"Military Sub-Plane" author: Blood Blade
When it comes to Korean film and television works, people often think of those soap idol dramas with handsome men and beautiful women. However, there are also many outstanding works in Korean film and television works that are rich in content and point to social shortcomings, and these films will inevitably make the audience feel heavy, feeling that nature is the opposite of idol dramas. The repression and deep reflection after watching the film show that such works have excellent empathy, such as the military-themed pocket drama "DP: Deserter Pursuit Order" with a Douban score of 9.2.
▲ The reason why "DP: Deserter Pursuit Order" has exploded in word of mouth is that it has strong empathy
Adapted from the webcomic of the same name, "DP: Desertion Order", which aired on Netflix at the end of August 2021, boldly points the finger at the long-standing ugly problems of insults and bullying, bureaucracy, and cover-ups and bells within the South Korean military camp. Because the plot is very realistic, it naturally resonates with countless Koreans who have served or are serving, so the score of the drama in South Korea has even reached 9.8 points! Not only that, but in other Asian countries and regions such as Vietnam and Thailand, the film has also received a lot of praise.
Through "DP: Deserter Pursuit Order" (hereinafter referred to as DP), the audience can see at a glance the Korean characteristic and even deformed predecessor culture, and by understanding this culture, it is natural to understand why countless Korean soldiers do not even have a sense of military honor, let alone deep comradeship.
▲ Park Geun-hye and other South Korean leaders have repeatedly claimed to guarantee the human rights of the ROK military
The protagonist, who was born in an unfortunate family, bumped into luck after enlisting in the army
The male protagonist of the DP, Ahn Joon-ho, a second-class soldier in the Gendarmerie Unit of the Korean Army, has an unfortunate family, his father is a violent drunkard, and the whole family has suffered from it, especially his mother, so Ahn Joon-ho hates his biological father. However, unlike his sister, who is cold and thin and only knows how to play and dress up, An Junhao, who grew up in adversity, has maturity, wisdom, calmness and even a sense of responsibility that are not in line with his age, and it is these characteristics that make him usher in a special and relatively lucky military life.
▲ Ahn Joon-ho, who has an unfortunate family, ushered in "good luck" after enlisting in the army
Despite south Korean leaders' repeated claims to protect and full respect for the human rights of officers and soldiers, and the loud slogans of the Roks when recruits join the army, these recruits have a nightmare when they first enter the barracks: they are trained to be tool people who have no self and do not dare to do more and less slack, for fear of being mistreated by the half-point pool. But even so, some veterans who rely on the old and sell the old are still looking for stubble to bully the new recruits, and An Junhao soon becomes the target of bullying by the military camp bully Huang Zhangxiu. At this time, if Sergeant Park Fanqiu, who was specially responsible for catching deserters, did not appear, then the fate of An Junhao in the future can be imagined.
▲ Due to the continuous bullying, the families of many Korean soldiers are inevitably very worried
In his chance encounter with Park Fan-ho, Ahn Joon-ho shows excellent observation and meticulous thinking, which makes Park Fan-joo, an old fritter who has been in the past, look at him, and finally recruits him into the deserter pursuit team, which is specifically responsible for capturing soldiers who have fled due to various factors. Because you can go out to relax with the help of tasks, the training is relatively loose, which is naturally a fat difference. More importantly, An Joon-ho tries to get rid of the fate of being bullied by veterans such as Huang Zhangxiu. However, what he did not expect was that in the next task, he witnessed the vicissitudes of life and the tragedies of the scenes, and directly from different superiors and colleagues to understand how deep the water of the "unspoken rules of the barracks" was.
The cynical and kind group leader partner is unforgettable
An Joon-ho's original partner and leader of the duo, Park Seung-woo, is a second-generation official, completely different from most soldiers, because Ahn Joon-ho's mistake in the first mission led to the suicide of deserter Shin Woo-woo, so he fell into self-blame and pain, but the cold and selfish Park Seung-woo completely angered Ahn Joon-ho. An Joon-ho beat the other party violently and was imprisoned. However, due to the imminent departure of Park Seung-woo's father, Park Seung-woo also lost his errands, so Ahn Joon-ho was once again lucky to escape military punishment. The main thing is that he welcomed his best friend and golden partner: Han Haolie, a first-class soldier who was previously hospitalized. This seemingly cynical and lacking enthusiasm for work veteran is very witty and humorous, so that he and the introverted and cold Ahn Joon-ho form a perfect complement.
