the truth

Ruben 2021-12-22 08:01:27

Life and death

There are three favorite actors in it. The starring is Denzel Washington. He has never acted in a bad movie, but it doesn't matter how classic it is. The vision for the selection of the film is good, and the story is very good.

There is also Meg Ryan, there are many classic love movies. The other is Matt Damon, a talented and extremely rare good man in Hollywood, who doesn't have all the problems of cheating and fancy.

The content of the movie is that during the Iraq War in the 1990s, a female captain was besieged with her troops. Someone in the team wanted to surrender and fired a shot at the officer by mistake. After the rescue came, she was shot in the back of her palace in the abdomen. After the people got on the plane, they said she was dead, and then a row of incendiary bombs passed by, and the undead died.

This is the main line of the movie. There is also a clue that Denzel Washington ordered an attack on his team's tanks during the war, and eventually killed his friend. The premise is that an enemy's tank entered his team, and a misjudgment occurred. This time, he regretted his whole life and was restless.

The boss asked him to investigate whether it was worth honouring this woman, because other people's testimony seemed to say that she was cowardly and terrified when she was surrounded. Everyone insists on their own words, and no one knows the truth.

The film praises the strength of the soldier in the crisis, which needs to be compared with the cowardice of others, and the final outcome of other people is used to set off the tallness of her image.

Whether an award is awarded or not is a perfunctory story. Medals are still useful while people are alive, and their use after death is also to inspire the living.

Medals should not be issued casually, they must be fair and just, at least they must appear to be fair and just. Napoleon said, as long as you give me enough medals, I can conquer the world. The medal represents not only simple decorations, but also reputation and material rewards. Therefore, it cannot be endless, and cannot be given or received at will. Therefore, Napoleon also failed to conquer.

The movie has a standard structure, three-stage, and has everything from beginning to end. The scenes of the battlefield interspersed with memories from time to time are all abrupt bullets, booming.

The truth is not easy to know. When investigating, the soldiers told lies in their favor. In the end, how did the truth come out again? The answer given by the movie is that because he killed his own chief, he put him to death without saving, and the kind of regret tortured them.

This seems a bit of a human nature, and it's not decisive enough. According to my opinion, if it is a real society, most of it will pass under cover.

At the beginning of the investigation, it was not just cover-ups, because they were always forced to ask and regret, so they either committed suicide or told the truth. If there is no investigation, then the truth will be buried forever.

People want a result, but if they don't understand the result, the matter will not go away, and it will always be lingering in the heart. Finally, the actor went to the comrade-in-arms who was killed by him and obtained forgiveness. The real situation may not be so free and easy, but he can't be blocked in this way, so I forgive him. Tears came out, and I kept entangled with worrying things, and it was no longer a problem.

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Extended Reading
  • Kacie 2022-04-21 09:02:35

    Tsk tsk, people's main theme

  • Janelle 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    1 Some truths are better not to tell. 2Amei really doesn't fit the role. 3 Mourning the dead Iraqis.

Courage Under Fire quotes

  • Tony Gartner, Washington Post: General, Colonel Sterling's order to activate lights, was that a standard response to enemy infiltration of the lines?

    General Hershberg: At the critical moment, in spite of terrible losses, Colonel Sterling didn't hesitate to act. Ordering those tanks to turn on their lights saved the lives of God knows how many of our men. Heroic acts arise out of desperate circumstances.

    Tony Gartner, Washington Post: I have no trouble at all believing Colonel Sterling is a hero.

    General Hershberg: Like Captain Karen Walden. Did you know, Mr Gartner, that for the first time a woman is being considered for the medal of honor for her performance under fire? And, um... Colonel Sterling is just finishing up the inquiry. How's that going, Nat?

    Nathaniel Serling: I think, uh... in order to honor a soldier like Karen Walden, we have to tell the truth, General, about what happened over there. The whole, hard... cold truth. And until we do that, uh, we dishonor her and every soldier who died, who gave their life for their country.

    [Colonel Sterling gets up out of his chair, walks over to General Hershberg and throws his report on the desk]

    Nathaniel Serling: My full report General.

  • Nathaniel Serling: How did you get to be on Captain Walden's chopper?

    Monfriez: Used to hang around medivac units, sir.

    Nathaniel Serling: Did you want to become a medic?

    Monfriez: Wanted to hump a nurse once, does that count?

    [both laugh]

    Monfriez: See, I play poker. Do you want to know a poker secret, sir?

    Nathaniel Serling: Always.

    Monfriez: Find out what the people you are playing against are interested in, and pretend you're interested in it, too. They start running off at the mouth and don't pay no attention to their cards. Medivac crew love to talk about their choppers.

    [hits his steering wheel]

    Monfriez: Paid for this baby.