The English name of the film, Courage under fire, should be literally translated as Courage under Fire. The free translation into life and death is more Chinese. It also highlights that important plots of the plot occur at the moment of life and death. Just like the two protagonists in the poster of this film, the Courage in this film has two meanings. One is the courage to expose the truth represented by Daniel Washington, and the other is the courage shown by Meg Ryan. The courage of not abandoning his comrades in times of crisis.
1. What we need more than heroes is the truth. The script of this film refers to the real story that happened in the Gulf War. Colonel, played by Daniel Washington, is a commander of the US Army's Second Cavalry Regiment. The US Army's Second Cavalry Regiment had outstanding performance in the Gulf War. At that time, it was the "Armored Cavalry Regiment", which served as a breakthrough combat patrol mission. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment commander drove straight in, sweeping the attacking Iraqi army all the way, and finally encountered the Allah Division on the East 73rd Phase. The Second Cavalry Regiment hurriedly wiped out the alert force of Allah Division, and promptly withdrew from the battle after sticking to the Allah Division, and delegated the task of annihilating the Allah Division to the later armored divisions and the Infantry Division. After the war, the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment changed into the "Streck Chariot Regiment".
In the "Great Advance" of the rumbling tank at the beginning of the movie, it is the clip of the Cavalry Regiment assaulting the Allahs Division of the Republican Guard, the elite Iraqi army. In this real battle, the panicked US army has exploded its own 5 M1A1s. Tanks and 4 M2 tanks.
A misfire on the battlefield is a normal event, and a misfire is more likely to occur in a tense night battle environment (the Iraqi tanks have penetrated into the U.S. front at that time), but when news of the front line is transmitted back to China, the public, especially the families of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves, are more likely to occur. Willing to hear that frontline fighters sacrificed in battle with the enemy, instead of falling under their own "muzzle", to "beautify" the frontline warfare and make the public more acceptable to the results. However, as the protagonist of the story and the parties involved in the accidental attack, Sarin has always been conscientious. It is because of his own orders that directly led to the sacrifice of close comrades in arms, hiding the truth under the "story", making him suffer both physically and mentally (similarly The incident also happened to the person involved in the Karen Watten sacrifice) He wanted to make the truth of the matter public. The most important thing is to let the parents who sacrificed their comrades know the story of their son's sacrifice. This reminds me of another movie "Crash Landing" starring Daniel Washington (Daniel Washington is very suitable for this kind of film). At the last moment of the hearing, the captain did not blame a dead person, but bravely Honestly, even if he is already a heroic captain who has successfully made a crash landing, he did not bury the truth in honor, but confessed the most truthful situation, and at the same time liberated his soul.
Not everyone is dared to tell the truth. To tell the truth sometimes requires great courage. The film squarely praises this courage to tell the truth and face the facts. The pursuit of truth is also one of the values expressed in this film, and it is also the mainstream value of Hollywood (political correctness). For example, the film "Green Zone" (starring Matt Damon), which describes the second Iraq war, is the same as American. More than victory, we need the truth of the matter (that is, weapons of mass destruction do not exist), because only by making the truth public can we prevent tyranny from appearing and prevent those in power from using public opinion to propagate the falsified truth. Pursuing the entire truth of a matter is also one of the most basic spirits, because if the original face of the matter is concealed by various purposes, then all the laws, morals, etc. based on the truth of the matter will no longer exist. Pursuing the truth and keeping the truth let Laws and morals judge the truth of things, instead of artificially concealing the truth to achieve artificial goals. 2. Protect the lives of your subordinates and our country with your full energy and utmost courage. When Sarin first visited Murfitz, Murfitz was supervising the training of a group of recruits as a trainer. At this time, a recruit was trying to chase after him. The upper team did not help the comrade-in-arms who was entangled by the barbed wire, and Murfez severely reprimanded the recruit for abandoning his comrade-in-arms. In fact, this is also Murphy's reflection on his own behavior. His heart has been suffering since the incident, which also implies that he finally committed suicide.
As an excellent pilot and commander who graduated from military academy, Karen insisted on waiting for the rescue team when the helicopter crashed and the co-pilot was unconscious, instead of choosing to leave the unconscious co-pilot and lead others in the middle. Escape from the scene, even when other team members had the idea of fleeing, she was strictly stopped, and even unfortunately was accidentally injured by her teammates. Karen firmly believes in his graduation vow, not to leave any comrade in arms under any circumstance, and protect the lives of his subordinates with all his energy and utmost courage. This is also the second layer of courage to be shown in the movie, that is, not to leave anything. One's courage. Finally, at the moment when the president awarded the award, the only team member attending the award ceremony was the co-pilot Rady. It was Karen's insistence that he could save his life. This director's arrangement also meant to show that Karen's persistence was not meaningless.
Some background:
Murfitz belongs to the 82nd Airborne Division. In the 1991 Gulf War, during the assembly phase, the first to reach the Gulf was the 82nd Airborne Division. During the ground offensive phase of the war, the 82nd Airborne Division commander drove straight into Iraq and captured the main force of the Iraqi Republican Guard. In the direction of the main attack on the western front, part of the 82nd Airborne Division cooperated with the 24th Infantry Division and the 101st Air Assault Division to adopt a large-depth and circuitous approach. Occupying a key area near the Euphrates River, cutting off the retreat of the Iraqi army, and ensuring that the main U.S. forces encircle and wipe out the enemy’s deep enemy; in the direction of the east, the 82nd Airborne Division partly cooperates with the two U.S. Marine Divisions and the 2nd Armored Division. The two routes broke through in the middle of the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and attacked Kuwait City. The 82nd Airborne Division occupied important areas near Kuwait International Airport, annihilated the Iraqi forces guarding the airport, and regained Kuwait City. In 1993, when it intervened in Somalia's internal operations, the 82nd Airborne Division also played an important role. Filming Highlights: The film was originally intended to get a hand from the military, but after reading the script, the public relations department of the Ministry of National Defense rejected it on the grounds that "no one of our soldiers is a good person". When filming the training camp, students from the Military Academy of Texas A&M University acted as extras. Matt Damon lost 40 pounds for this film. Due to strict weight-loss diet and training, Matt Damon became very poor after filming, and even needed medical attention for a few months after filming. But his hard work paid off. The great director Francis Coppola was so impressed by his performance in the film that he played the leading role in the 1997 film "Rainmaker". The setting of the White House Garden was destroyed twice: once by a tornado and once by a sandstorm. This is the first movie produced by Fox 2000 Pictures to be shown in theaters. The footage of the Iraq War was shot at Indian Cliffs Ranch, a suburb of El Paso, the westernmost city in Texas. After the shooting, many props stayed in the local area and became a landscape that attracts tourists.
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