Blessed times of peace

Sonia 2022-02-25 08:02:14

——After watching the movie "The Dawns Here Are Quiet"
, more than 70 years have passed since World War II, but history cannot be rewritten, and the scars left by history are still engraved on the pillars of the world, alerting future generations.

There are many movies about the theme of World War II, all of which focus on the cruelty and evil of war. The former Soviet film "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" can be regarded as one of the very classics. This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the writer Vasiliev and directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. It mainly tells the story of a warrant officer leading five female anti-aircraft artillery soldiers to snipe a small team of German soldiers who wanted to blow up the railway during World War II. The last five female soldiers died one after another, but the German soldiers were still captured.

Different from other movies of the same theme, "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" is unique. There are many scenes that compare the peaceful life after the war with the wartime, which profoundly expresses the core idea of ​​anti-war and also reflects the spirit of war. Cruelty and people's yearning for a peaceful and better life. The film is divided into upper and lower parts. The first part is interspersed with the five female warriors' memories of the beautiful love and happy life in the past. The use of color pictures not only stimulates the vision, but also forms a sharp contrast with the black and white shots showing the war scenes. The strong contrast formed by these colors greatly deepens the ideological connotation and theme expressed by the film. At the beginning of the second part, the atmosphere gradually became tense and the rhythm accelerated, which not only paved the way for the spread of the war, but was also promoted by the war.

The five female warriors have very different backgrounds and different personalities. I like Genia and Lida the most. They have completely opposite personalities: Genia is enthusiastic, bold, bold, and full of romanticism; Lida is mature and stable, restrained and determined, responsible, and has a leadership temperament. A person's character is shaped by many factors. For the two heroines, Lida is a wife and mother, while Genia pursues romance and freedom. Different encounters also create differences between the two. But this huge difference not only did not make them unfamiliar, on the contrary, among the five female warriors, the deep friendship between the two of them that supported each other was achieved.

I have never been able to understand what bravery is. I didn't realize it until I saw this movie. Warrant Officer Vaskov and five female soldiers arrived on the shore of Lake Warby. They were surprised to find that there were 16 German soldiers, equipped with submachine guns. Since the number and weapons of the other side were greatly superior to their own, the female soldiers proposed to pretend to be lumberjacks to make the enemy suspicious. ,To gain time. At the critical moment, in order to make the scouts’ plan more effective, Genia took a dangerous move, jumped into the icy lake frantically, called friends and exposed herself to the clutches of the enemy scouts. , fortunately bluffed the other side. This kind of sudden courage in a desperate situation, regardless of life or death, can be terrifying, and it is natural to be impressed.

Genia and Lida also fully demonstrated the wisdom and courage that other female warriors did not have. What is touching is the spirit of self-sacrifice that germinates in them in the desperate situation. There are several scenes where they said in unison: "Behind us is the motherland, the motherland", and they are no longer afraid of the great mission of defending the motherland. Lisa was ordered by the warrant officer to return to the station to ask for reinforcements, but was swallowed by the vast swamp on the way; Genia, in order to save time for Lida, led away the enemy bandits, and finally died tragically under the enemy's gun; In order to avoid dragging down the warrant officer, Lida committed suicide while he was away; this kind of self-sacrifice and patriotism can touch many people in peacetime. In the warrant officer, the responsibility of this man is more vividly reflected. In order to protect the girls, he charged into battle alone many times, and ordered them to retreat to a safe area.

War will be the most unfortunate thing in any era. In the film, contrasting techniques are used in many places to reveal this eternal truth. At the beginning, young people living in a happy life had a picnic, sang happily, and enjoyed the comfort and freedom brought by nature in the battlefield of that year, the home of the heroic souls of five female warriors. However, their freedom and happiness were exchanged for their lives by young people who were as energetic as themselves and had the same beautiful vision. In addition, the colorful pictures of the girls' memories of the good life in the past and the black and white depressing pictures of the war also formed a strong image. 's hair.

This war movie full of patriotism makes me think of my own country. In the long history, there have been too many divisions and divisions, and between each division, there have been countless wars and chaotic washing; more reminiscent of the long-term aggression of Western powers in modern times, although the disaster-stricken motherland is day by day. We grow stronger, but history makes us know ourselves more clearly, and we hope that peace in the new era will last for a long time.

This movie is undoubtedly a classic, for people to ponder, but also let it bless people all over the world!

I also gradually discovered that in our ordinary life, everyone is dedicating their own strength to this society, and also providing other people with things that can bring joy and happiness. Movies often bring us surprises and deep thoughts with colorful faces, and what I am doing now can not only make my life colorful, but also bring different surprises to others.

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  • Sheridan 2022-04-24 07:01:24

    8/10. The opening scene is filled with red flames, indicating that the battle is in full swing. The snow-white background of memories represents the tranquility before the war. Dali’s lover turned her head and stood on the red door frame. The red war will replace the good life, and the shots of the shells falling rapidly when strafing the parachute Germans are filled with hatred. Galia's fantasy of Prince Charming, the golden chariot and the pale yellow starry sky highlights the hazy beauty, and the fall from the sky onto a cannon also hints at war. Sonia and the man with glasses leaned on a chair and explained the development of love more and more succinctly. Lisa is deep in the swamp and runs through a set of empty mirrors (clothes hanging on the branches, the water is not turbulent), a parallel montage intersects the women waiting for news in the farmhouse, their eyes are turned to the light-transmitting windows, heralding the victory of the dawn, the slow rhythm Derived formal meaning. The warrant officer wrapped Sonia's badge with a snow-white cloth, reminiscent of the blue sky of Lisa's soul, and the female soldiers in the order of sacrifice flashed red flames behind them. The color contrast reflects the transformation of time and space and respect for the victims. At the end, the girl in red listened to the echo of the cuckoo as if it were an echo of the war years.

  • Liana 2022-04-24 07:01:24

    I haven't read the book, so I speculate that the book should be well written. The film is emotional, and the middle part is disconnected, which lacks objective facts.