Classic lines + brief comment

Jessica 2021-10-20 17:25:44

1. In this world, there are fifty million five hundred million arms in circulation, which means that every twelve people have a gun. The only question is: how do we let the other eleven people also have guns?

The opening remarks of The Lord of War are so different, coupled with Ligulas Cage's signature, convinced me that this is a movie worth watching. This sentence is the same as the concluding remark, it is worth savoring carefully.

2. The feeling of selling a gun for the first time is to a large extent like having sex for the first time. You don't know what you are doing. Although it is very exciting, it is over soon.

At first I heard this sentence as a little humor, but after thinking about it a few times, I found it a bit interesting.

3. The gun for changing dynasties is more reliable than voting.

This sentence is very practical and familiar, and it is similar to Chairman Mao's famous saying about political power in the barrel of a gun.

4. In addition to the "Salvation Army", I sell weapons to any army. I sell Uzi submachine guns made in Israel to Muslims. I sell bullets made in communism to fascists. I also ship arms to Afghanistan. They were fighting my Soviet Union army. I never sold it to Osam bin Laden, not because of ethical issues, but because his cheques were always bounced back then.

One sentence tells the essence of the businessman.

5.-- Your happiness is our happiness.
- Oh... I think hard, but I can't do that.
- Don't worry, we are not sick.
- Oh, how did you know?
- Do we look sick?
- What if I have AIDS? Don’t you worry?
- You worry too much.
- Why are you now worried about a disease that will kill you in ten years? Things that can kill you today are everywhere.

A true portrayal of the survival reality of the African people in the 1980s and 1990s in the world, in fact, it is still the same in many places now. . . .

6. Will the car seller tell you that driving is dangerous? Will the cigarette seller tell you that smoking will kill you? Every year their products kill more people than mine. At least my products still have a safety plug.

7. Know why I tracked you down here? I can choose other more glorious tasks, such as tracing nuclear weapons. Do you think that is more important to world peace? wrong! Nine out of ten victims of the war today died of offensive rifles and small arms, just like your merchandise, those nuclear missiles? They are still in the silo, your AK-47 is a weapon of mass destruction.

Putting these two sentences together is because it is only from here that I really realize that inadvertent cannibalization is often more harmful than a huge whale, and it is more worthy of attention.

8. Every faction in Africa likes to give itself some noble names, liberate this, patriotic, or republic or democracy. Maybe they don’t know what they are. The only people on earth who like war are often the cruelest. The atrocities came from people who claimed to be freedom fighters.

This sentence explains itself very clearly, so there is no need to say more. .

9.Let me tell you what's gonna happen. This way you can prepare yourself. Okay. Soon there's gonna be a knock on that door and you will be called outside. In the hall there will be a man who outranks you. First, he 'll compliment you on the fine job you've done, that you're making the world a safer place, that you're to receive a commendation and a promotion. And then he's going to tell you that I am to be released. You're going to protest. You'll probably threaten to resign. But in the end I will be released. The reason I'll be released is the same reason you think I'll be onvicted. I do rub shoulders with some of the most vile, sadistic men calling themselves leaders today. But some of those men are the enemies of your enemies. And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss,the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year... sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So... you call me evil. But unfortunately for you, I'm a ecessary evil.
Let me tell you what will happen. This will prepare you for it. Soon, someone will knock on the door and you will be called outside. In the hallway, there will be someone with a higher rank than you. There, first of all, he will congratulate you for everything you have done, you will make the world a peaceful place, you will be rewarded or promoted, and then he will tell you that I need to be released, you will oppose, and you may resign Came to threaten him, but in the end, I will be released. The reason for my release is the same as the reason why you think I will be sentenced. I deal with some people who call myself leaders in the world. Some of these people Some people are the enemies of your enemies. The biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss, the President of the United States. He sells more in a day than I sell in a year. Sometimes, his fingerprints are found on guns. It’s very embarrassing. Sometimes, he needs freelance workers like me to support the army that he is inconvenient to support. Therefore, you call me a demon, but unfortunately, for you, I am a must exist. The devil.

10.WHILE PRIVATE GUNRUNNERS CONTINUE TO THRIVE. THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ARMS SUPPLIERS ARE THE US, UK, RUSSIA, FRANCE AND CHINA. THEY ARE ALSO THE FIVE
PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL.
Although arms smuggling intensifies, the world's largest arms supply The businessmen are the United States, Britain, Russia, France, and China. They are also the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

The above two sentences tell the same fact, XXXXXXXXX (Mo Yan political affairs, experience it yourself)

11. You know who's going to inherit the Earth? Arms dealers. Because everyone
else is too busy killing each other.
Do you know who will sit on this world? It was an arms dealer, because everyone else was busy killing each other and eventually perished.

