and lofty is sometimes just an excuse for selfishness. Everyone is just playing a game of interests, and there is never a universally recognized moral standard. It is said that the director has been committed to environmental protection for many years, at least environmental protection seems to be full of morals:) The
student who skipped class at the end has not given his life choice. A free-thinking person is losing faith, and it is difficult to judge what is right and what is right. In a wrong society, making choices is difficult, especially as the professor said, your choices will affect your life. And most people, just like most students sitting around when the two military students gave a speech, their goals in life are clear (the so-called love and career), and they only consider ways. The director may want to know at the end, what is your choice and how do you want to live?
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