It’s still a matter of standpoint and perspective

Kamryn 2021-12-13 08:01:13

The film has been deliberately showing how miserable the situation of the prisoners of war represented by the protagonist is, but from another perspective, they are also responsible for this. At the beginning of the film, accompanied by beautiful music, the camera overlooks the Vietnamese houses bombed by the US military. There are so many living lives destroyed and how many families are broken. From the perspective of the U.S. military aircraft, the lives and deaths of the people below seem so insignificant. Besides, the reason for the protagonist's own crash was that he dropped a bomb by mistake during the flight and was swept by the machine gun below. Who knows how many innocent people were killed and injured by the bombs he dropped by "missing"? In the end, the guerrillas were preparing to kill prisoners of war, but also because the U.S. bombing reduced food production and the locals had nothing to eat. The hatred of the locals towards the U.S. military can be imagined, so whether it is the torture they endured or whether one of the last two was hacked to death by angry villagers, it is not surprising at all. The engravings of the Viet Cong are not many but representative, such as the MAO image hanging on the wall of the head room. The fact is that the guerrillas of those countries are deeply influenced by the MAO ideology. A team of Viet Cong came to inspect the prisoners of war. One Viet Cong was dissatisfied when he saw that dwarf was weaving a straw hat and told him to throw away his work and hold the gun. Although I don’t understand the local language, it’s easy to understand this scene in China back then: you must hold the gun in your hand and always be alert to the conspiracy of US imperialism! As for the stragglers, even if the film does not deliberately show their barbarism and primitiveness, we should know that they are not all enlightened and noble justice fighters. Except for a few talkative and decent leaders, most of the rest are rascals. , Vagrant people, so-called uprising armies in ancient and modern China and abroad, probably so, probably so! Those who think of this film as "Prison Break" should save the time. I prefer to regard the theme of this film as a collective conflict and the consequences of a collective conflict should be borne by an individual. Especially for war, the reflection of soldiers is the most important. The actual executors of all wars are soldiers trained as machines. If they really don't have normal human feelings other than obeying the orders of their superiors, that would be the most terrifying thing. Patriotism, what is patriotism. In front of the leaders of the Viet Cong, when you say you don’t be a traitor, you are so arrogant, but is the motherland really worth the price you paid? The protagonist himself is just an accidental victim of a shady operation. If it weren't for being replaced by a few friends civet cat for the prince, he would have to be dragged by the CIA for interrogation. The grand welcoming ceremony for the protagonist at the end is actually just to build a fighting hero to boost morale. When asked if the one who supported you to survive is "God and country", "a steak" is the most true answer.

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Extended Reading
  • Conor 2022-04-20 09:01:43

    "Little Dieter Wants to Fly," Christian Bale Eating Maggots

  • Rickey 2022-03-26 09:01:06

    Herzog is awesome! "The United States will send me to flight school, give me a plane to fly, and I will not betray the United States."

Rescue Dawn quotes

  • [first lines]

    Title Card: In 1965, few people believed that the still limited conflict in Viet Nam would turn into full scale war. / One of the first signs of what lay ahead was America's bombing of secret targets inside Laos.

  • Admiral: No one can know.

    Spook: No one except Charlie when we kick his ass.

    [crew laughter]