Cannibalism, the eternal theme of mankind. . . . . . .

Unlike previous war-themed movies, the King of War did not portray a hero from the perspective of a soldier, nor did he write a tragedy from the perspective of a soldier's family who lost a loved one. This film may be the first film to describe war from the perspective of an arms dealer (at least the first one I have seen).

Arms dealer, this war-making job!

At the beginning of the film, the ambition of the protagonist (played by Cage) is clear: There are 1050,000 arms in the world, that is to say, every twelve people have a gun. The only question is, how do we let the other eleven Individuals also have guns. This incisive sentence reveals the conspiracy of the arms dealers. Yes, they dump their weapons to other countries. With weapons, they have a say, so they can start bullying the surrounding countries and people. The surrounding people will not sit still, they may have bought guns to defend themselves, but this is enough to stage a war of a little scale. Is it helpless? There is no right or wrong on this issue, and there is no right or wrong on the issue of "war"! But in the eyes of arms dealers, war is not what they care about, and right or wrong is not what they care about. What they care about is why they don't let them use the gun I sold them!

The only people who compete with them as the king of war are the national leaders of various countries or people who want to become national leaders. They can use the pretext of "patriotism" to encourage people around them to charge and die for the country. However, compared with arms dealers, these people may kill the leader, but you cannot end the war. But if you even imprison an arms dealer for 24 hours, then at least they will have no weapons to fight for these 24 hours.

Having said that, what exactly is an arms dealer? It's a businessman!

Businessmen will ask if they need a silencer when they are pointed at their head with an MP4! A merchant will only consider that the product has been used when the other party shoots an innocent person with a gun he sells, and you have to buy it! Merchants can think of AK-47 as a work of art, and it can be said to be suitable for all ages! Merchants sold weapons to both sides of the war, not without a stand, but with a stand that both sides lose! Merchants sold bullets made by communism to fascists, and they also sold weapons to other countries to attack their own country! What a typical image of a businessman, the battlefield has been turned into a shopping mall in this way, but the battle between arms dealers is unusual, because both sides have inexhaustible ammunition.

There is a place in the play that impressed me very much. Cage was intercepted by international police while transporting arms by plane. But after they forcibly landed on a runway in Africa, they all ran away in the face of the entire plane's munitions. But Cage calmly figured out a way that the world's top shrewd businessman could only think of: to distribute it to the civilians around him for free. That was the guns and ammunition of a whole transport plane. It would be impossible for anyone without great courage and boldness to think of it. I think he is a great businessman as far as business is concerned, and he is absolutely rational and calm in situations. A great idea, to solve a crisis, asked the airport staff to carry weapons for a day, was solved by the poor in 10 minutes. Seeing that a large transport plane was dismantled by the poor like ants moving, but there was no anxiety and irritability, it can only be said that he is a businessman with a long-term vision, not as short- and narrow-minded as other businessmen.

I personally think that everyone who wants to understand war and human nature (more precisely, a businessman) should watch this film, and you will definitely gain something.

I understand war, but I absolutely do not support war! ! !

Use Cage’s last words as the conclusion of this article:

Do you know who will inherit the earth? The secret of
arms dealer survival
because everyone else is busy killing each other
is:
never join the war
especially with yourself.

View more about Lord of War reviews

Extended Reading
  • Peyton 2022-03-23 09:01:20

    2021/02/12 (on the train going home on the first day of the first lunar month) I checked the time and I was more certain that "Breaking Bad" should have a reference to this work. Unfortunately, the length of a movie is not long enough to portray a king of war.

  • Garnett 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Hey, when did you fucking release a Mandarin dubbed version, listening to those talking to themselves as if I was watching a tutorial video on smuggling arms. Now it is difficult for Uncle Cage to regain the image of the actor of the year. There are many political metaphors in this movie. No one is absolutely evil. The world is sloppy, and what is terrible, heaven and hell. Ethan Hawke is not bad in addition to tough guys like Xiaowen~ps: The background information is very powerful. ▄︻┻┳═一

Lord of War quotes

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] I think I've been cursed, with the curse of invincibility.

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] You can fight a lot of enemies and survive, but not your biology.