Guide: When mankind enters the threshold of the new century, peace and development have become the two major themes of the world. The smoke of war seems to have gone away from us, however, the distant dream of "laying down arms" seems to be far away from us the distance.
"The Battle of Midway" is directed by Roland Emmerich. has a Hollywood style of war in reflecting the war, which makes people think more in the realistic special effects and visual shock.
01, the eternal theme in literature and art
For Hollywood movies, war films are mainly concentrated in the "Two World Wars" period, especially during the Second World War.
According to incomplete statistics, Hollywood has shot more than 600 war films during the Second World War, and 's artistic attainments have reached an unprecedented level. Like the familiar "Pearl Harbor", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Schindler's List" "" and other movies are all movies reflecting the period of the Second World War.
War is a "meat grinder" for humans to kill each other. Although there are some people who are keen on war, they regard it as a necessary means to obtain rights and enjoy it. However, in the world, most of the art and television works have A certain degree of "anti-war" ideology resides.
In many Hollywood war films, although there is no lack of violence, bloody scenes and plot displays, it is in line with Hollywood’s consistent "violent aesthetic", but the ultimate goal is to awaken the world. War is the cruel and tragic in human history. One of the catastrophes.
It not only allows more soldiers and civilians to end their lives, but also makes countless people displaced and homeless, leaving every family with unhealable wounds.
In "The Battle of Midway", there is a scene in which Best's wife is cooking at home, and the pots and pans at home are "shaking" and "clicking". The
daughter ran outside and saw countless bombers passing by, her mother rushed over and picked her up.
During the war, for ordinary people, such things have been common, but deep in people's hearts, they still fear war from the heart.
In the war years, it is understandable that we took up arms to defend our country and our compatriots. In the peace era, even if the gunpowder dissipates, we should maintain a rational attitude to re-examine the war, rationally treat history, and cherish the hard-won things. Peace and tranquility, this is the theme of the movie to the audience.
02, expressing personal heroic deeds and anti-war thoughts
"The Battle of Midway" describes the choices and lives of everyone under the war with a real and vivid storyline, grand and spectacular war scenes and a more objective vision.
In 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States and inflicted a severe military blow on the United States. The U.S. military made a powerful counterattack, using intelligence deciphering to achieve a turning point in the maritime military power of the United States and Japan and reverse the Pacific Ocean. The situation on the battlefield. The protagonist in the
story is Dick Best, a pilot commander of a US aircraft carrier. He is brave and intelligent, and also has the impulsivity and adventurous spirit of young people. During the war, he had no intention of caring for his wife and daughters and asked them to return to the "grandma's house." contributed all his blood to the war, and eventually he could not go up high for life because of his lung injury during the flight.
In the battle, he is a hero who endures illness in order to fulfill his mission.
When his teammate told him, "If you don't stop, your lungs will blow up."
He said frankly: "You can't let the Air Force have no commander."
This is a very typical Hollywood heroism. What really leaves him is the incurable physical injury and the hard-to-heal spiritual trauma. However, for him, all of this is worthwhile, and he can spend the rest of his life "make up for" his family. The
movie deeply reflects the true psychology of American soldiers in the war, and the anti-war theme has been sublimated again.
03, a strong drama conflict
Whether it is a war film or a general super-English science fiction film, the drama conflict and plot setting of movies have always been the invincible trump cards of Hollywood movies.
For example, in "Broken Blue Bridge", although it does not show the cruelty of war directly, but with the suspense setting,The ups and downs of the plot and the entanglement and presentation of the characters' hearts reflect the theme of the film and achieve a result that resonates with the audience.
It is worth mentioning that many war films are not as boring as documentaries. Although realistic, they still add a certain degree of drama and imagination within a reasonable range.
For example, all the characters in "Decisive Battle Midway", the war commander Chester, the pilot Best, the intelligence chief Edwin, including the Japanese Yamamoto Fifty-Six and others, , they are all prototypes in history. Soldiers, a lot of combat records and descriptions of these people have been added at the end of the movie.
However, the film does not completely restore these people according to history, but adds a lot of vivid and infectious plots.
Intelligence Chief Edwin, he and his intelligence department intercepted key information of the Japanese army, and carried out deciphering and investigation. With the help of two talented intelligence agents, Commander Chester made important strategic adjustments. , It reversed the passive situation in the battle.
In real history, the US Midway Island decisive battle did rely on intelligence "AF may lack fresh water" to obtain a critical victory. However, plots like the commander's visit to the intelligence department in the play have appropriately added drama. The
genius intelligence commissioner wears plush cotton slippers, which are sloppy and not trimmed. From the side, it can also reflect the person's study of work and neglect of his own image and irregular life. Another drama of
was the sacrifice of a comrade of Bates’s college comrades. His whole body was burned to "coke". Only the ring on his hand can reflect his identity. director Roland used such a few These scenes and dramatic conflicts show the trauma of war to soldiers and their families.
strengthens the drama in the storyline, which is the unchanging pattern of Hollywood war films.
Whether it is in the past or in the future, when people recall that painful history of blood and tears on the screen, they may be able to get more thinking and enlightenment from it. This is also the value that Hollywood war films can bring to people.
