Of course, also on Weibo, I also saw a fairer comment, saying that although the martial arts drama of this film is good, the appearance of the Wuzhi 10 and 96 tanks is especially amazing (it is said that some military fans will cry for this), but The plot and literary drama are extremely weak, so don't have any expectations. So I intentionally kept my expectations low. But I did not expect that my expectations were so low that this film could still penetrate the lower limit of my tolerance, which greatly disappointed me.
At the beginning of the movie I had a little problem. The 3D glasses that the theater gave me don't seem to work, and the images I see through the lenses are ghosted. Without any hesitation, I ran out of the theater and asked the staff to change my glasses. After I got the new glasses, I ran back to the theater immediately, for fear of missing the plot. It turns out that the images I see are still ghosted, and it doesn't appear to be a problem with the glasses. Fortunately, the back image will soon be normal.
As for the plot, I didn't miss it at all - in fact, this film basically has no plot, you know the end when you see the beginning, and there are no plots in the middle that can slightly enhance the twists and turns of the story and interfere with the audience's judgment on the direction of the story. Not only that, this kind of story of a Chinese soldier accidentally bumping into an enemy during a military-educational-style exercise, and then changing the exercise directly into actual combat is too old-fashioned; even a person like me who doesn't watch much movies, has many years of experience. I just saw an almost identical "blockbuster" called "Out of Amazon". This can't help but make people sigh: Is there only this kind of routine in the plot of domestic modern military films?
Drama is better than drama. At first, the conversation between Leng Feng and Long Xiaoyun was a bit interesting. When Long Xiaoyun said "drink again", many people in the movie hall were snickering. Later, after Leng Feng joined the Wolf Warrior Special Forces, which is said to have a lot of "thorn heads", the opponent scene with Shao Bing, the deputy captain, was also very interesting. To be honest, that dialogue was indeed a bit cool. But the brilliance of the literary drama ends here. Soon, this group of soldiers with non-standard Mandarin and various dialects of the North and South fell into the slick jokes and even flirting with each other. When Shi Sanba casually called Yu Fei "Father" because he wanted to marry Yu Fei's two-year-old daughter, I also basically understood what kind of standard these so-called "thorn heads", so-called humor and jokes were based on. measurable.
Of course, as I said, I originally looked at it after lowering my expectations, so I think the above problems are all okay and tolerable. In fact, there is still a big, but relatively hidden contradiction in the film - the sentence "Those who offend China will be punished even if they are far away" said by the head of Shi Qingsong is very powerful. It is a famous nationalist sentence that has been circulating for more than two thousand years. However, since it is "even if you are far away, you will be punished", then you must go abroad to attack the enemy. However, the Chinese army in the film is clearly on the defensive. Only when the mercenaries cross the border and enter Chinese territory will they fight. Finally, when the villain, Minden, tries to escape, Leng Feng also has to press him before he takes a step outside the border. live. Moreover, "Minden" is clearly a name with a very Burmese color (after an online search, the current deputy minister of the Ministry of Railways and Transport of Burma is called this name), but the film does not mention the border between China and which country the battle took place. Even the two long shots of the boundary monuments that were deliberately given did not dare to reveal the boundary monument number under "China". In fact, these handling did not show any momentum of "death even if they are far away", but rather a demonstration of the good-neighborliness and friendship between China and Southeast Asian countries. - However, I can tolerate it.
As an academic researcher and a popular science writer from a biology class, what I can't bear is that the film has to insert a completely unnecessary plot of "Gene War", and it also makes a beautiful soldier say so sensational , what stealing Chinese blood samples in order to develop biological weapons specifically targeting Chinese genes. On the Internet, I was one of the early people who participated in exposing the truth of the so-called "gene war". Interested friends can search for my article "A Cold View of "Biological Defense" from a Scientific Perspective. Moreover, I have paid a lot of sincerity to try to get some self-proclaimed patriotic people to give up their obsession with gene warfare. Here I can disclose two past events: I once was invited by a famous anti-GMO patriotic scholar to teach him the principles of GMO at his home. At the same time, there is also Chai Weidong, a doctor of engineering majoring in aeroengine and the author of the bizarre book "Biochemical Unrestricted Warfare", which is a collection of conspiracy theories related to biology. When I went out later, Chai Weidong also gave me a copy of "Biochemical Unrestricted Warfare" , which I keep to this day. The online anti-GMO reaction has led to a hysterical Gu Xiulin. I also met at a conference. Gu Xiulin also offered to exchange business cards with me. I had to apologize to her because I never printed a business card. However, it is impossible for people like Chai Weidong and Gu Xiulin to change their views, so I quickly gave up and decided not to give these people a chance to deal with me at all.