▲ Han Haolie can be described as An Junhao's golden partner
The most rare thing is that under Han Haolie's careless appearance, there is also a kindness that is inadvertently reflected. Although the capture of deserters with An Joon-ho is bound to make the escapees resentful, and the deserters are mostly unknown to them. However, within the scope of his duties, Han Haolie, like An Junhao, tried to give warmth and comfort to the escapees, for example, when facing Xu Zhidu, a deserter who was worried about his grandmother, Han Haolie not only took the initiative to open the other party's handcuffs and let him turn himself in after completing his wish, but also saw Xu Zhidu's grandmother mistaken herself for Xu Zhidu because of senile dementia, Han Haolie also hugged his grandmother, as if the other party was indeed his own grandmother.
▲ Han Haolie, who has a humorous and cynical personality, makes the suppressed plot a little more laughable
When he saw Huang Zhangxiu, the main bullying criminal in the military camp, trying to bully An Junhao again, Han Haolie appeared just right, and he cleverly took An Junhao to the warehouse under the banner of the so-called veteran authority, and "physically punished" An Junhao without the other party's sight, so that he escaped the disaster. Han Haolie's various highlights undoubtedly make this incredibly depressing pocket drama a little more warm and bright and valuable laughter, and he has also become a character who is close to the protagonist.
Duplicitous old fritter superiors and deserters of all stripes
In the Korean army, the first level of the official university crushes people to death, and the gendarmerie captain Qian Longdeok in the play undoubtedly stands at the top of the "food chain". However, the direct superiors of Han Haolie and An Joon-ho were Sergeant Park Fanqiu, who was quite a Bole person. This Park Fanqiu, who is well aware of the dark rules of the Korean army, has also become an old fox under the influence of long-term influence, and it is not difficult to see from his "interview" with An Junhao that this person's professional ability cannot be underestimated, and he can also work hard for his work, but he has not been able to really promote. At a young age, he naturally had a stomach full of resentment, and it was inevitable to squeeze the position and the soldiers who were younger than him in order to vent.
▲ In the Korean army, the first level of officials crushes people to death, and seniority is often everything
But on the other hand, he also had a lot of criticism of the abuse of authority and even unreasonable orders from his superiors. The main thing is that Park Fan-joo is also gradually influenced by his kind subordinates and shelters the two within his ability. He knows that the reason for the deserters fleeing is mostly that they can't stand bullying, so he complains to his subordinates: dogs bite people to be executed, but dogs often fight back against people who constantly bully themselves just to protect themselves, but they have to be treated like this, too pitiful, we are similar to dogs. In dealing with deserters, the reason why he constantly forced two subordinates to bring back deserters as soon as possible was not only the fear of not being able to make a difference, but also related to the decree: if the deserters were brought back by the pursuit team, then they would face relatively light punishments.
Most South Korean deserters are associated with extreme and persistent bullying
Since his debut, the auxiliary officer, Captain Lin Zhixie, has given people an image of doing nothing and being arrogant. In the early days, he and Park Fanqiu, who lacked experience and ability, were once more stiff, and similar to many Korean military commanders, Lin Jixie only cared about suppressing things and did not care about the feelings of soldiers, and naturally used his position to suppress people. However, when he saw the gendarmerie with a gun and actually launched to deal with the bullying victim Cao Shifeng, he resolutely risked being punished by the captain and bluntly said that he could not use bullets against the brothers of the unit. In the end, Lim Ji-seop, who formed a consensus with Park Fan-joo in the incident, was both punished, and there is no doubt that soldiers like Ahn Joon-ho are ants and even scapegoats in their eyes, but they are also small roles that can be discarded at any time in front of their larger superiors.
