"Life and Death Pride" Phoenix Satellite TV Movie Station was broadcast at 12:00 on February 27
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In the ruthless battlefield, no one inevitably depends on comrades-in-arms, but few people have the courage to sacrifice themselves to save others like Desmond, and even sacrifice their lives to save their comrades-in-arms. And Karen Walden is such a female officer who died heroically to cover her subordinates.
➤ Captain Karen Hua Deng (played by Meg Ryan)
Karen Walden is the heroine of the movie "Life and Death" and a woman of great courage. However, the film does not only celebrate the hero's bravery in the face of life and death, but also explores what is the real justice and courage in war by dissecting the loss and return of human nature in war.
➤ The movie "Life and Death Pride", released in 1996
As the first film to focus on the theme of the Gulf War, "Life and Death" tells the story of Colonel Nasenir Sharin, the commander of the armored forces, Colonel Nassaniel Sharin, who mistakenly ordered the destruction of his tanks in the Iraqi occupation zone of Kuwait, and the innocent sacrifice of his comrades-in-arms Baldwin and others.
➤ Colonel Nassonir Sarin (Denzel Washington)
Colonel Sarin, who was suffering from his heart, was transferred back to Washington to investigate the rescue of trapped soldiers by the late female pilot Karen Walden. If the review is correct, Captain Hua Deng will be the first woman to be nominated for the Medal of Honor. However, with Colonel Sarin's investigation, the truth of Captain Hua Deng's death gradually surfaced...
The beginning of the film takes only 5 minutes to truly restore the "desert sabre" ground offensive operation in the final stage of the Gulf War. Judging from the details of the weapons and equipment, code-name "Cougar", "Sabre" and so on, the team commanded by Colonel Sarin is likely to be the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (now the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army) that served as a breakthrough combat patrol, which was subordinate to the US 7th Army with a total strength of nearly 80,000 people. Their opponent was none other than the Republican Guard's most effective Iraqi Allah Division.
➤ The U.S. M1A1 tank is equipped with a high-performance fire control system and thermal imager, the fire control computer can handle the distance up to 4000 meters, and the rangefinder range range is up to 7990 meters. Its night vision equipment can accurately hit Iraqi tanks at a distance of 2000 meters to 2500 meters.
➤ The Iraqi T-72 tank only has the second generation of low-light night vision, and the maximum detection distance at night is not more than 1000 meters.
Because the Iraqi tanks relied on bunkers to carry out covert shooting, the sandstorm known as "Saddam Weather" swept through the entire battlefield, coupled with the obstruction of barbed wire and mines, even with advanced fire control systems and thermal imagers, the US ground troops still ushered in extremely fierce battles.
It can be said that Colonel Sarin's mistakes on the battlefield are based on real examples of the Gulf War. Because in the fiercest "East 73 Campaign" during the Gulf War, the panicked US military has destroyed its own 5 M1A1 tanks and 4 M2 tanks.
➤ The last tank battle of the 20th century - The Battle of East 73
However, in this nearly two-hour film, director Edward Zwick does not devote a lot of space to the depiction of war scenes, but recreates the narrative technique of "Rashomon", gradually restores the truth through the perspective of Colonel Sarin, and gradually restores the truth to the deeds of the heroine abandoned by his comrades, and also ruthlessly analyzes the cruelty of war and the fission of human nature.
➤ Military Doctor Iario (Matt Damon as Right)
In the mouths of the military doctor Iario and the soldier Morfiz, Captain Hua Deng became a bold heroine and a cowardly coward, respectively. In fact, even though Morphetz disobeyed the order and injured her, even if her subordinates questioned her orders, when the rescue plane arrived, Captain Walden shouted, "Go fast, I'll cover you!" "Fulfilled her promise to herself and to her comrades-in-arms."
Fearing an afterthought, Morphetz lied about the captain's death after getting on the plane, and the others chose to be silent en masse. They watched as the woman who covered everyone's retreat was engulfed in a sea of napalm fire.
➤ Mofiz, a soldier who betrayed Captain Walden (Lou Diamond Phillips, right)
➤ Morfiz turned to look at Iario, who, although shocked, chose silence in order to protect himself.
