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“As a work that reflects World War II, 'Pacific War' faces huge challenges. Not only are there film masterpieces such as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Letter from Iwo Jima', but there are also excellent mini-series like 'Band of Brothers', with the theme of war. Presented in front of the audience from all aspects, this not only requires the crew to be able to break through and innovate, but also requires the crew to be able to innovate on the basis of the original.
’Pacific War'd done it.
This miniseries focuses on three characters, namely Robert Lacy, Eugene Sledge and John Basilone. The series can be divided into two parts. The first five episodes are played by Robert Lacy. Lacy serves as the narrator, reflecting the direct impact of the pain of war on soldiers, from physical injuries to the brokenness of humanity. In the last five episodes, Eugene Sledge shoulders the responsibility of the main plot, reflecting the continuous flames of war on the battlefield. A profound impact on everyone involved - not only friendly forces, but also enemy forces; not only on the battlefield, but also extending to all aspects of life.
In addition, John Basilone is a well-known war hero in the United States, and his story clues are interspersed throughout, reflecting the strong contrast between survival and death, especially the indifference and cruelty of the main battlefields and the cruelty of the American mainland. Singing and dancing happened at the same time, which is even more embarrassing..
’The real soul of the Pacific War is Eugene Sledge. In the first five episodes of the story, Robert's loss of soul and displacement laid the foundation of the story, presenting a devastated and cruel battlefield; John compared the battlefield with the people behind the scenes. Life is entangled, and the weight of the first half of the story is transferred to the sublimation of thoughts in the second half; in the end, all the burden falls on Eugene's shoulders, and it is up to him to complete the thinking’.
This is also the fundamental reason for the uneven quality of the series.
There are too many foreshadowings and clues in the first half of the story, and the theme is never clear. This not only causes the rhythm of the series to be slightly confusing, but also makes the reflections brought about by the war scenes intermittent, making it impossible to truly establish a connection with the audience. ; But in the second half, after all the clues converged on Eugene, the condensed ideological theme finally burst out with powerful energy.：
What can a war bring? Survival and death? Victory and defeat? glory and shame？
Eugene Sledge tells us it's much more than that.
Every time your hands are stained with blood, a fragment of your soul will be lost in a corner, until you finally lose yourself and cannot find the direction to return; every time you witness a killing, your mind will become numb, and the darkness and darkness of human nature will Cruelty is pushed to the extreme. After losing trust, he gradually becomes a beast. Every time he dances wildly on the edge of life and death, the past life becomes more distant. The empathy of standing behind and witnessing everything is ultimately not as good as the bloody battle. No one can understand what it feels like unless they actually stand on the battlefield, so they gradually force themselves to isolate themselves from their previous life and become homeless..
The real cruelty of war is that it tears apart souls, destroys humanity, and cuts off their connections with family, friends, lovers, and society. They are like footless birds reduced to an isolated island. They can only continue to To move forward, all I know is to keep moving forward. Apart from fighting and killing, I have completely lost control of myself..
This loneliness and pain is more terrifying than the war itself, more cruel than PTSD, and more bloody than life and death, because it splits society into countless fragments, and it is difficult to repair the broken mirror..
In fact, this is the core idea of the entire work of "Pacific War". This is true for Robert Lacy, John Basilone, Eugene Sledge, and many other characters. However, Blue Eli Hall, an actor who is only 20 years old, gave Eugene Sledge vivid vitality and presented the whole process vividly and realistically, cruelly and coldly..
With every pain, every collision, every bleeding, and even every step, you can see with your own eyes that the light in those eyes dims a little, as if the corner of the soul has been torn apart again, without tearing the heart. The roar of the lungs does not contain the struggle of crying to the sky and the earth, nor the insensitive indifference. The delicate emotions show the shock of the roaring mountains and the tsunami, allowing every audience to clearly feel the magnificence and vastness of the vicissitudes of life..
Before he realized it, tears were already filling his eyes, and the emotions deep in his heart were surging, rising and falling with Eugene's every move..
This powerful performance has reawakened the excitement of 'Pacific War'! Even enough to become a classic！
Why is it that even though the first half of the series was controversial, it continued to rise in subsequent stories and became a classic? Objectively speaking, the overall frame structure of the drama plays a decisive role. After all, this is an ensemble work. The excellence of each link is combined to achieve outstanding overall quality.！
However, none of this would be complete without Renly. As Tom Hanks said at the premiere, Renly is the soul of 'Pacific War'. He not only shoulders the weight of the story, but also the sublimation of the story. The key is that failure and success all come from the efforts of the entire crew, but the classics belong to Renly..”