▲ In front of higher-level officials, the so-called big people are just small tricks
Even more memorable are all kinds of deserters. Xu Zhidu, who had excellent grades in school but lived in a slum, was the highest rank among the deserters, but he was not bullied and fled, but because his family's house was about to be forcibly demolished, he was relieved to pull his grandmother who grew up, so he had to earn enough money for his grandmother to go to the nursing home by escaping back to work. Such deserters are undoubtedly pitiful and tear-inducing, so they have also received comfort and help from the ability of An Junhao's duo. The opposite is true of Jeong Hyun-min, who is threatened by his abusive girlfriend, a violent and video game-addicted old man who will be regarded as scum in any country. The other three deserters, however, fled all because they could not stand the long-term bullying.
Why the South Korean military bullying scandal continues
In the play, some unscrupulous veterans will emphasize their qualifications when bullying new recruits, and let the other party endure great pain and dissatisfaction with unconditional obedience, which is undoubtedly the epitome of South Korea's pathological predecessor authority culture. Even in today's Korean sports industry and even the entertainment industry, cases of violent abuse and even sexual assault of newcomers are still common. But on the other hand, the perpetrators may not have an advantage in ability and knowledge, and some elderly Korean men are even more difficult to get along with and become the nightmare of colleagues and even family members, they are often arrogant and arrogant, not only above others and can not listen to any opinions, so they are secretly called "old harm" by many disgruntled people.
▲ The Korean army during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea resembled a weakened version of the Japanese army
The South Korean army is a representative of the culture of its predecessors, and its bullying nature is also related to historical factors. After the Sino-Japanese War, the Korean Peninsula became a Japanese colony, and on the one hand, Japan wantonly bullied the Koreans, and on the other hand, recruited many young Koreans to join the Japanese army, such as former South Korean President Park Chung-hee and "Peninsula War God" Bai Sun-yeol, who all had the experience of participating in the war as grassroots officers after studying at the Japanese non-commissioned officer school. At the same time, Japan also used korean natives to set up a security force that only carried batons, and as the war progressed, more Koreans directly joined the Japanese army as "soldiers", thus turning from oppressed people to accomplices of invaders.
In South Korea, male citizens who meet the criteria are theoretically required to perform military service
Korean cannon fodder was discriminated against and oppressed by the Japanese army as inferior, but they were also deeply influenced by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army in World War II was known for its military barracks violence, seniority omnipotence and blind obedience of subordinates, so the Korean Japanese army also learned from it. After World War II, the peninsula was divided between the north and the south, and many former Korean Japanese troops became the main force of Syngman Rhee's troops, and their organization and training methods were similar to those of the Japanese army, but their quality and will were far behind. Even after receiving American weapons and receiving relevant training, the Volunteers still felt that the Korean army was more similar to a significantly weakened version of the Japanese army. In addition, the US military is also frequently bullied and hierarchical, so the Rok military, as its ally, is naturally affected.
▲ Some Children of South Korean chaebols or politicians often evade military service through improper means
Strictly speaking, the Korean Peninsula since the armistice of that year, can only be regarded as a long-term truce rather than a real peace, in the context of military confrontation with North Korea, South Korea requires all men in the country to be physically qualified to join the military up to a certain age, unless they have made significant contributions or their family background is not ordinary (using privileges to go through the back door or pay bribes with money). Unlike the atmosphere of honor for a Chinese family to join the PLA and the respect of active/veterans, in South Korea it is the envy of not being a soldier because it proves the status of the family and his own ability. In this way, the South Korean people naturally will not have real respect for their own soldiers, and one of the major tasks of the South Korean army is to coordinate with the US military, and this dog-legged status naturally greatly affects the sense of honor and even the feelings of home and country of the Korean army.
▲ Huang Zhangxiu, such a military bully perpetrator, will also be insulted by the elderly in the workplace after retiring
In South Korea, men of school age serve as a legal obligation, so the society will not look up to veterans, and their post-discharge allowances are naturally far from being comparable to PLA veterans. For the retired Korean army, what they learned in the army cannot help them improve their work and social status after retiring from the army, but also start from the new workplace and be bullied by the predecessors of the unit. Even a military bully like Huang Zhangxiu, after retiring from the army as a supermarket employee, was also wantonly insulted and scolded by the boss, but did not dare to say a word. The poor treatment and bleak future will inevitably cause the sense of honor and morale of the Rok soldiers to be greatly damaged, and under the influence of this pessimistic and irritable mood, the recruits will naturally become the target of bullying by the veterans. In this way, the comradeship between the soldiers of the ROK army naturally cannot be compared with that of the People's Liberation Army.
