Note: The movie to be screened tonight is "Army Field Hospital", watching the funny stories of combat surgeons performing operations on the front line-rejuvenating in the bullets and bullets, grabbing laughter and love between amputation and penicillin. (Writing for our Austrian passion, the abridged version was published in the January issue of "Global Screen")
Pauline Kyle: ""Army Field Hospital", an extremely unstable comedy, a powerful, funny, and sophisticated military joke, but also a story about chivalry. It is a sick joke, yet full of generosity. Romance. The erratic and loose plot is full of unexpected fun."
Billy Wilder: "I really want to film "Army Field Hospital" directed by Robert Altman. It was a first-rate movie, and it has been forgotten now. That story, that actor-great Extremely!"
How to shoot a war film that does not have a major war scene, but is still eye-catching? "Army Field Hospital", which was released 50 years ago, gives you the answer. This film tells the story of the daily life of doctors and nurses from a U.S. Army Field Hospital (MASH) who rescued (seeked) the dead (happily) helped (worked) the wounded (joy) on the Korean battlefield in the early 1950s. The spiritual core is full of The black humor, the filming technique is extremely bold and pioneering, and the hippie rebellious spirit is permeated from the content to the form. It is still half a century later that can still make people impressed and admired.
The film is directed by the new Hollywood boy Robert Altman. His experience as a pilot against Japan during World War II left a deep psychological shadow on him. When this seemingly unreliable project was spinning around in circles, he seized the opportunity to connect his past and future: to accuse the absurdity and illusion of war, and to open up a new situation in the director's career.
Ultraman, known for his words "Don't tell me stories, what I need are characters", created many lively roles with the actors in the film, and established his own directing style as a "master of the group" in one fell swoop. In this mobile hospital where the circus is usually set up by tents, there are hawk-eyed surgeons, hawk-eyed surgeons, powerful "hunters" with righteousness, religious hypocrite Burns, and regular army clowns with fake "hot lips", The commanding officer who hooked up with his nurses, the handsome and delicious Dish, the dentist "painless Polish" who wanted to commit suicide because he was afraid of becoming gay, and the priest who only promised not to make trouble... During the period, all kinds of horrible or hilarious were staged. The funny thing about laughter or knowing smile, at the delicate time of the turning point of the Vietnam War in the United States in 1970, it firmly grasped the spirit of anarchism, sexual liberation, hedonism, and challenged the authoritative system of the times, and had a ruthless mockery of hypocrites. , And the perplexed are full of compassionate care for fragile humanity, and finally created an anti-type legend of film history and win-win at the box office.
In terms of creative techniques, Ultraman also leads the era. He unreservedly greeted his previous aesthetic experience accumulated in the field of TV dramas and documentaries, and gave the film a kind of relaxation of life-as if the characters were living in such a living environment of suffering and joy, as full as a documentary video. Accidental burrs. He made extensive use of zoom lenses and sports lenses, and encouraged the actors to throw away the script and play freely (even the group acting team directly invited the improvisation troupe), and his full trust in the actors gained the highest level of "rule by doing nothing" in the scene scheduling school. realm.
In terms of sound processing, the film takes the risk of using multi-track dialogue overlap. The words of the characters are intertwined with each other, forming an abnormal auditory sensation that will appear in reality but is usually avoided in movies. Shock. This kind of "mixing" that emphasizes the atmosphere of the occasion instead of hearing every sentence is exactly the nourishment that Ultraman drew from his love of jazz. The fluid and fuzzy visual effects, coupled with innovative sound technology, and the audio-visual language serving the story enhance the sense of chaos, blindness, and emptiness brought about by war.