However, it is always difficult for the living to get rid of the nightmare that haunts their hearts. Just as Colonel Sarin used alcoholism to alleviate his pain, the frail Aitmeyer lay in a hospital bed begging for death, Morfiz crashed into a roaring train, and the military doctor Iario had to paralyze himself with drugs.
It is worth mentioning that Matt Damon, who plays Iario, in order to show the real state of drug addicts, finally lost 40 pounds (about 18 kilograms) in 100 days by dieting and running 13 miles (about 20 kilometers) a day.
➤ Amazing body shape changes between Matt Damon before and after the film
At that time, the unpromising "Dumb Meng" lost weight on his own, resulting in disordered bodily functions that returned to normal after two years. But his dedication and acting skills in the film allowed him to win the favor of famous directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg, which led to the opportunity to appear in "Rainmaker" (1997), "Mindcatcher" (1997) and "Saving Private Ryan" (1998).
The sunken cheeks, the pained look, the uneasiness and guilt hidden in Ilyo's heart finally poured out under Colonel Sarin's unremitting questioning. For Colonel Sarin, who also carries a heavy burden, he can experience first-hand the smallness and fragility of people in the moment of life and death. So he made up his mind to make the truth about Captain Hua Deng's sacrifice public. Because only by telling the truth can people truly respect her and every soldier who sacrificed for the country, not just worship the halo on the hero's head.
"Advance, to command correctly, to be prudent in counseling, to be vigilant at all times, to judge deliberately. And, more importantly, to protect your subordinates and the United States of America with all your body and mind, all your souls, and all your courage. ”
Karen Walden has spent her life fulfilling her vows at graduation. Colonel Sarin also began to face up to his own heart, disregarding the image of the army and his own future, revealing to the Washington Post reporter and Baldwin's parents the truth about his mistaken killing of his comrades-in-arms, and was forgiven by Baldwin's parents.
As the English title of the film "Courage Under Fire" explains another meaning, only by facing the facts and acknowledging the facts is the greatest justice and courage. Although the "Rashomon" in the movie has ended, the real Rashomon is constantly being staged. The U.S. government at the time glorified its actions in the Gulf War as "absolutely upholding justice" and emphasized that "high technology transformed the harsh nature of war." However, only those who have been on the battlefield know that there are only one deadly fight after another and countless flesh and blood corpses.
➤ According to the data released by the US Department of Defense, the US military suffered 1143 casualties (294 deaths) and the Iraqi army suffered about 100,000 casualties (about 20,000 to 26,000 deaths) in the Gulf War.
Even if the film itself portrays the image of the American hero who can be sung and wept, and everywhere promotes the human rights and lives they value, will the human rights and even the lives of other peoples and countries be cherished? Will they also die heroically? The answer is clearly no.
➤ The famous "Highway of Death" incident during the Gulf War. U.S. forces bombed more than 1,000 Iraqi tanks, armored vehicles, military and civilian convoys withdrawing from Kuwait for 10 hours.
In contrast, from the founding of New China to before the "Cultural Revolution," Chinese war films have also successfully created a large number of idealized and romantic heroic figures: Dong Cunrui, who sacrificed himself to bomb the bunker, Wang Cheng, who shouted "fire at me," and the five heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain who stubbornly resisted the undead in the face of the repeated bombardment of Japanese puppet aircraft cannons.
➤ Dong Cunrui (1955)/The Five Heroes of Wolf's Tooth Mountain (1958)/Heroes and Children (1964)
Equally emphasizing heroism and collectivism, those "tall" and "faceless" heroic images have disappeared in the more popular "Bright Sword", "Soldier Assault" and "Assemblage" in recent years, replaced by more real and plump bloody boys full of personality. The selection of materials and narrative styles of these film and television dramas have gradually taken on the feel of Hollywood blockbusters.
➤ Bright Sword (2005) / Soldier Assault (2006) / Assemblage (2007)
However, for the audience, China's patriotic education films and "American-style" war films are the same as the main theme films, but the treatment has always been very different. In fact, regardless of whether the cause of the war was just or not, whether it was stupid or not, the Americans could make it into a patriotic propaganda film with great righteousness and awe, and this kind of routine that is really difficult to find without careful screening is very worthy of our careful consideration and reference.
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