The blackened bullying victims bring the show to a climax
There are three new recruits who fled due to military bullying in the play, namely Shen Yuhao, Cui Junmo and the most heart-wrenching Cao Shifeng. Shen Yumo was forced to put on a gas mask and pour water after sleeping and snoring until a veteran, Cui Junmo was repeatedly beaten because he forgot his words when singing military songs, and finally Shen Yuhao burned charcoal to commit suicide, and although Cui Junmo did not commit suicide, he bluntly said that the peace he felt when he took the subway at night was the most valuable. From this point of view, the reasons for the bullying of rookies in the ROK army and the punishment they have been punished have long reached the point where people cannot look at them directly.
▲ Cao Shifeng's attitude towards new recruits is rare among veterans
As An Junhao's predecessor, Cao Shifeng, who was an art teacher, was a peaceful, friendly and art-loving warm man, who often took the initiative to help recruits, and when An Junhao was locked up, he also took the initiative to visit and send snacks. However, in the eyes of Huang Zhangxiu and others, Cao Shifeng is a weak and bullying otaku, so violent beatings and other outrageous insults are always accompanied by him. Even Huang Zhangxiu threatened Cao Shifeng on the grounds that he was not strict enough when he led the recruits, causing Cao Shifeng to be forced to beat the recruits for fear that he would be bullied. After being bullied by veterans, new recruits become veterans, whether out of self-preservation or venting resentment, they often become new bullies, so it can be said that the Korean army completely copied the ugly behavior of the Japanese army in World War II and upgraded it. On the other hand, Huang Zhangxiu's nature of bullying soft and afraid of hardness has also been exposed, just imagine if he encounters such a violent hard nail as Zheng Xianmin, will he dare to bully?
Recruits like Cao Shifeng have suffered unimaginable abuse and humiliation
Huang Zhangxiu's understatement of his former evil deeds before retiring from the military, while other bullies who are still serving bully Cao Shifeng as before (they were also bullied by Huang Zhangxiu), making Cao Shifeng completely blackened. When he defeated Liu Yijiang, who bullied him, he completely lost his mind and chose to flee to get revenge on Huang Zhangxiu, and when he kidnapped and beat Huang Zhangxiu fiercely, he asked bitterly: Do you know how much pain I am? Although Huang Zhangxiu was completely dominated by fear at this time, he still said that because the army has always been like this, he thinks it is okay. This time, Cao Shifeng completely lost his mind. On the other hand, the escape of Cao Shifeng, who was a gendarme, caused the Korean army to completely panic, but they were only worried that public opinion would discredit them.
▲ Cao Shifeng's words before committing suicide reveal everything
As mentioned in the play, the Korean army often makes big things small and small, the perpetrators are often difficult to get the punishment they deserve, the victims cannot get help when they are in pain, and when they resist, the long-absent "order maintainers" appear in an instant. When the gendarmerie learned that Cao Shifeng had fled, they actually regarded him as a terrorist and prepared to shoot him, and when Cao Shifeng pointed the revolver obtained by robbing the police at Hwang Jang-so, he told the others that just as the Korean army kettle had not changed since 1953, the bullying of the military camp would not change, and eventually pointed the gun at himself. In the final Easter egg, Cao Shifeng's friend, a recruit who was bullied because of obesity, shot the abuser in the dormitory with a gun and claimed to be doing something.
▲ Cao Shifeng's friend, a recruit who was bullied because of obesity, eventually completely blackened
The blackening of the good and ushering in such an ending, while the original perpetrator becomes the so-called protector, must make people sigh. In any country and environment, once this vicious circle is not completely destroyed, it can only lead to more victims and victims. A certain student was repeatedly bullied in junior high school due to family changes, but later he practiced martial arts fiercely, not only fiercely retaliating against the original abuser, and even mistakenly believing that strength can overwhelm justice, can bring everything he wants, and eventually become a more terrible bully and the leader of the school bully, not only repeatedly abusing the demon king who is highly feared by students in several schools, but even forcibly letting a good-looking and versatile girl be his girlfriend. Seeing this, many people who have experienced it in their student days will inevitably have great empathy.
