If we're going to honor these people, we need to remember who they really were

Kadin 2022-09-28 17:09:23

A story similar to "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle" is not as delicate as Ang Lee's, reflecting the different ways of thinking of Chinese and Western directors. But it means the same thing.

The son's point of view is more suitable for telling this story, but the first half of the content is the father's point of view. If it is a pity, this makes the look and feel a bit confusing.

With the music at the end of the film, the monologue of the title makes people cry. "Maybe there are no heroes in the world... Heroes are made up by us, we need heroes... If we want to honor these people, we need to remember who they really are"

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Flags of Our Fathers quotes

  • Bud Gerber: Hey, you know what? I don't give a shit. You're in the picture, you raised the flag, that's the story we're selling, boys.

    Ira Hayes: Are you deaf? Hank isn't in the picture. *Harlon* is in the picture.

    Bud Gerber: Well, who the fuck is Harlon?

    Ira Hayes: Harlon Block. That's whose mother who should be here if anyone's should be. You know, I think this whole damn thing is a farce, you ask me.

  • Bud Gerber: You know what they're calling this bond drive? The Mighty Seventh. They might've called it the "We're Flat Fucking Broke And Can't Even Afford Bullets So We're Begging For Your Pennies" bond drive, but it didn't have quite the ring. They could've called it that, though, because the last four bond drives came up so short we just printed money instead. Ask any smart boy on Wall Street, he'll tell you our dollar is next to worthless, we've borrowed so much. And nobody is lending any more. Ships aren't being built, tanks aren't being built, machine guns, bazookas, hand grenades, zip. You think this is a farce? You want to go back to your buddies? Well stuff some rocks in your pockets before you get on the plane, because that's all we got left to throw at the Japanese. And don't be surprised if your plane doesn't make it off the runway, because the fuel dumps are empty. And our good friends, the Arabs, are only taking bullion. If we don't raise $14 billion, and that's million with a "B," this war is over by the end of the month. We make a deal with the Japanese, we give whatever they want and we come home, because you've seen them fight, and they sure as shit ain't giving up. $14 billion! The last three drives didn't make that much all together.