As a war-themed commercial film, "Fury" has completed the true description of the brutal war in a full emotional foreshadowing. Some say that the film makes people cherish the hard-won peace, some say that the film reflects the ruthless destruction of human nature by war, and some say that faith and love are eternal themes. All kinds of interpretations are in the plot, which is exactly the thinking and reflection that a good movie should bring to people. As a commercial film, directors and screenwriters should give top priority to telling a wonderful story. It is difficult for all plot designs to point to a complex and focused theme like a literary film. But in order to make new ideas in war-themed movies, new rhetoric must be found. It is tiring to always take war and human nature as an example. From this perspective, I think Fury has found a new entry point.
The film uses the growth of rookie Norman as a thread, and is embellished with various forms of kindness. So, how much is kindness worth in war? According to the research of "The Psychology of Murder", only about 10 to 15 percent of human beings can kill people naturally. This kind of protection for the human race is an innate goodness. But this kind of goodness seemed downright stupid to the members of the Fury. The rookie Norman couldn't bear to shoot at the guards in the woods, resulting in the tragic death of his comrades. He said he learned how to type sixty words a minute, not kill people. His performance made the Furious players angry and furious. That was his immaturity. The old German betrayed the German army to guide the Allies and was shot dead; German women and children who did not want to join the war were killed by the Nazis, hung from telephone poles and hung humiliating banners; those The youth who participated in the battle had enough reasons to pick up the gun, and they chanted the lyrics in unison, and their morale was high. When attacking the Fury tank, the officer shouted: "This is our land!" Those who did not want to fight for goodness were killed by their own people, and those who fought for their ideals or leaders were killed by the allies. Who guides the way and who is kind is not a distinction between good and evil, but a battle of positions. In war, a gun is directly or indirectly used to decide people's life and death.
With the teaching of the boss and the lessons of the blood of war, the rookie Norman became "furious" and became "a machine that shoots, plays with women, and drinks", and has a new name "machine". The birth of this nickname signifies the recognition and acceptance of Norman by the Fury team, as well as Norman's maturity, completing his transformation from a rookie to a fighter. If Norman's early performance is considered to be the sparkle of human nature, then his kind human nature has become synonymous with cowardice and pedantic in the war. This is far more true than a compliment of human nature. Lu Chuan filmed "Nanjing! When he revealed the gleam of humanity in the war, he was criticized by critics. Once the battle begins, the only enemy standing in front of you is the enemy, and the only correct choice you make is to shoot. No pity, no sympathy. Lu Chuan made the Chinese believe that the Japanese were also victims of war and deserved sympathy, which is hypocritical and pedantic similar to Norman.
"Ideal is peaceful, but history is cruel." This is what the boss Collier said to everyone. After the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, the southern provinces became independent and declared revolution. In the north, Yuan Shikai supported his troops with self-respect, and his position was swaying. The revolutionary army in the south wanted peace, and the Tongmenghui and Sun Yat-sen also wanted peace, thinking that as long as Yuan Shikai announced his support for the revolution and forced the Qing government to abdicate, the great cause of the revolution would be a success, and peace could be enjoyed forever. Therefore, the whole country has a high voice for the North-South peace talks. Sun Yat-sen was willing to give up the post of interim president, and even Tongmenghui was willing to become an opposition party. However, this compromised and incomplete revolution that ended under the slogan of peace has been exchanged for years of warlord melee and constant revolution, revolution, revolution, and it only killed people in China and blood flowed into rivers. In that historical environment, the ideal of peace was exchanged for only brutal war.
At the end of the movie, the boss Collier dies. Norman was saved by a trace of kindness from the German army when he was far away from the original kindness. However, I don't want you to think that this is an affirmation and confidence in human nature, or a celebration of goodness. Don't forget what Norman's kindness has brought him. That's just another Norman in the German camp, and if the war doesn't end, she'll soon grow into a furious, murderous warrior.
We do not want war, but we are not afraid of war; we desire peace, but do not take it for granted; we celebrate kindness, but we cannot abuse it. This is probably the true meaning of "fury" in war. The film is considered to be the main theme film of the United States, reflecting American values. That said, it should be correct. Americans never speak of forgiveness, it speaks of active defense, of "fury": fury and revenge.
But the good thing about American cinema is that it doesn't take the audience for an idiot and put the truth in your head. It always hopes to express deeper and more complex themes, and strives to allow everyone sitting in the cinema to see what they can see. The film adopts a subjective perspective, but objectively advances the story according to the logic of both sides. The realistic description of the battlefield and the restrained soundtrack make the war look cold and cruel. The film opens with a joke that asks a troubling but compassionate question: Did God love Hitler?
God used his own flesh and blood to atone for the sins of mankind, and took all the sins of mankind by himself. He loves the world. For Hitler, love or not love, it seems that it is always difficult to give a positive answer emotionally. I am afraid that only the words "God is silent" can accurately express the feelings at this time.
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