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what on earth is war.
This was the first and last question Renly asked Tim in boot camp..
When the two people really talked for the first time, Renly raised this question. At that time, Tim just smiled, did not answer, and moved on to other topics. Renly could feel that Tim did not want to say more; Before leaving San Diego, Renly asked the same question again. Tim's expression was very complicated. He did not answer immediately, nor did he speak to him. Instead, he paused for a long time, which lasted about half a cigarette. replied, "I don't know..”
I have no idea.
This was the answer Tim gave him, from a veteran who had been to the battlefield twice. During the filming of "War in the Pacific", Renly kept thinking about this question, not only because it was the answer Eugene was looking for, but also because it was the answer that Eugene was looking for. This is also a question that Renly himself is exploring..
For some people, war is glory. Just like Renly and Lamy, being wounded is a medal, which means that they have experienced the baptism of blood and fire, that they have the last laugh in the arduous confrontation, and it also represents that they have experienced the baptism of blood and fire. As they wash away the lead, they complete their growth and transformation..
For some people, war is heroic. Just like the sentence in "Band of Brothers", I am not a hero, but I fight side by side with heroes. The friendship between brothers supporting and covering each other is struggling on the line of death. Survive, win, make people excited and keep fighting..
For some people, war is death. It’s like corpses scattered in the open space. There are enemy troops, friendly troops and innocent people. The fresh lives are passing away one by one, and eventually it evolves into a series of numbers, but no one remembers the numbers. The real meaning behind it seems that life no longer has meaning here, not even living..
For some people, war is a benefit. Just like the real war hero John Basilone in history, his teammates stayed on the battlefield and continued to fight. People were dying every hour every day, and But he was singing and dancing in the United States, selling war bonds, and receiving favors from beauties. All he had was just a bunch of money figures on Wall Street..
But why did Tim say "I don't know"? why？
He saw the soldiers losing their minds because they had killed too many Japanese, sitting there blankly counting, as if all the friendly forces in front of them were enemies; he saw the soldiers of the same company starting to scream late at night because of nightmares, Gradually losing control, in order to avoid exposing their position, they had to execute the soldier personally, and he fell asleep forever with nightmares..
He was almost killed by a Japanese bomb, but after surviving, he had to fight with the enemy bare-handed. When the dagger pierced the opponent's abdomen, his hands were covered with hot blood; he walked through the hail of bullets and carried his injured partner on a stretcher. After being rescued, only halfway through, the debris detonated by the air strike directly ended the life of the wounded..
He personally captured a Japanese soldier, but it was a teenage child. He raised his hands in panic to express surrender, which made him put down the barrel of his gun, but his friendly comrades used the child as a target. Betting on whose marksmanship is more accurate; he watched innocent local people being used as human bombs, and after infiltrating into the team crying "Help", the Japanese army detonated the bombs, triggering a chain of injuries..
So, what exactly is war? Renly once thought he understood, at least after truly experiencing what Eugene faced, he would understand, but a few months later, he no longer understood..
After Renly asked that question for the last time, Tim told a little story.
A war photographer went to the streets of Baghdad to find material. He walked within the living area. Daily life here was still going on, as if the war did not have much impact, and actually gave birth to a moment of tranquility. Just here. At this time, a little girl aged three or four quickly crossed the street and ran towards the ruins behind. The photographer subconsciously raised the camera in his hand and pointed it at the little girl..
Just such an action made the little girl stop in fear, raised her hands high, and looked timidly at the photographer, her dusty face filled with fear and dark eyes. He was quickly covered in tears and begged in fear..
The photographer was stunned. He didn't know what was wrong with his behavior. He quickly stepped forward to comfort the little girl, but he heard her trembling in a trembling voice, "Don't kill me." She thought she was in the hands of the photographer. It's a gun.
“I once firmly believed that I was fighting for justice, for glory, and for faith. At least I wanted to believe that was the case. But after seeing that photo... I don't know, I really don't know. "These were the last words Tim and Renly exchanged, and then he turned and left, but his shoulders that were still straight had a heavy trace of vicissitudes of life..