"Army Field Hospital" is not the kind of movie with a distinct transition and character arc. It is more like a loose fragment of interaction between groups of characters, with the bulk style of a mini-series. But it still has to be organized as a movie, so what is the thread that connects the "pearls" of the plot? Altman made up his mind on the tweeter in the barracks-why not record the broadcast to make sound transitions between clips? Natural and smooth, and add a layer of humor, ah, it is him! The broadcast mentioned the film information to be screened in the field hospital many times, until the end made an interesting self-referentiality: "Attention: the movie to be screened tonight is "Army Field Hospital", watching the funny story of a combat surgeon performing an operation on the front line— -Rejuvenate in the bullet rain, grab laughter and love between amputation surgery and penicillin. "Complete the whole film, simply and neatly-Goddamn army!
Behind the scenes and competitors
★ In 1970, the Vietnam War in the United States was in full swing. In response to the atmosphere of the war, Hollywood released four military-themed movies that have been remembered in film history. Among them, the Twentieth Century Fox Company has taken over three of them, namely the biography/historical blockbuster "General Patton" and "Tiger!" Tiger! Tiger! ", and the low-cost comedy "Army Field Hospital".
★15 or 16 famous guides have received offers from the "Army Field Hospital". After all the invitations are rejected, the investor will either hand over the guide tube to Kubrick or Robert Altman, or cancel the project . If you don't dare to work, Kubrick will give it a try to the obscure Ultraman.
★After the filming of "Lu" started, the producers came to the set and found that the actors' uniforms were dirty. When they asked Altman, who was a veteran of World War II, he was ashamed: "Which battlefield have you seen clean uniforms?" Later, the Fox boss watched the "Barton" sample and called quickly: "Your uniforms are too clean! It doesn't look like fighting on the battlefield!"
★ Flowserve focused its attention on the two major investments of "Barton" and "Tiger". The "Lu", which is not under strict supervision, has little money but exerted creative freedom, and the whole crew enjoyed the fun. However, the "mess" was a refreshing moment, and the internal trial screening of the crematorium—a dozen pages of amendments came from the tsunami.
★At the foreign screening in San Francisco, "Lu" made the audience laugh and search for their heads and won the house full of applause. The big Fox boss who was on the scene waved his hand: Forget about revising opinions! Send the film to Cannes!
★The slapstick comedy won the Palme d'Or award! And get high box office with low cost! "Army Field Hospital" has a win-win reputation at the box office, and its comprehensive strength has crushed the other two "seed players" of Flowserve. Robert Altman has since risen to fame and became a "rookie" in the film industry (at the age of 45). The film also became the big ip of the year. It was developed by the Fox company as a series of the same name for 12 years, but Altman sneered at the version of the series: "Just a Korean War can be staged every weekend night, I feel it at all. The humor is not there."
★As a black humorous war satirical comedy, the opponent of "Lu" in the same year was " Catch-22 " ( Catch-22 ). The latter is adapted from a well-known best-selling novel, has a strong cast, and is directed by Mike Nichols, the hottest "Graduate". Of course, the popularity flow is even more exciting. But when the final results proved that he lost to "Lu", Robert Altman posted a banner in his office, writing: "The 22nd Army Kneeling ( Caught-22 )".
A brief analysis of the plot and interesting tidbits
#1. Day over the Army Field Hospital
Aerial photography, panoramic view, zoom lens, helicopter carrying the wounded, the background music is the lyrical ballad " Suicide Is Painless " ( Suicide Is Painless ), and the subtitles of the cast and crew appear in turn.
I see through the morning mist/ I see the future/ Pain will leave me/ I realize that I can see it too/ Suicide is not painful/ It will bring a lot of changes/ And I can accept or give up, Do whatever I want/ The game of life is not easy/ I am about to lose anyway/ Someday I will play the lost card/ What else can I say/ Suicide is not painful/ It Will bring a lot of changes / and I can accept or give up, whatever I want
The sharp blade of time will pierce our skin/ I don’t feel pain at first/ But as time goes on/ The pain gets stronger-look at it, grinning/ Suicide is not painful/ It will bring a lot of changes / And I can accept or give up, whatever I want / A brave man once asked me / Tell him the answer to the key question / Is it to survive or to destroy / I replied: Oh, why do you want to ask me / Suicide and Not painful / it will bring a lot of changes / and I can accept or give up, whatever I want / you can also come together if you want
※ This song was written by the director Robert Altman's 14-year-old son Mike Altman at the time. It was modeled on the folk style of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and the lyrics were written in 10 minutes. The song was originally written for the suicide scene of the "painless Polish" in the film, so it was called "Suicide is not painful", but after it was completed, it conveyed the fragile sentiment of decadence and emptiness, which matched the temperament of the whole film, so it was again Selected as the opening theme song. After the film became popular, this song became a film and television song and was covered many times. The director’s father paid $75,000 for the film, and his son earned $2 million from the copyright fees for the song.
