war

Eriberto 2022-03-23 09:01:24

Iron and blood. Soldiers should win justice with iron and blood. The enemy is not far away, just in front of you.
The colonel lacked the knowledge of people, and the hierarchy of the French army was too deep. I was afraid that it was not the officers and soldiers, but the nobles and commoners. The officials at the top did not know the sufferings of the bottom, and it would be even more tragic if they encountered another fool.
The truth is always covered up, we don't know how dirty the beautiful appearance is.
The rule of law is unclear, and there are obvious problems in the courts. No wonder that various movements began to take place in various countries in the late World War I. It was not the war that caused the problem. The brutality and extremes of the war were the catalyst for social development, exposing social problems.

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Extended Reading
  • Alanis 2022-03-21 09:01:23

    The rhythm is tight and the performance is tense. For the first time, Kubrick touched on the theme of rational institutions swallowing individuals

  • August 2022-03-23 09:01:24

    0. The French perspective of World War I. 1. Soldiers are afraid of colonels, colonels are afraid of generals, generals are afraid of politicians, and politicians are afraid of the media? A general with kind eyes and good intentions, shameless and perverted at heart, pressing down impossible tasks, looking for scapegoats and stabbing knives in the back when things go wrong - he is really a master of power, a typical leader! The colonel was an idealist and wanted to save his soldiers, not for a promotion and a raise; the general couldn't understand it and thought he was a fool. In reality, the colonel is an outlier, and it is difficult to survive in the bureaucracy! Question: What will survive? 2. Famous words in the film: 1) Patriotism is the last refuge of rogues. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.--Samuel Johnson 2) This is one of the times I have been ashamed of being a human being. The General's Ways of Management: 3) Nothing is more motivating and inspiring than seeing others die. 4) The troops are eager for discipline, and one of the ways to maintain discipline is to kill a few people from time to time.

Paths of Glory quotes

  • General Broulard: Colonel Dax, you're a disappointment to me. You've spoiled the keenness of your mind by wallowing in sentimentality. You really did want to save those men, and you were not angling for Mireau's command. You are an idealist... and I pity you as I would the village idiot. We're fighting a war, Dax, a war that we've got to win. Those men didn't fight, so they were shot. You bring charges against General Mireau, so I insist that he answer them. Wherein have I done wrong?

    Colonel Dax: Because you don't know the answer to that question. I pity you.

  • Corporal Paris: [the condemned men are awaiting execution] See that cockroach?

    [cutaway to the cockroach]

    Corporal Paris: Tomorrow morning, we'll be dead, and it'll be alive. It'll have more contact with my wife and child than I will. I'll be nothing, and it'll be alive.

    Private Ferol: [Ferol smashes the roach with his hand and adds with smiling sarcasm] Now you've got the edge on him!