The black eagle fell and I fell too

Anne 2022-04-20 09:01:12

There are a lot of war-themed movies in China. The scenes are grand, the themes are noble, and the image of the hero is incomparably tall, but behind the scenes are tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers who died one after another like ants in front of the battle to call the hero in the middle. great decision. In the "Black Hawk Project", the binary opposition symbols and meanings (extension and implicit meaning) presented throughout the film are more obvious including "America: Somalia, First World: Third World, Stability: Unrest, Prosperity : poor, advanced: backward, white: black, army (well-trained): warlord (lawless), justice: evil, humane: cruel, outnumbered: enemy, murder justifiably: murder guilty, aboveboard: insidious and cunning, Audience Sympathy: Audience Disgust" and so on. Undoubtedly, the result of the combination of these figurative and opposing symbols has constructed a positive international image and historical status that is beneficial to the United States/people, and at the same time endowed Somalia/people with a negative image and status. While watching the film, the audience can also clearly identify the good and the bad in the war at a glance, and establish their own cognition and views on this historical fact.
Let the world be united although it is impossible...

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Black Hawk Down quotes

  • [McKnight sees Schmid treating the injured Blackburn]

    McKnight: What happened to him?

    Schmid: He fell, missed the rope.

    McKnight: How'd he do that?

    [Schmid shrugs with an odd smirk]

  • [after Super 61 crashes]

    Harell: We got a black hawk down, we got a black hawk down.

    Matthews: Super 61 is down. We got a bird down in the city. Super 61 is on the deck now.