#3. Korean Peninsula Battlefield Day
The telephoto lens, accompanied by military drum beats, the eagle eye walks out from the depth of field, and the subtitles scroll:
Then the Korean War broke out...
I leave your children in Korea. They are brave and good at fighting and fulfill their duties. Now my military career is coming to an end, fade out of the battlefield. A veteran who worked hard to accomplish his mission under the guidance of God. Goodbye. ——General Douglas MacArthur.
I will go to Korea. ——Dwight D. Eisenhower
※ The background of the scrolling subtitles is a hat worn by local residents in the foreground. This typical accessory of Vietnamese (not Korean) cleverly points out that the Korean War was only a guise imposed by the studio during the Korean War. What the creators of today are really referring to is the Vietnam War at that time. The content of the subtitles is about the handover of two American generals. It is the appointment of the new surgeon at the same time. At the end of the story, they complete the task and return home as if they were separated. From generals to small soldiers, life on the battlefield has formed a looping relay of service.
#4. The U.S. Camp Day of the Korean War
After Hawkeye stole the camp jeep, the camp officer sent his men to chase. The car had a puncture before driving far, and the officer and his men fought together. During the cross-editing was the aerial footage of Eagle Eye carrying the "Duke" to the 4077 Field Hospital, and the excitement of military music continued.
※ There is no real fighting gunshots in this war film, and the puncture incident has become an explosive scene. The fighting of the officers is like a gangster, without the manners of a serious soldier, and at the beginning of the film, the tone of the whole film is laid down. It is said that during the trial screening in 1970, the audience made the first burst of laughter here.
#5. 4077 Army Field Hospital-Officer Canteen Day
Hawkeye and the Duke came to the battlefield restaurant, and the Duke fell in love with Lieutenant Dish and wanted to hook up.
The Duke (sit down and look at Dish): I think I'm in love.
The female nurses chatted vaguely: Look at the Phisohex soap on her face. Her skin is really bad.
Duke: Well, look, Lieutenant, I actually have nothing to do tonight. I just got here, uh, uh... I think you might be able to show me around.
Hawkeye: Captain, I think if you notice the lieutenant's beautiful hands... she must be famous.
※ The waist height of the camera rolls when standing. On the one hand, it implies that the Duke is a guy who thinks with his lower body (the Duke’s first appearance is when he rides with a number of female officers, and the characteristics of good female sex are hinted from the beginning), on the other hand, it makes the depth of field. The table discussion drama in the table is naturally in the mirror, smoothly shifting the focus, without traces, and full of details.
Lieutenant Dish smiled and showed the wedding ring on the ring finger. Hawkeye looked witty and graceful against the Duke of Anxious Color (Duke: You can’t strike up a conversation, you’ll be broken, my brother!), leaving a good impression on Dish and contributing to the follow-up "Fire of Love" between the two bedding.
The dialogue and broadcast sound overlap. Commander Lieutenant Colonel Blake got up and the character introduction drama began:
Commander: Are you just passing by?
Duke: I'm enjoying the beauty of the meal.
Commander: Captain, he is a lieutenant of the US Army. And I am Lieutenant Colonel Blake.
Duke: Oh, Lieutenant Colonel. I am Duke Forest, your new military doctor, and this is my driver.