Renly was a little confused, struggling, and even more numb and confused. He didn't even have the energy to pursue or think. Just continuing to persist on this land had consumed all his energy. Sometimes, he didn't even I would think, if I just died like this and everything was over, wouldn't it be easier? Living has become a kind of torture. There is no end, no meaning, no hope. Even faith begins to fall apart..
Living, they just fight to live. Maybe it is right, maybe it is wrong, because maybe "living" itself has no meaning..
Lamy could feel the subtle changes in Renly's mood, but he couldn't tell a reason. Ever since he returned from injury, Renly began to become more and more strange..
It’s not that he affected the filming, on the contrary, Renly’s filming went very smoothly, and his wonderful performances often won the crew’s applause. Not only David, but also several other directors who participated in the filming later also praised Renly; But outside of filming, when there were no gags, sitting quietly aside, Renly's silent and depressing aura made the sun dim, but every time I asked him, he returned to his normal state and continued Joking around with them.
Several times, Lamy wanted to talk to Renly, but Renly cleverly avoided him, not giving him a chance to go deeper, and just brushed it off in an understatement. This made Lamy more and more worried..
“Rookie, rookie." Lamy called twice in succession, but received no response. He had to pat Renly on the shoulder, and then he saw Renly come to his senses, and raised his eyebrows slightly, indicating that He heard it, and Lamy pointed in the direction of the director, "They asked, are you ready?"？”
Renly nodded, made an "OK" gesture towards the director, and then showed a slight smile to Lamy, "What about you? Are you ready? This scene is not easy..”
Lamy put away the worries in his heart and twitched his lips, "You are the protagonist of this scene. If you are ready, I will be fine.".”
What they are filming now is a major scene. The filming of "Pacific War" is coming to an end, and the weight of all the scenes has accumulated on Renly..
After experiencing a series of battles and events, Eugene's soul completed the transformation. He was not only cold and ruthless, but also hard-hearted. In the scene filmed five days ago, Eugene first frantically tried to kill the person who had a conflict with them. A Japanese prisoner was warned by the army; then he condescendingly killed the last enemy soldier who resisted tenaciously - even though the commander had ordered a ceasefire..
Today's scene is the peak of all emotional outbursts.
After a long and arduous battle on Okinawa, the US military finally won, but there are still some remaining small forces that are resisting tenaciously, so they need to explore slowly and eliminate all the last resistance forces. Searching During the process, Eugene and Merrill heard the cry of a baby coming from a dilapidated house on the roadside. They walked in carefully and found a surviving baby from a local family there. His family members all died tragically in the house. inside.
Here, Eugene, who is obsessed with death, is touched again. The final sublimation of the entire series "Pacific War" depends on this..
Renly withdrew his gaze and looked quietly at the hill-like corpses in front of him. He knew that these were extras; he knew that the plasma and intestines were props. But at this time, they all entered the performance motionlessly. The state was like a real corpse. This made Renly's mind calm down. He just stood there quietly, and time seemed to freeze at this moment..
Death, he has seen too much death and is so used to it that he received a letter from home saying that Dickon was dead, but he was indifferent. He just sat there blankly, thinking about "Dickon is dead". What does it mean, but no answer has been found. It seems that death has no meaning, it is just a state. What is even more ironic is that his body and face are covered with blood, even he himself cannot calculate it. , how many lives ended in his own hands? He himself was a wandering soul crawling out of the pile of corpses..
However, looking at the crying baby in front of him, he was a little stunned..
The connection between birth and death constitutes a cycle. There is a hint of anxiety in the clear and loud cry, but there is no fear. It is just anxious, complaining, crying, calling for someone to change his diaper. Or maybe he is calling for someone to fill his hungry stomach, so simple, so natural, so simple, surrounded by death, but also pregnant with hope. The cycle of life is happening right in front of his eyes..
“Start shooting! "The director's voice came from the distant horizon, like an instruction from God..
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