After watching the movie, I deliberately checked the relevant information of the "Highland War", and found that the so-called Highland War was only extracted from the real historical event of the Korean War, the armistice agreement and the famous battle for the White Horse Heights. Add some fiction.
Although this may not be a realistic war, the idea that the director wants to express is clear and clear: anti-war.
Compared with many war-themed movies, "Highland War" is not presented from the perspective of the victory or defeat of the country and whether it is just or not, but from a neutral narrative perspective, looking at the war from the war itself, and expressing the devastation brought by war to human nature. The war of reasons has no winners.
The film has many touching scenes:
Seventeen-year-old Private Nam Sung-sik is still singing young today. Tomorrow, in order to survive, he has to shoot and kill an enemy younger than himself. The day after tomorrow, he was killed by a sniper who gave him a gift. End in what should be the most beautiful year;
After the reunion of former friends, the once cowardly private Kim Soo Hyuk became a lieutenant. The two smoked a cigarette. Kim Soo Hyuk smiled and said to Jiang Eun Biao: "Promotion is the fastest in war." , Now it's killing! No matter who it is, it will end only if one side dies." Helpless and desolate;
As soon as he arrived at the front army camp, Wu Enbiao gave a chocolate to a little girl. The little girl's outstretched hand was mutilated; when the little girl innocently asked Kim Soo-hyuk if her hand would grow again, Kim Soo-hyuk's words and the little girl's howl cried. , the suffocated heart can't breathe;
During the Battle of Pohang, Shin Il-young, who had to abandon his teammates and shoot at his teammates to kill each other for the survival of the large army, could not express his pain since then, and could only make himself forget the pain by injecting morphine;
The constant exchange of "gifts" in the boxes of the highlands that changed hands repeatedly made everyone forget about the war for a while;
Chocolate when the hero and heroine meet for the first time, and waving knives when they meet again;
When Kim Soo Hyuk discovered that the enemy "two seconds" that appeared in the scope was the Cha Tae Kyung he fell in love with at first sight,
When Kim Soo Hyuk died, he said that he could no longer remember his mother's face;
After Xiuhe died, Wu Jiying, his comrade-in-arms, cried and shouted: If you hold on for one more day, you will be able to hold on to the truce;
After the truce, North and South Korea met in the stream. When Jiang Eunbiao handed the photo to "Two Seconds", the photo was pierced by a bullet, and the blood-stained back was "Kim Soo Hyuk";
When the last twelve hours before the armistice came into effect, Shin Il-young said to his comrades, "Just hold on for another twelve hours, survive, and go home!";
"This fog is really thick! The whole world tells us to fight, only this fog persuades us not to fight";
In the end, the two armies fought fiercely, and only the last two were left. Jiang Enbiao asked the officer of the other side, "What is the reason for the war?" The other side replied, "I really knew it before, but now, it's been too long and I forgot." Then, the truce stopped. The notification sounded, and the two laughed desperately and mockingly, and then one died, leaving only Jiang Enbiao to stagger up and walk out of the high ground.
All of these are ruthless indictments of war. . .
At the end of the film, all the people in the black and white picture are smiling happily. The strong contrast makes the existence of war seem extremely absurd.
I have to say that South Korea is bolder and more profound than China in filming. "Highland War" depicts the group portraits vividly and vividly, and each character clearly expresses strong anti-war thoughts. It is a rare good movie. piece.
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