Hawkeye: Captain Hawkeye Pierce (whistle). (To "Dish") Are you leaving now?
Dish: Yes.
Hawkeye: Good afternoon, Lieutenant Dish.
Dish: Good afternoon, Captain Hawkeye.
...
Commander (introduction): Father Mercasi (signing to come over). This is Captain Pierce, our new surgeon. This is a priest in the army. This is Captain Forest.
Father: I am called "bargain wine".
Hawkeye: "Bargain Wine"?
Commander: Captain Vadoski, our dentist, nicknamed "Painless Polish."
...
Father (trying to interrupt in the noise): If there is a problem, my camp is... I mean if you have a problem, my camp is...
※ The composition of the shots in this section is very compact, creating a warm and chaotic atmosphere, and introducing each other continues in the form of overlapping dialogues. This kind of auditory bombardment is exploring the boundaries of the film’s sense of reality-after listening to clear and audible lines, why does the sound processing that simulate reality make people uncomfortable?
The focus here is also on the big nickname—"Dish" (Dish) is nicknamed from "lovely dish"; the priest is called "Dago Red" (Dago Red), and there is no sense of dignity as a priest. On the contrary, Beier is grounded; the dentist is "Painless Pole" (Painless Pole), "Painless" refers to the excellent dental treatment? Or... When the plot progresses to the middle, the relationship between him and the theme song "Suicide Is Painless" will be revealed.
The priest spoke faintly and ignored him. On the battlefield, the existence of religion is ineffective. Before the unpredictable event of death and life, religion cannot solve any problems. It is just a so-called "decoration" to soothe people's hearts and redeem the soul.
The commander introduced the "radar", and the two spoke at the same time, recurring the scene of "each talking each other" during the opening account of the work.
Commander: Radar! Oh, Corporal O'Reilly.
Radar: Everyone, I am Corporal O'Reilly, nicknamed "Radar". You live in the camp of Major Burns, and I will send your luggage.
Commander: Let them live with Major Burns and take everything off the jeep.
Radar: Don't worry about the jeep, I will change the license plate.
Commander: Oh, go and change the license plate of the jeep.
※ The instructions on the arrangement of the radar are clearer and faster than the commander’s instructions. The "radar" (the origin of the nickname) that was supposed to transmit the detection signal is actually the real signal sender. This "double reed" performance Let the humorous meaning skyrocket-who is the actual "commander"? It turns out that the talents of the soldiers are enough to be competent?
#6. Field Hospital-Burns Major Camp Day Off
The Duke and Hawkeye are ready to move in. The Duke takes the female nurse Leslie who is passing by to take a bath and introduces himself.
Leslie: Don't hold me, sir.
Duke: Uh, hey, my name is Duke Forest.
The radar whispered to Hawkeye, who pointed at the nurse and whistled.
Duke (turned around): That girl is mine.
Hawkeye whispered to the Duke (it was a gesture of kissing), and another passing nurse passed by and greeted him.
Duke (pointing forward): Who? that?
Hawkeye (whistle): Yes~
Duke: Who told you this? How did you know?
※ To further strengthen the Duke’s sissy attribute, and use two whispers to deliberately hide information from the audience and create suspense—what did the radar say? What are the rumors that nurse Leslie is in the army? (In the first surgical scene later, the Duke also asked the nurse to verify: Are those words that people tell you true?) At the same time, the radar image is plumped: it looks silent, it turns out to be a gossip! The "hot lips" action of putting a microphone under the bed and putting on a sex scene continues this characteristic-being alone is not as good as the others, having melons for everyone to eat together!
#7. Field Hospital-Burns Major Camp Tent Day
Major Burns taught the restaurant helper Hou Chong (North Korean) to read the Bible, and Hawkeye, the Duke and Burns introduced each other.
Hou Chong: Make my cup of blessing overflow, and I will have grace and love to follow me for the rest of my life."...
Duke: Uh, what is this?
Burns: He is Hou Chong. He helps in the restaurant. I teach him to study.
