Selling drugs is a business that is generally easy to cause controversy,
Because this kind of business is related to lifesaving,
If the merchant is unscrupulous, it may endanger the lives of others at any time!
The business of selling arms may be more controversial than selling medicine.
Because this kind of business is related to taking lives,
Whether the merchant is unscrupulous or reputable,
There is a risk of endangering the lives of others on a large scale!
Poor product quality, customers will be killed;
Good product quality, customer killing will be smoother!
For the subject matter of the arms business, there was once a Hollywood blockbuster that was deeply explored.
This movie is "King of War", I don't know if you have seen it?
King of War
"King of War" is a film directed, produced, and written by Andrew Nicole, the screenwriter of Truman's World.
Starring Oscar", Nicolas Cage!
The biggest highlight of this "King of War" is based on a true story!
It is said that the role of the protagonist is a "hybrid" of several real arms dealers, and the director compiles their stories into this role.
There are many plots in it, which may have really happened in real life;
And a lot of weapons that appear in the movie, such as AK-47s, tanks,
It is said that most of them are real, not props, provided by real arms dealers!
Before filming the film, the producer also informed "NATO" in advance,
Explain in advance that they are making a movie, not engaging in military operations, so as to avoid misunderstandings.
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"The King of War" first tells the story of a private arms dealer's life counterattack!
The opening of this film is about the whole process of a bullet from manufacturing to circulation.
After the bullets were produced and packed, they were transported by land, sea, air, etc., across several continents, and were touched by people of different skin colors.
This circulation process is cool, magical, but also very dark-hearted,
Because the last place it got to was Africa,
Finally it passed through the head of a black boy and ended his life.
The protagonist of the movie is to achieve the counterattack of life by doing this kind of black heart business.
He is a Ukrainian immigrant living in the United States and his family runs a restaurant.
He was a very plain man,
Life is very calm and quiet, and life has no momentum.
A fortuitous accident brought him into contact with the business of smuggling arms.
With his talent, his connections, and the more relaxed environment at that time,
He successfully achieved the counterattack of life,
From the beginning of selling a gun, his business became bigger and bigger,
Later, many of the "big people" who often appeared in the newspapers became his clients.
He also surpassed his "idol" peers,
And married his dream lover.
He was also called the "King of War" by one of his clients.
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"One will make a thousand bones dry",
Behind the scenery of this "King of War" is actually blood and evil.
In the movie, there was once such a scene:
The protagonist's brother wants to end a deal.
The reason is that the younger brother knows that when the transaction is completed, the weapons he sells will be used by customers to massacre civilians.
And this group of civilians is not far from him, where he can see with the naked eye,
There are also many innocent women and children among the civilian population.
He couldn't stand the deal and wanted to end it.
Neither the brother nor the client is willing and unlikely to terminate the transaction.
So the younger brother tried to destroy the weapon at the risk of his life,
He managed to destroy one truck of weapons, and was killed by a client while preparing to destroy another.
Later, the customer managed to get the other half of the weapon and used it to massacre the local civilians.
Yes, maybe the private arms dealers didn't kill people,
That private arms business, why the black heart business?
The reason is that they kill people indirectly!
Maybe the protagonist in the movie, even if he doesn't sell weapons, other private arms dealers will sell,
But it is undeniable that the protagonist, a private arms dealer,
It is an important part of strengthening the arms trading market and meeting the killing needs of more "customers"!
In a military conflict, perhaps the people who are killed, not directly at their hands,
But it died indirectly at their hands,
Because of their diligence and dare to take risks,
Many customers who are prohibited from purchasing arms through formal channels,
In the end, you can get their arms and successfully kill people!
The bigger their business grows, the more people they indirectly kill, and that's where their bloodshed lies!
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Private arms dealers are black hearts,
But in the movie, justice and law can't help them!
When the plot of "King of War" reaches its climax,
Perhaps many viewers will think that it is a typical "reform of evil and persuasion of kindness" movie.
Because as the plot progresses, the protagonist begins to reflect on his profession and his own life;
And he deserves the retribution he deserves!
When his brother was doing business with him, because of the discovery of conscience, he went to stop the transaction and was killed;
His wife exposed evidence of his incriminating and left him with the child;
His parents did not recognize him as a son;
And he was eventually arrested and interrogated by the agents who had been hunting him!
However, "King of War" has a reversal of the audience's three views at the climax!
During the interrogation, the agent thought that he could finally bring the guy to justice.
He advises the protagonist to be mentally prepared,
But the protagonist in turn exhorts him to be mentally prepared,
I'm afraid he can't bear the cruel truth - the law can't help him!
It turns out that the protagonist is a kind of private arms dealer,
In fact, it is a small distributor, behind which there are cooperation with "big bosses", and even do things for "him" from time to time.
His "big boss" has more business in a day than he does in a year.
But distributors like him can enter the gray area and help "big bosses" sell "products" where they do not appear.
So the "big boss" needs to work with him!
Because of this special relationship, the agent cannot criminalize the protagonist.
Finally, the protagonist is acquitted and continues to do his private arms business!
The protagonist also reveals a truth that subverts the three views:
His business was bloody, but he was just a small arms dealer.
In this world, the most traded arms are actually the "five bosses"!
For example, the boss behind the protagonist - the beautiful "boss" (Usa).
Compared to the protagonist's small evil, their great evil is unimaginable!
Perhaps the audience will see the end and have such an exclamation:
There is no "black and white" in this world!
We're all the same!
If you're so easy to exclaim,
In the future, when watching movies of this genre, we must be cautious!
For this kind of movie, we need to watch it critically!
In reality, in fact, our boss is different from other bosses,
At least compared to the beautiful owner, there is a fundamental difference!
Because our bosses, at least for the most part, trade weapons more formally!
And the beautiful boss, not only the boss who trades the most weapons in the world,
His boss may sell more weapons than the other bosses sold combined!
And he also laid out the army in the world, if he really wants to fight, he can attack any country in a short period of time,
With this advantage, he is still manipulating behind his back and nurturing many customers,
He constantly launches "agent wars", provokes disputes, creates demand, and constantly controls the market!
As long as it is within his control,
The more chaotic the world, the more wars, the more people die,
The better his business, he doesn't care how bloody it is behind it!
Overall, King of War is a good movie, but we also have to think carefully about this movie!
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