There are always some people who choose to go against the wind when people choose to move to safety; When people enjoy peacetime benefits, they choose to be a haven for people. Everyone here will have their own views on some people here. Maybe it is the doctor who chose to support Wuhan during the epidemic, or the peacekeeping force whose first purpose is "peace", or the teacher who chooses to volunteer in poverty-stricken areas. There are too many such occupations, and what Yumeng wants to talk about today is the occupation of firefighters.
On March 30, 2019, 30 firefighters were killed in a fire in Liangshan, Sichuan.
A full year later.
On March 30, 2020, a fire broke out in Liangshan, Sichuan, and 18 firefighters and a guide died in the fire.
The fire was very close to the urban area, and the fire spread rapidly, accompanied by many flying fires. Local people said that the sky was covered with smoke billowing, flames roaring from burning trees, and ash was everywhere in the urban area.
Around the fire, there are schools, residential buildings, liquefied gas storage stations, and two gas stations. Once it burns, the consequences will be disastrous.
Among the 19 victims, 18 were local professional firefighters and 1 was a guide. When they received the fire, they set off immediately and rushed to put out the mountain fire.
But just an hour after arriving at the fire site, due to the sudden change of wind direction, a huge fireball engulfed them instantly. Of the 21 firefighters who set off together, only 3 returned, and they were all burned.
At the time of departure, the bus was full of 21 team members. On the way back, no one was there, only luggage was left.
Looking back on this event today, I am still full of tears. There is no shortage of firefighters in this world. China is like this, and so is the world. The movie "Going Forward" is based on the heroic deeds of the "Granite Mountain Master" fire brigade. This kind of real life should not be ignored, and I would like to pay tribute to those fire heroes with this film.
At the beginning of the establishment of the "Granite Mountain Masters Team", there were not only young people who lost their footing, but also some people who faced various life problems such as marriage crisis. Captain Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) has always been enthusiastic and urged his players to train hard. This seemingly frustrated team has gradually become a symbol of honor for the town. However, all this was shattered by the sudden forest fire. In the face of the disaster at hand, they, as vanguard troops, went forward bravely, but they were trapped in a sea of flames and their lives were on the line when preventing the spread of the fire. The safety and honor of the entire team also faced a huge test. .
After watching "The Avengers", many people are attracted by the super villain Thanos. It turns out that he is the most transparent one. He is not bad, but for the sake of the future of mankind, he came up with the best one. Brute-force methods address the serious inequity of people and resources. It has to be said that after he wears the Infinity Gloves and possesses the Cosmic Cube and the Cosmic Heart, he is invincible. And many people don't know the actor who plays Thanos, he is Eric Marsh, the fire brigade captain in "Go Forward".
Eric Marsh is a fire brigade captain who is obsessed with work and has been taking care of his family for many years. He is strict and firm, respect for his profession and dedication to ideals is awesome. He is everyone's predecessor in the team, more like He is the image of a father, and everyone respects him because he does everything by himself. He not only pays attention to team spirit, but also always cares about his teammates. He is a person with selfless love.
How about, after " Thanos " incarnates as an ordinary person, is he more fans? He is still the one who devises strategies and knows the most.
In addition to the performance of the actors of " Thanos " in the whole film, what surprised me the most was the way of filming like a documentary. "Going Forward" is very different from ordinary disaster biopics. It is not suspected of deliberately sensationalizing, there is no tear-jerking background music, and there are no lines that deliberately grab people's tears. It is very peaceful. In addition to talking about the daily training of the fire brigade and fighting fires, it also talked about many problems faced by firefighters themselves, such as family, emotions and so on. It tells us once again that firefighters are just ordinary people, and their relatives and loved ones may often complain to them: "Why are you always so busy? Why can't you allocate more time to me and the children?" I am worried that after they go out one day, they will never come back. Think about it with empathy, if we have relatives who are firefighters, will we also face these problems. Obviously, this film is so real that the family members of the firefighters and the victims will cry when they see this film. It turns out that my husband and my son are doing this kind of work.
In the movie, I saw the selection of firefighters for the first time. It turned out that recruiting a firefighter was so strict, yet so inclusive. A firefighter who is excellent in all aspects, his own conditions are excellent, and he grew up in a family of firefighters. Captain Eric said, "You son of a firefighter wants to use my team as a springboard? It's better to do building firefighting." Everyone understands that firefighters are a high-risk occupation. In the process of selecting firefighters, many people Will doubt whether he is mentally prepared to do this profession, whether he is prepared to sacrifice, he may enter this profession for other purposes. If you want to be a firefighter, you have to be ready to race against death. In addition to mastering the firefighting skills, you have to deal with it with ease in actual combat. High temperature, fire, you will always face more. Yeah, it's not easy being a firefighter.
However, wanting to be a firefighter is easy. Perhaps, you just want to support your family. Brendan in the film is a troubled youth, drug addict, and his mother kicks him out of the house. In the face of his newborn daughter, he wanted to find a serious job so that he could take on the responsibility of raising his daughter. When everyone scoffed at him and thought he had gone to the wrong place, the captain passed his interview. Because you can't give up on anyone who has made a mistake, give him a chance to start over. Captain Eric was also a drug addict, but it was his great career as a firefighter that allowed him to start over.
At the end of the film, 19 firefighters died quietly in the fire. When the surviving Brendan arrived at the gym, the eyes of the family members were complicated, and there was a sense of disappointment in their eyes, because the moment they saw Brendan, it proved that their relatives did not survive. This may be the most emotional moment of the movie!
As one of the main types of commercial films, "Going Forward" has always been a market for disaster films. It can be said that "Going Forward" has a natural selling point. If the focus of the film is on fire raging and escape scenes, it will be more in line with the audience's taste for commercial films. But what is special about this film is that, in addition to the portrayal of heroic deeds, it focuses on describing the daily life of firefighters, putting the core of the narrative on characterization and emotional transmission, showing that everyone has something worth dying for. Great love for reasons of protection.
In this country, there is never a shortage of people who carry the burden. When the flood came, some people blocked the dike; when the fire broke out, some people rushed to the sea of fire; when the earthquake struck, some people did their best to rescue them; in normal days, some people guarded the frontier.
Although we rarely see them, they are never absent. This is the biggest truth of this country, this era.
We must know that this comfortable life did not fall from the sky. The good life that the warriors exchanged for youth and blood is not for us to waste our time and complain pessimistically.
Please give up being hypocritical, stop fooling around, and stop complaining.
Live a positive and sunny life and work hard to contribute your own value.
Live up to yourself, live up to time, live up to those who silently protect us.
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