Duke: Really? Read the Bible, eh? very good. I tell you, I have a book with a lot of pictures on it. I think it’s easier to learn by reading pictures and talking. Some adventure stories are... pictures.
The Duke handed the magazine to Hou Chong and unfolded the cover and found that it was a pornographic magazine.
Hou Chong (turning to Burns): Can I go now, Major?
※ Introduce the appearance of Major Burns, teach people to read the Bible and learn English, which vaguely reveals the atmosphere of religious lovers. The duke’s pornographic magazine broke the serious atmosphere (the duke was exposed again). The Bible was still yellow, and Hou Chong made an honest choice.
#8. Field Hospital-Surgical Operating Room Night
In the surgical scene, the camera moves horizontally, sweeping across the operating tables smoothly. The wounded blood and wounds looked very real. The medical staff are communicating and cooperating with each other, and the operation is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Hawkeye (preparing to saw off the wounded leg): Are you ready?
Cooperating doctor: I am ready.
Hawkeye (saw legs): Nurse, can you bring a clip?
Nurse: Yes, doctor.
Hawkeye: Help me scratch my nose, right there... there. Please try harder... harder.
※ In order to shoot realistic surgical scenes, Altman hired two surgeons as consultants. In the trial screening, one of the major amendments made by the producer was to delete these bloody scenes, which they thought would make the audience feel uncomfortable and nauseous. The director held the pressure to retain these "seeing the truth" surgical scenes, because that is the foundation of the film's black humor. Real hippies dare to face the dripping blood, without the cruelty and pain, the play in the emptiness will be reduced to superficial nonsense.
#9. Field Hospital-Burns Major Camp Tent Day
Hawkeye and the Duke, who had undergone night surgery, returned to the camp and asked Hou Chong to make martinis for them. Burns expressed dissatisfaction with this. After Hou Chong left, Burns picked up the "Bible" and began to pray.
Burns (closing eyes and kneeling before the bed): Our heavenly Father, may your name be exalted...May your kingdom come, and may your will be carried out in the world as in the sky...
Hawkeye (looking at the Duke): Have you seen this symptom before?
Burns: Please give us daily food today...
Duke: No, I haven't seen anyone over 8 years old still have this problem.
Burns: Don't let us fall into temptation, but save us from evil... because this is your country, and power and glory belong to you forever. Amen.
Duke (toast): Amen.
Hawkeye (long tone): Amen.
Burns: Dear God, bless the young people on the battlefield... (Eagle Eye and the Duke are stunned) Let them return to their loved ones safely, and ask God to bless our supreme commander and the commander-in-chief of Washington...
Hawkeye: Frank, you are like this in your hometown, or did you go crazy when you got here?
Duke: Frank, how long will you perform?
Burns (turning his head dissatisfied because of being interrupted): It has been getting longer and longer, and now I have to pray for the souls of you and Captain Pierce.
Hawkeye (singing): Christian soldiers, (the Duke joins) strode to the battlefield, holding the cross of Jesus...
The camera was taken from the eagle-eye point of view to the outside of the tent and panned, and the military partners outside the tent of the camp took religious marching/ marching steps and then sang in a chorus.
Chorus: Our Lord Jesus Christ leads us to fight against the enemy, walk to the battlefield, and watch his banner fly...
The zoom lens advanced, Burns opened his eyes, the music continued, and he glanced at the smiling priest. A soldier salutes the army to the priest. The priest wanted to make a cross as a blessing, but he hesitated and changed it to salute the army. Burns, who witnessed this scene, closed his eyes in pain.
#10. Commander Blake's Office Day
The commander and nurse Leslie exchanged arrangements for the wounded. Hawkeye and the Duke broke in to "complain."
Hawkeye: Henry, please do one thing. We have been on it for a week. (Looks at Leslie) Pretty chick, eh?
Duke: Yes, she likes you more and more.
Commander: What's the matter, brothers?
Hawkeye: You have to drive away the prayers of our camp.