This film review comes from Kyle Smith of the "Wall Street Journal". He did not rush to write a review immediately, but waited until the play came to an end before speaking out. Anyway, for the miniseries, DVD sales are the highlight. Normal playback doesn't explain much, so he can take his time..
Kyle scored "Pacific War" a high score of 95 points, which also made the drama's media review incredibly surpass "Band of Brothers", although it was only a one-point lead with 87 points, but For the controversial "Pacific War", it is really incredible.
Although this is just the opinion of the Wall Street Journal, and although most film critics still refuse to admit that the recovery of the reputation of "War in the Pacific" is due to Renly, these are not important. What is important is that the audience's reputation of "War in the Pacific" is real. Starting to climb up from the ground, the most direct and obvious performance is undoubtedly the IMDB score.
This score was only 7.3 points during the low period, which was a complete disaster for the ambitious HBO. However, after the sixth episode was broadcast, as the number of people who rated it gradually increased, the score also began to slowly rise. After the ninth episode was broadcast, the score had returned to 8:5！
At 8:05, there is still a long way to go from the unattainable 9:05 of "Brothers", but for the "Pacific War" that has gone through ups and downs, it is news worthy of celebration. This score has allowed "War in the Pacific" to successfully enter the top 100 of the TV Classics 250 list, once again writing the undefeated myth of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg..
From 7:30 to 8:50, from episode 4 to episode 9, in this short period of time, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the discussion threads in the Yahoo community have completely changed..
After the live broadcast of the ninth episode ended, William immediately opened the Yahoo community thread and couldn't wait to post his opinions..
“When the young master gently put the unknown woman into his arms, I suddenly couldn't help but collapse. I can't use words to describe what the young master went through, but I truly felt the deep feeling in his heart that was almost The warmth that is about to disappear: gently, bitterly, softly, painfully, bloodyly, vicissitudes of life, dazedly, and scarred, holding the life that is about to disappear close to my chest. It was not until this moment that I understood , the most cruel thing in war is not death, because after death, everything is over. What is truly terrible is living, bearing the sacrifice of all comrades, bearing the loss of innocent lives, bearing the blood of annihilating the enemy, in this cold world keep on living.”
As he was typing, William suddenly collapsed and burst into tears. He didn't feel this way even when he watched "Band of Brothers"..
“"Band of Brothers" can make people's blood boil, and it can also make people stumble into tears, but the success of that work lies in the description of the brotherhood of fighting side by side. That kind of emotion is enough to make every man crazy, but the audience's connection with a single character is limited. Very weak; however, "Pacific War" is different. It is a more personal work, about Robert, John, and Eugene. The suffering endured by the three of them is reflected in every soldier, and it is a work about Robert, John, and Eugene. The war launched a silent protest.
In "Pacific War", this close connection made William unable to extricate himself and became deeply immersed in the characters' emotions. When he saw the light of tears in the corners of Eugene's eyes, it was as gentle as the spring of March/ The wind was covered up in the blink of an eye, and the pain and struggle between the brows swallowed up all the sadness. The stormy waves that burst out in that moment attacked William and defeated him..
“The young master just squatted on the spot quietly, holding a body that had lost its temperature. At that moment, even time could not bear to make any sound. Jesus Christ, I love the young master, I love the Pacific War ', this is a better work than 'Band of Brothers'. I swear, I'm not lying.”
When William came to this post, he glanced around and saw the familiar nickname, "Brando Mania". He couldn't help but smile. It seemed that he was not the only person who felt this way..
“Ten points, absolutely ten points! Just for the young master's scene today, "Pacific War" is worth watching very much.！”
“Fuck Hanks and Spielberg! I watched this show just for Eugene！”
“I can’t believe it, I just can’t believe it! Today's episode is really exciting, and the score of the entire series has reached a new level! 'The War in the Pacific' can finally be considered a classic for one reason: Eugene Sledge.”
The last episode of the series is about to end. At this time, people suddenly realize that even if they are unwilling to admit it, even if it is incredible, even if it is hard to believe, the fact is that the name "Eugene Sledge" is blooming. The dazzling light almost single-handedly pulled the "Pacific War" back from the edge of the cliff and pushed it to the top！
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