war and hero

Deshawn 2022-04-21 09:02:04

I have always disliked watching war movies, because until now I still don't understand why war must be used to solve which problems. But thanks to eastwood for directing a masterpiece, let me appreciate a war movie that is not a war.

In fact, what he wants to discuss is very simple, war and heroes. What exactly is a hero? In fact, they are just the most ordinary people, but when the people need heroes, someone has to come out to give everyone confidence and let us understand the way forward. However, their existence is based on human needs. When you don't need it, a hero is just a passerby around you and me, or you can become a hero as long as the society needs you.

Regarding the war, the director Xiaoxiao used a few bloody shots to tell us the cruelty of the war. Whether it was the suicide of a Japanese soldier or the death of IGGY, death was at that moment, but the war made death eternity at that time. The tears of the mothers of the soldiers are telling us the sorrow of each mother, they are crying about the cruelty of the war, and they are also expressing their dissatisfaction with the war to those decision makers. No one was killed by a bullet so easily. They should have had their own splendid lives.

The old drama bone Eastwood is also getting more and more sophisticated in the direction of the director, using flashbacks and cross-statements to tell us the strong contrast between a peaceful world and war. Maybe only in this way, we will cherish our current stable life more. Can you hear me? Bush?

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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.