Commander: Your camp?
Duke: That's right. Call in that nurse, she is not like someone who prays all night to make you sleepless.
Commander: I've been in the army for a long time, knowing what tricks you want to play...but you don't want to push me around.
... Hawkeye made another request: a thoracic surgeon needs to be called in. The radar entered the door and said that the operation queue was full, and the current progress was behind. The commander asked Hawkeye and the Duke to support. The dialogue continues, and the screen shifts to the temporary patient parking place.
Commander: You have to start work early today.
Duke: What? Work overtime for 12 hours. What kind of plane? The union will come to you to protest.
Hawkeye: Henry, you have to rest after working so long. There is no rest at all, the prayer man is muttering to the sky...
Commander: Major Burns will be transferred from your camp tomorrow. (To the radar) Tell them that Captain Pierce and Captain Forest came to support.
※ The characteristics of Burns' fanatic religious believers revealed that prayers were mocked and mocked by their comrades as performances. Burns tried to find the priest’s indignation that he should stand on the united front, but found that in the face of salute (position questioning), the priest subconsciously put the status of a soldier before the status of a priest-on the high ground of religious justice, he can only be alone. Fight hard.
Hawkeye and the Duke approached the commander to file a complaint, which also showed that the army could not tolerate "prayer madness". Because of their higher business abilities, the requirement to get Burns out of the camp was met (this was originally Burns's camp!).
#11. Field Hospital-Surgical Operating Room Night
Doctor: The operation on the abdomen went smoothly. The cause of his death was a head injury.
Father: (Say a Latin prayer to the dead on the operating table).
Duke (interrupting prayer): Bargain, I want you to come and help me hold another tractor. Please, come right away.
Father (hesitating and frantic): Yes, I'm sorry, I...
Duke (to the priest): Hey, take it, don't swing, hold my hand. Sorry, bargain, but this person is still alive, that person is dead, it is a fact. Hold it with two fingers, okay, bargain?
The priest, who is not wearing a white coat but wearing a purple tie, stood in front of the operating table and looked out of place. He moved awkwardly and showed an expression that could not bear to look directly.
※ Effectively saving the dying and healing the wounded and fulfilling the religious mission, this surgical scene juxtaposes the two, and once again points out the emptiness (usefulness) of religion. The priest is a mascot in the army as a clergyman, but as a soldier he can still help as much as he can. The audience generally understands the irony of religion in this film, but the actor who plays the priest himself feels that this is a priest full of humanitarianism, and the real rigid religious villain is played by Burns.
#12. Field Hospital-Free Camp Day
Hou Chong looked for Hawkeye everywhere and found that Hawkeye and Dish were making each other in the camp. He was eavesdropping outside the tent, the camera entered the tent, and the drama "Merry Doctor and Pretty Nurse" was being staged.
Hawkeye (laying on the pool table and kissing): Oh, baby.
Dish: Hawkeye, you need to know that I am married.
Hawkeye: I am also married, a happy marriage and a loving husband and wife. If she is here, I will be with her. It’s not a question of love, it’s just...
Dish: My marriage is very happy. I swear to myself that when I am away from home, I will... (groaning) be faithful to my husband.
Hawkeye: Of course, this is the oath you swear by your partner.
(This conversation overlaps.) Hou Chong knocked on the door and interrupted, letting Yingyan return to the camp to see the new thoracic surgeon. (The radio begins to broadcast a Japanese jazz song from Radio Tokyo) Dish left after Hawkeye, unaware that the men's underwear had fallen out of his clothes. The priest who passed by happened to pick it up, he looked around blankly, and threw the "hot" underwear back to the barracks where the two were intimate.
※ The intimate scene between Hawkeye and Dish used a wonderful voice and picture counterpoint. The two said that they must be loyal to each other when they are married, but they are very honest. The military derailment is clear, especially when Hawkeye is still small at the beginning. Stopping the Duke from attacking the married Dish, the rebellious smile here is even worse. And the design priest picked up evidence of affair-men's underwear, smeared embarrassing jokes-you are caught violating the "no adultery" in the Ten Commandments! But in wartime, a sacred marriage is far from quenching the thirst, so what's the big deal with cheating?