In fact, in China, the people who are more stubborn than Chai Weidong and Gu Xiulin and can be regarded as the biggest believers of biological conspiracy theories are none other than the Chinese army. They believe that they can develop genetic weapons that only kill Chinese people but not Americans. They believe that the United States has already obtained genetically modified microorganisms to the extent that they can be released to the extent that the Chinese population will be destroyed by more than half. They believe that genetically modified crops are also a conspiracy of the US imperialists. , they even believe in "human science" and "extraordinary functions". At first, I was reluctant to believe this fact. I always felt that there should be people in the army who understood. But the more I learn, the more I can only admit that biological conspiracy theories are indeed beliefs that are deeply rooted in the Chinese military system. And the formation of this belief also has historical reasons, which has a lot to do with Qian Xuesen, who is touted as a model of patriotic scientific and technological workers.
The film "Wolf Warrior" designed this kind of genetic war plot, I don't know to what extent the military has directly taken care of it, but it caters to the military's bad tastes is beyond doubt. Anyone who knows a little bit of background can see that this kind of plot clearly reflects the bad ideological tendencies of the army, and it cannot be defended with the similar right and wrong words of "movie is fiction" at all. As a biology-related scientific researcher and popular science author, I have always hoped to establish a healthy biological culture in China. I am unhappy with anti-scientific remarks; even if you are the Chinese army, I will criticize them publicly. This is my perseverance, my professionalism, and my backbone as a patriotic intellectual.
So it's time to talk about the title of the article - "The Grade of Patriotism".
After watching "Wolf Warrior", I spit out a few words about the movie on Weibo, which attracted a small wave of "left" netizens. Of course, I, who love my country and love with confidence, have no fear of this class of people, but I think it is an opportunity to teach me a lesson. I have been advocating that patriotism should indeed be a mainstream value shared by the whole society. For this reason, I have quarreled with liberal publicists on the Internet in recent years. But patriotism does have levels, and different people have different ways of loving. We scientific researchers went to university, went to graduate school, and received the highest scientific and technological awards from the state in the Great Hall of the People. Of course, we should use knowledge to patriotism and reason to patriotism. Therefore, it is revealed that "GMO is the biological weapon of the United States", "Cultivation of cherry blossoms" Originated in China" and other rumors, it is our responsibility. Knowing not to say it is an act of incompetence.
For example, Fu Tiexiang, a first-class hero in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam and a former political officer of the No. 4 Oil Production Plant of the Central Plains Petroleum Exploration Bureau, Fu Tiexiang (whose Weibo name is "Brother Tie Junxiang"), does not have as much knowledge and rationality as we do, so he is patriotic. The way is different. In the past, he participated in the border war and served as a national tree. After his demobilization, he worked diligently in the jobs within his ability. Out of respect for him, we intellectuals tolerated the old soldier's snarky, bragging way, and the inability to distinguish between truly unpatriotic remarks and jokes because of his clique and too few contacts (hence he also attacked me) simple minds. This is not pretending, this is the embodiment of our self-cultivation.
In short, the ideal state in my mind is for people of different levels and levels to use their own ways to be patriotic on Weibo, and at the same time understand the patriotic ways of people at other levels and levels. In the final analysis, Weibo is a public platform. In addition to providing the small circle interaction of “fish looking for fish, shrimp looking for shrimp, turtle looking for king bastard” that private platforms like WeChat also have, it also provides opportunities for different groups of people to communicate with each other. I am willing to deal with people with three teachings, nine streams and five elements and eight works, and I have been trying my best to understand their thinking and emotions. However, after all, I have my own circle of friends and way of speaking (such as using a joke like "your country" when I encounter something I don't approve of), and I don't give in too much to take care of other people's emotions. If there are other levels of patriots (especially anonymous) who teach me a lesson because they don't understand my way of speaking, then I can only say: I'm sorry, because you took the lead in expressing disdain for other levels of patriots, so you are patriotic The grade is not enough. Even if one day in the future "public knowledge" does not exist, and China becomes the world hegemon, as long as you don't understand tolerance, your patriotism will not be enough.
Last but not least, the subtitles (credits) at the end of the film are an integral part of the film itself, reflecting the contributions of all the heroes behind the film. Why do some videos set "easter eggs" at the end? The original intention is to hope that the audience can read the subtitles and pay tribute to the behind-the-scenes heroes whose names flashed by. If you really think a film is good, then you should insist on reading the subtitles, which is a good accomplishment. Leaving without reading the subtitles is an early exit. If you don't know this kind of etiquette, it means that your level is not enough; if you accuse me of "pretending" because you don't know this kind of etiquette, then you are not good enough.
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