the idealist who was sacrificed for minor repairs : Irish history
and revolutionary films, not to mention the Irish history, which is completely unfamiliar to the Chinese, makes many people stay away from it. As far as I am concerned, I chose to watch it entirely out of trust in Cannes.
However, this film that I thought was difficult and boring made me cry several times in the process of watching the movie. The sensational pain of the male protagonist's body and soul made me feel the same, and the deep sufferings that once existed in this land of Ireland were actually It makes me hard to breathe for a while. This is not only a wound in Irish history, but also a wound shared by the entire mankind. It is the blood and tears of those idealists who call for freedom and fraternity in their struggles in reality.
The kind-hearted, handsome and talented male protagonist Danmin had a splendid life of going to London to practice medicine, but when he witnessed the crimes committed by the British army on Irish soil, the 17-year-old boy was unwilling to use English because of his youthful indignation. The British army with an iron gun compromised and was cruelly executed. The old train driver was beaten by the opponent because he failed to carry the enemy's equipment according to the wishes of the British army... The heart of the righteous Danmin. He resolutely gave up the aura brought by the title of London physician and chose the Irish National Army guerrillas following the revolutionary brother Gotdy.
Just like Danmin’s last words left before the execution, I never thought about being involved in a war, until I walked in, I realized that there was actually no way out. For a man with a soft heart and compassion for life, the cruelty and inhumanity of the revolution far exceeded his imagination. If he used to plan his life with justice and kindness, now he has to demand himself with the goal of military revolution. When he tremblingly pointed his gun at Chris, a poor young man who grew up watching him,-no, he didn't want to deprive the life of a poor child who had to act as a traitor for his mother and hadn't read a book. However, this is the order of the revolution, as the leader said, we have to make such sacrifices if we want to drive out the British and establish a free, independent and democratic Republic of Ireland.
In order to establish an independent, democratic, just and fraternal Democratic Republic of Ireland? ! ——Yes, this is the goal that the idealists are passionate about. ——For the coming of this tomorrow, Danmin is willing to give his life. After being captured by the British army for betrayal by a traitor, the British asked, who is the revolutionary leader Teddy? Danmin stood up, and he stared at the cruel muzzle fearlessly-I was Teddy. Yes, he is willing to sacrifice his life to realize his brother's ideals. Because he believes that what his brother is fighting for is the future of a righteous Irish who is worth his sacrifice.
However, the great significance of the film "The Wind Blows the Rice Waves" does not lie in explaining the justice of participating in the revolution. As Danmin finally realized, it is easy for people to know what they are opposed to, but they don't actually know what they really like. When the Irish people were mired in the hardships of British rule, they rose to resist British colonial rule. But when one day the brutal colonial rule is overthrown. Revolution and destruction are easy, but for Danmin, this is not the purpose of his struggle and sacrifice. He has always insisted that the purpose of revolution is reconstruction. He is fighting for those humble people who are suffering, poverty, humiliation and injury. For him, it is the most important thing for the Irish people to obtain the independent dignity and the guarantee of survival and happiness. The direction he is working hard is not to overthrow and build. A new bureaucratic rule, he is to give the autonomy of destiny decisions to independent free people.
From here you can see the difference between Danmin and his brother Gotti. Teddy is a born revolutionary and a nationalist who loves Ireland. He devoted his whole life to the struggle of the Irish National War of Independence, so he can show the righteousness of a national hero without changing his color before the harsh punishment. However, after the revolution, can the people lead an ideal life? Can they truly gain personal dignity and personal freedom? At this point, Teddy's brain is more blurred. In his opinion, perhaps as long as the Irish are in power, it should be better than the previous colonial rule, right? For Teddy, the most important thing is the revolution itself, which is to replace the British political rule with the Irish of his own nation (as for the nature of this government is not what he cares about), he can do whatever he can to this goal. When other revolutionaries were angry that the fruits of the revolution they had exchanged for their blood and tears were usurped by the nobles, and angry that the will of the people was raped by vested interest groups and religious forces attached to upper-level politics, what Teddy thought was How to sign a compromise agreement in exchange for political benefits, Teddy's interest in tactics and politics is far more than his pursuit of people's happiness and justice. This is the most significant difference between him and his younger brother Danmin. This is also the reason why he and his brother parted ways in front of the penalty stand.
Danmin finally died. Ironically, he did not die from the guns of his rival British soldiers who participated in the revolution, but from the guns of his "own man" in Ireland, and died at the hands of his dedicated brother. At gunpoint. Nevertheless, he never hated his brother. In the letter to his girlfriend, he was still full of concerns and worries about his brother's future. He pleaded with his girlfriend-please take good care of brother Teddy... He clearly saw it The fate of a rude revolutionary like Teddy in the official competition of politicians who are skilled in power and conspiracy.
Hugo said that on top of an absolutely correct revolution, there should be an absolutely correct humanitarianism. Danmin is a physical practitioner and performance artist who always put this humanitarianism above his own life and interests. On the contrary, Teddy puts the revolution above the independence, freedom, kindness, and justice of life, —— Teddy who has abandoned family affection and even humanity, even if he finally goes to the core of Irish political rights, he can do What fate do the Irish people bring?
I remembered the words Woolf said in the movie "The Moments"—those people who are full of dreams, poets, they are destined to sacrifice. Danmin is not a revolutionary or politician in the true sense. He is an idealist who embraces the land and people of Ireland with his life and soul, a poet and artist who shines with the glory of humanity. The movie "The Wind Blows the Rice Waves" made me and a great poet's heart hug tightly again across the distant time and space. I love Danmin, I love those poets who have dreams, and those who will always embrace this dirty world with pure hearts. Artists, not those who are admired by the people, and stand on the platform of God, who will always shine and be incomparably correct-politicians.
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