#13. Field Hospital-"Swamp" Camp Day
The thoracic surgeon "hunter" appeared on the scene, and Hawkeye and the Duke explored his details. The hunter kept playing Tai Chi on the question, and did not answer directly. Hawkeye discovered that he was very familiar...
Hawkeye: Do you drink alcohol? Would you like to have a martini together?
Hunter: Martini, that's... I like Martini.
Hawkeye: Hou Chong, give this gentleman a martini. I think you will like it. This wine has no sweetness.
Hunter (takes the glass): You don't put olives?
Duke: Olive? Where do you think this is?
Hawkeye: Don't be too particular about the battle, the front line is only three miles away from here...
Hunter (takes out the olive jar from his arms): Yes, but the martini will not taste if you don't put the olives in it, you know. Otherwise... the taste is... not right (throw an olive into the wine glass).
※ The hunter created an image full of mystery. He accepted the eagle-eyed Martini. Compared to the religious mad Burns who was driven away before, this small group is more compatible with him. Inadvertently showing off the olive jar that he carries with him shows that he is a more particular and enjoyable guy than the other two (invisible pretence is the most deadly), even in wartime, the quality of life is not reduced. War is just a personal episode. It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal-this is the greatest contempt for war.
#14. Field Hospital-Surgical Operating Room Night
The hunter demonstrated thoracic surgery. The medical staff were watching and some non-surgeons were watching outside the operating room. Everyone in the room was nervous and orderly, making jokes from time to time.
Broadcast: Attention, the Gospel United Brotherhood donated 34 hymns to the 4077 Army Field Hospital. These hymns are kept in the library, and those with a library card can borrow them. The report is complete.
Hunter (turning to Hawkeye): I taught you to get paid?
...
Hunter: If he knew it was a gang of clowns who gave him the knife, I think he would pass out.
A certain doctor: I think he has passed out.
...
A certain doctor: Does anyone know if this is an officer or a soldier?
Hawkeye: It's a small soldier.
A certain doctor: Then sew a bit thicker.
※ The broadcast of violent presence has again acted as the carrier of black religion this time. During the operation, the news that the hospital had been donated 34 chant collections was broadcast. This is a useless piece of junk information, and the donated goods are also useless land-occupying materials. Please pay directly next time, thank you. Among those who watched the hunter demonstrate the operation, the priest occupies the most favorable observation position, and his face shows the eagerness to hate himself for not being able to operate. This in itself is the best interpretation of religion that is useless. The gags during the operation frequently appeared, and the relaxed self-deprecation also brought out a trace of snobbery to treat the wounded differently, giving the film a taste of sophistication and comedy.
#15. Field Hospital-Surgical Operating Room Day
The medical staff after the operation have a rest from get off work. The radio broadcasts information, and the hunter, eagle eye, and duke in the camera play rugby in the mud.
Announcement: Attention, attention, Captain Bandy... Captain Bandini... Attention, Captain Bandini is going to perform a palm... A palm slap... Arteries... Explore... There may be transplants. (Clears throat) The following order has come down. Please remove all photos, postcards, nude women's calendar, etc. from the wall so that the barracks look clean and tidy, and the report is complete.
※ As a radio drama lover, Ultraman has found an excellent sound transition method for connecting loose fragments, that is, broadcasting-it is not against the military camp, and in this film it is also a means of acting funny and entraining private goods. . For example, in this scene, when the broadcaster gave an operation presentation notice, he slurred medical terms, and the administrative notice that followed was very fluent. This kind of contrast is a kind of high-level joke. The cleaning of the walls is actually an order issued by Flowserve to Ultraman's editing room. The director moved directly into the film as a mockery of the authority of the system.