Respect and trust are also fighting forces
Watch "Li Yannian" to feel the gap between the Chinese and South Korean armies
Throughout ancient and modern China and abroad, military bullying is a stubborn disease that is not uncommon and difficult to eradicate. Even in the volunteer prisoner-of-war camps, black second-class soldiers who did not salute the white officers in time would be immediately beaten, and even driven out of the dormitory in the cold night and almost froze to death; the Russian army in the Yeltsin era was rich in military robbers, and some recruits were repeatedly beaten because they did not give money to the veterans and commanders, and they were forced to imitate the cries and movements of various animals, and the other party would step on the urinal with its head down if they were slightly dissatisfied! Such acts greatly undermined their internal unity, and some black prisoners of war expressed their desire to fight white Americans with the volunteers; many Russian recruits avoided service at the expense of self-harm, and even kept fighting black guns in the Chechen war to declare personal revenge.
To this day, victims of bullying in the South Korean military are still emerging
The greatness of the Plaster lies not only in its development from weak to strong, defeating one strong enemy after another at home and abroad, and thus successfully defending the security and autonomy of the country and the nation, but also in the equality of officers and soldiers within it, which is also a characteristic that distinguishes it from China's old army and foreign armies. During the Liberation War, a large number of captured Kuomintang officers and men felt for the first time what they deserved as human beings, and they were often reborn after the grievance conference and became a new force in the People's Liberation Army. It is precisely because they have personally experienced the fine essence of the People's Liberation Army that these liberation fighters often attack the Kuomintang army in turn as if they were changing individuals, and in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, they broke out a strong force that even the US military did not expect.
▲ Respect and trust are also combat effectiveness! Countless cadres like Li Yannian make the PLA really strong
The chapter of "Meritorious Li Yannian" is praised as the most real and touching drama on the theme of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, which deeply restores the image of Li Yannian, an excellent political work instructor cadre. The fifth squad leader has always been prejudiced against the liberation fighter Luo Houcai, and always has a blunt attitude and uses orders to suppress people, and Luo Houcai inevitably becomes more and more dissatisfied. Li Yannian immediately warned the fifth squad leader: Everyone has strengths, and respect and trust are also combat effectiveness. And Luo Houcai and other liberation fighters had a profound understanding of Li Yannian's teachings and threw themselves into the ground. When the traitor Wang Jueren was eliminated, Li Yannian led a number of liberation fighters to complete the seemingly impossible task, and naturally it was inseparable from the trust and respect of the liberation fighters for him. It was Li Yannian's care and encouragement that eventually made Luo Houcai a combat hero in the 346.6 Highland Defense Battle.
▲ Children salute when they see the military vehicle driving
It is the countless PLA cadres like Li Yannian who have ensured the PLA's long-term high degree of unity and outstanding morale, and can make the enemy who was moved not long ago become his close comrade-in-arms, and such miracles are naturally unimaginable to any foreign army such as the ROK army. The parents of the rookies in the Rok army even said bluntly that when a child becomes a soldier, what he fears most is not that he will die from the enemy, but that he will die from the bullying of his own veterans. After the comparison between the two, it is not difficult to see that the long-standing bullying problem of the ROK army cannot be solved, let alone the cadres of The Lee Yannian style, so even if its national defense budget is increased again, and the Constitution forces the people to enlist, it is still impossible to compare with the People's Liberation Army!
Equality between officers and men and honorable service as soldiers are an important foundation for the PLA to be strong
As the saying goes, the threesome will have my teacher. As Chinese, we must not only face up to and study the experience and achievements of other countries, but also get our own understanding from the lessons of other countries, so as to avoid walking into the detours they have experienced. For South Korea, although there are a large number of works that expose the ugly side of the interior such as "DP: Desertion Order", this does not prove that South Korea does have the ability or even the determination to completely change all this, so this sadness is not something that can be covered up by a large number of Koreans who passionately express "patriotism".