The escape of the big head soldier. There are spoilers.

Sammy 2022-02-15 08:01:43

A good movie takes only 100 minutes to show the story with twists and turns, complex backgrounds, and many characters and influences. The whole story does not even have many lines. A look, a close-up, and a lens can show the story clearly and naturally, instead of having a feeling of excessive force like some "playing bones", but serving the film appropriately and beneficially. The use of various elements in the film and the rhythm of the story is excellent. Although the film was shot in the UK, it is not partial. The mission in the film begins with the violent law enforcement of the Royal Police, the violence of Protestants against Catholics expressed when children are encountered on the way to escape, the disappointed views of the former military doctors towards the British government, the high-ranking officials in plainclothes and the pro-government dispatched bomb attacks. And after the failure caused one's own casualties, he planned to kill the soldiers, kill the donkey and get rid of the informants and other internal issues without shying away from it. The escape route of the big head soldier is really difficult. Except for his direct officer who is also like a recruit, other forces want him to die. The two people in the film are very impressed. One is the protagonist's platoon leader who is also like a recruit. The other is Sean who didn't cruelly kill the protagonist and even helped him in the Irish radicals, but he eventually died. The platoon leader seemed very young when he first came out, and he also introduced that he didn't have much experience. The origin of this story lies in its command and judgment errors. After that, he only passively obeyed the orders of the senior officials in plainclothes. Only in the back part of the movie. I took the initiative to make a decision-I took the initiative to follow up and rescue the protagonist without the commander’s instructions. In the end, it can be said that the protagonist was saved (it is uncertain whether Sean will kill the protagonist at the last moment), or it can be said to be killed. A relatively kind person named Sean. I feel that his positioning is the same as the protagonist. Innocent and innocent, powerless.

Shaun was not conspicuous when he first played, but his camp was very conspicuous, and the Irish radicals were really cruel. But in the later stage, he slowly discovered that his thoughts were more like a radical but innocent student. He was more resistant to murder, and in the end he did say that it was because of his soft heart that he saved the hero. But still died under the gun of the government army.

One thing is unclear in the film. It might be due to the platoon leader's simplicity and recruit attributes. In such a quasi-frontline area where people have been injured and firearms looted, soldiers are still not allowed to shoot. Did the British army exercise such restraint in normal times? Too polite. In the case of good security in our internal provinces, once there is a looting of guns, guns will definitely be fired. I don't understand what the British army did. If this is done, it will encourage radicals.

There is another plot, maybe I am not deeply involved in the world, and I don't have a deep understanding. It is the Irish conservative who is a partner or negotiable enemy of the government to a certain extent. The plainclothes soldier chased the radical leader at the end of the film, and he could arrest or kill him. However, instead of shooting or arresting him, he was asked to be a new informant and kill the frontliner, that is, the conservative leader. The reason for the action of the plainclothes soldier may be that through this incident, he felt that the previous informant has no control over the situation. He needs a new informant. The radical begging for mercy can play this role, and the radical leader and The government's collective killing of conservative leaders also happens to be a handle. This approach is shameless.

At the end of the film, the protagonist goes home and no longer serves as a soldier. I just want to be with my family.

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  • Barbara 2022-04-21 09:02:50

    The Irish accent is really drunk. . . Hand-held camera looks dizzy

  • Darius 2022-04-20 09:02:02

    An eye-catching debut, the story pattern starts from a small, simple and neat, and the rhythm is neat. It seems that the war has just become a symbol, and the literary and artistic temperament pervading the whole film makes the film's force steadily improve. Several photography are well handled, the maze-like escape scene highlights the scheduling ability, and the audition and text ideas are evident.

'71 quotes

  • Eamon: [about the army] posh cunts telling thick cunts to kill poor cunts.

  • Eamon: You've been in the army for long?

    Gary Hook: No.

    Eamon: I was in the army myself... medic... 20 years... posh cunts... telling thick cunts... to kill poor cunts... that's the army for you. It's all a lie... they don't care about you... you're just a piece of meat to them... piece of meat. Get yourself some rest son...