Hawkeye recalled playing against the hunter in the game, and the origin of its "hunter" name. The three turned to see the team peeping from the bathroom tent.
#22. Field Hospital-Officer Canteen Day
"Hot Lips" sat across from Hawkeye, and the two talked.
Hot lips: Captain Pierce, don't mind having dinner together?
Hawkeye: You have sat down, beauty, I am so happy to see you. (Laugh) Where are you from?
Hot lips: I have always made the army my home.
Hawkeye: Oh, is it? Yeah?
Talking about the level of the nurse under his staff, insert the scene of the operation. When the camera returned to the restaurant and talked about Burns, the two of them had completely opposite views, and their enthusiastic lips praised him.
Hot lips: I also noticed that both the nurse and the soldier call you "Eagle Eye".
Hawkeye: Because my name is Hawkeye Pierce.
Hot lip: This kind of informality will weaken the organization of the military to maximize its efficiency.
Hawkeye: Please, major. You ruined my appetite, you know? I was going to go back to bed and drink a bottle of whiskey, and under normal circumstances, you, a beauty I find very charming, I will invite you to share a small bed with me, and you are likely to agree, but you It really makes me sick. I mean, you are what we call the regular army clown.
Hot lips: I really don't understand how such a degenerate person can hold such an important position in the Army Medical Corps?
Father: He was called up.
※ The regular army clown "hot lips" joined the team, and the dialogue with Hawkeye was a hypocritical systemic stupid face. Hawkeye immediately sneered and drew a clear line after seeing its essence. The hot lips' affection for Burns paved the way for the subsequent fake and serious two people to be congenial and face-slapped.
#38. Field Hospital- Day outside the camp
The priest called out Hawkeye to discuss the problem of the dentist's "painless Polish", but he had no choice but to make a roundabout explanation.
...
Father: I can tell you... uh... how serious the situation is. Well, he was playing poker with his brothers. One of the brothers asked him to decide a hand. Walter said, uh... he said, "What does it matter? This is just a game."
Hawkeye: Painless Poles say "what does it matter? This is just a game"? Poker is just a game? (Whistle) I think I have to look for his teeth.
Hawkeye went to the dentist to ask about the situation, and learned that the dentist was upset because he suspected that he was a potential homosexual. He wanted to commit suicide, and the military doctors tried to persuade him. So the scene of the most classic "Last Supper" in the film was staged. The dentist "Painless Pole " ( Painless Pole ) sat in the seat of Jesus. Suicide Is Painless ). Hawkeye called Dish and asked her to be a "clinical treatment" dentist and straighten him.
#45. Commander's Camp Day
Hot lips were teased by eagle eyes, hunters, duke, etc., and suddenly opened the tent during the shower and exposed them naked in front of the whole camp. She was furious and rushed to the commander to complain.
Hot lips (waving arms and shouting): This is not a hospital! It's a lunatic asylum! It's all your fault! Because you never take any action to stop them!
Commander: What do you want me to do?
Hot lips: See what the military court thinks of their drunken hooliganism! They called me hot lips first, you don't care! You let them do whatever they want! If... If you don't... immediately hand them over to the military police to arrest... I... I will resign from my... my post!
Commander (in bed with nurse Leslie): Damn, hot lips, then resign your damned post!
Hot lips (as if losing soul, muttering to oneself): My duty! My post! My post!
Commander (to Leslie): Some more wine, dear?
※ Earlier, the hypocrite Burns and the fake hot lips have been teased and punished by the doctors for their unkind behavior. It can be said that the villain in the film is not the enemy in the fight, but these two guys. Burns was directly deported after beating, and the "public execution" of Hot Lips was carried out in a humiliating manner. When she was in the shower, she was suddenly frightened and irritated by being looked at, which made her report frantically to the commander. What happened? The commander is in the same group with them! Hot lips threatened to punish them with resignation, but found that there was no deterrent. The scene where she left with "My Duty", the embarrassed institutional madman finally revealed a trace of fragile humanity.
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