There is never a winner in a war

Maureen 2022-04-20 09:01:02

I think what makes this movie a classic is that it portrays the instinctive fear of war and death. It exposes the cruelty of the war in a slash, rather than blindly extolling the merits, and every character is real and full of flesh and blood.
The war forced the soldiers to be brave. No one loved war, and all the soldiers who went to the battlefield were helpless. The captain said that he used to be a doctor, and everyone could tell at a glance, but now everyone is surprised. The war forced him to become a Jagged soldier. They're all fighting for reunion, but every time they kill a person, they get farther and farther from home.

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  • Medic Wade: Actually, the trick to falling asleep is trying to stay awake.

    Mellish: How is that, Wade?

    Medic Wade: Well, when my mother was an intern, she used to work late through the night... sleep through the day. So the only time we'd ever get to talk about anything is when she'd get home. So what I... I used to do, I used to lie in my bed and try to stay awake as long as I could, but it never worked 'cause... 'cause the harder I'd try, the faster I'd fall asleep.

    Private Reiben: Yeah well, that wouldn't have mattered none in my house. My ma, she would've come home, shook me awake, chatted me up 'til dawn. I swear that woman was never too tired to talk.

    Mellish: That was probably the only time she could get a word in.

  • Medic Wade: Only thing is, sometimes she'd come home early, and I'd pretend to be asleep

    Mellish: Who, your mom?

    Medic Wade: Yeah. She'd stand in the doorway looking at me... and I'd just keep my eyes shut. And I knew she just wanted to find out about my day - that she came home early... just to talk to me. And I still wouldn't move... I'd still pretend to just be asleep. I don't know why I did that.