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Jiuxianri, in fact, only exists quietly. As for whether it can be accepted by others, it only depends on whether the human heart has enough anticipation of the cruel reality. And the war, whether it was against it or reflecting on it, it really happened. Countless people rushed to the battlefield regardless of their personal lives. When the human nature became completely unrecognizable due to the war, we began to hate the war, and only then began to sympathize and even grieve for the ravages suffered in the war. Can you forget that they actually felt that when they participated in the war for the country? glory?
——Jiu Xian Ri
uses film art to express warfare. "Reverse" must be the dominant thought, and the main point is "how to reverse". There is an unnatural phenomenon. Hollywood movies usually involve the "anti-war" angle. They usually talk about the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. The Americans' views on these wars are basically the same in general. The intention is at least in art. In terms of expressiveness, the waist can be straighter. Of course, this is after all in the United States, which is good at boasting and engaging in personal heroism. After all, it is accusing the "makers" of the sins of the "makers" in the world of "makers." The depth of sincerity is self-evident.
Like many Hollywood war movies, no matter how sharp the tone is, the language and images of political preaching are inevitable. However, in the exploration of "anti-war" thinking, its keen and effective methods are still innovative.
A child can use a slingshot to kill a troll. Such a romantic and obvious fairy tale, I don’t know how much inspiration it can give young people who are about to go to the battlefield. But we do see too many examples of this kind of praise of courage. For example, the president of the United States can Make heroic deeds comparable to "Rambo". The old father told this ancient legend to children who dare not close the door to sleep at night. This shows that he has a persistent grasp of the concept of war in his heart.
Encouragement is one aspect, but the father in the film ignores the "harm" that the war may bring to his son. For example, his son lost his original morality and conscience after the war, which naturally triggered the old man's psychological tolerance to accept the truth. It's not so much that he can't accept the truth, it's better to say that he doesn't want to accept the truth at all. As a soldier, he should understand the unimaginable "destructive" effect of war on people, perhaps because of family affection. He firmly believes that his son's death should not be related to war, let alone become frantic. However, the initial perception of the war may be understood as "good" at the beginning, otherwise the old father became a soldier himself, and after his eldest son joined the army, he still insisted on sending his second son into the army, just like him. The wife said, "Why can't you keep me a son", because in his heart this is a glorious act. From the very beginning, he helped others raise the national flag, which shows the sacred position of the army and the country in his mind.
The sad thing is that it was the most glorious "mission" he personally gave to his son that created his son's ugliness and final death. Accepting such truth is a kind of destruction to oneself. At the same time as accepting it, one must overthrow one’s lifelong pursuits and beliefs. On the one hand, it is the expectation and trust of a father for his son for many years. My own "love" that is slightly obsessed with the country has become so incomplete.
This film does not adopt the "advantage" structure processing of "Crash", instead uses a straight line and low-key narrative, and uses a slowly implanted method to reveal simple but powerful layers. Once the truth appears so stunned, The shocking effect is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the thinking about war and the exploration of human nature naturally follow the ripples of the mood.
The clues of the story are not complicated. The father learned that his son was missing in the barracks, and the indifferent treatment by the military and the police made Aiko’s eager father chill, so he personally went to investigate the truth. , To reveal the inside story of military affairs. After the father insisted on investigating until the truth was finally revealed, the film showed that his son and his comrades in the war had a strong collision with their own concept as a veteran, and the son’s various “perverted” behaviors in the war completely destroyed the father’s mind. The beautiful image of a young man must not only be heartbroken for the death of his son, but also have to face a re-recognition of all the "truth" ability to predict the truth.
With the acting skills of Tommy Lee Jones and his old man, he is undoubtedly successful in playing the role of a strong, sensible, capable, and clear-headed father. His rigorous thinking, the ability to observe things and grasp clues almost reaches the level of a super detective. The slightly "artificial" character setting here shows that the concepts of the older generation are incompatible with the modern era. In his father’s eyes, the policewoman played by Theron was a representative who knew nothing about war, and he persistently affirmed his idea of everything including war. It is this contradiction that strengthens the final dramatic effect, regardless of How many clues the old man found, and how insisted he was familiar with the army, still the policewoman discovered the truth of the matter inadvertently with the mind of a policeman.
The American flag floating in the air at the end of the movie is so tattered, it is naturally reminiscent of the flag-planting ceremony with a behind-the-scenes performance in "Flags of Fathers". In a sense, the two films are implying the national flag. To express the same lineage, behind the flag is merciless irony and reflection. Taking the new flag and hanging the old flag is actually a kind of compliment. The tatters exist because of the battlefield. In the eyes of the veterans, all the blood and sweat on the battlefield are still worth persisting. This way still retains them to some extent. That generation's cycle of "patriotism", but now, it can only use the upside down method to accuse and waile the "spirit" he has followed throughout his life.
—2008.2.20 Jiuxianri
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