ALL NOVEL Chapter 53
Chapter 53 Small lotus
“As a work that reflects World War II, the’Pacific War’ faces great challenges. There are not only movie masterpieces such as’Saving Private Ryan’ and’Letters from Iwo Jima’, as well as excellent miniseries like’The Brothers’, the war’s The theme is presented to the audience from all aspects, which not only requires the crew to break through and innovate, but also requires the crew to innovate on the original basis.
“Pacific War” did it.
This set of miniseries focuses on three characters, namely Robert Lacy, Eugene Sledge and John Baslon. The series can be divided into two parts. In the first five episodes, Robert Lacy serves as the narrator, reflecting the direct impact of war wounds on soldiers, ranging from physical injuries to broken humanity, staggering; the last five episodes are composed of Eugene Sledge shouldered the heavy responsibility of the main line, reflecting the profound impact of the continuous war on the battlefield on every participant-not only the friendly army, but also the enemy army; not only on the battlefield, but also extended to all aspects of life.
In addition, as a well-known war hero in the United States, John Basloon’s story clues are interspersed, reflecting the strong contrast between survival and death, especially the indifference and cruelty of the main battlefield and the American native The singing and dancing are happening at the same time, which is even more embarrassing.
The true 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 cruel battlefield full of devastation; John entangled the battlefield with the life behind, and transferred the weight of the first half of the story to the link. The thoughts in the second half were sublimated; in the end, all the heavy burdens fell on Eugene’s shoulders, and he would complete the’thinking’.
This is also the root cause of the uneven quality of the series.
The first half of the story has too much foreshadowing and too many clues, and the theme is always not clear. This not only caused the rhythm of the episode to be slightly chaotic, but also the reflections brought about by the war scenes were intermittent and unable to truly establish contact with the audience. ; But in the second half, after all the clues were gathered on Eugene, the condensed thought 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 that it’s far more than that.
Every time the hands are stained with blood, the fragments of the soul will lose a corner, until finally lost in self, unable to find the direction of return; every time we witness the killing, the mind will become numb, the darkness of human nature and The cruelty was burst to the extreme. After losing trust, he gradually reduced to a beast; every time he danced on the edge of life and death, the past life would be farther away, and the empathy of standing behind and witnessing everything was not as good as a **** fighting in person. Through experience, no one can understand what it feels like unless they truly stand on the battlefield, so they gradually forcibly isolate themselves from their previous life and become displaced.
The real cruelty of war lies in tearing the soul, destroying humanity, and also cutting off their connection with family, friends, lover, and society. They are like footless birds that have fallen to an isolated island. They can only continue. Going forward, only knowing to keep going forward, in addition to fighting and killing, completely lost control of oneself.
This loneliness and pain are more terrifying than the war itself, more cruel than PTSD, more **** than life and death, because it divides society into countless fragments, and it is difficult to make it through.
Actually, this is the core idea of the whole work of “Pacific War”. This is the case of Robert Lacy, this is the case of John Basilon, this is the case of Eugene Sledge, and so are many other characters. However, Lanly Hall, the twenty-year-old actor, gave Eugene Sledge alive and vitality, presenting the whole process vividly, truthfully, cruelly and coldly.
Every pain, every collision, every bloodshed, and even every step, you can see with your own eyes the light in those eyes dimmed, as if the corner of the soul was torn again, without tearing the heart. The cries of split lungs, no struggling of crying and crying, and no insensitive indifference, but the delicate emotions showed the shock of the mountains and the tsunami, allowing every audience to clearly feel the magnificence and recklessness of the vicissitudes of life.
Before I realized it, tears were already in my eyes, and the emotions deep in my heart were surging, floating up and down following Eugene’s every move.
This powerful performance field has reawakened the excitement of the “Pacific War”! Even among the classics!
Why can the series continue to rise in the follow-up story despite the controversy in the first half, and then create a classic? Objectively speaking, the overall frame structure of the drama is decisive. After all, this is a group drama work. After the success of each link is united, the overall quality is outstanding!
But none of this can be complete without Lan Li. As Tom Hanks said at the premiere, Renly is the soul of the “Pacific War”. He not only shoulders the weight of the story, but also shoulders the key to sublimation. Failure and success come from the efforts of the entire crew. , But the classics belong to Lan Li. ”
This film review comes from Kyle Smith of The Wall Street Journal. He didn’t rush to write a review immediately, but waited until the end of the show to speak. Anyway, for miniseries, DVD sales are the highlight, and normal playback doesn’t explain too many problems, so he can take his time.
Kyle scored ninety-five points for the “Pacific War”, which also made the drama’s media reviews incredible to surpass the “Brothers”, although it was only an advantage of one point ahead of 87 points, but For the controversial “Pacific War”, it is really incredible.
Although this is just a statement from the “Wall Street Journal”, although most film critics still refuse to admit that the word-of-mouth of the “Pacific War” has picked up because of Lan Li, but these are not important. What is important is that the audience’s word of mouth of the “Pacific War” is really real I started to climb up here, and the most direct and obvious performance was undoubtedly the score of IMDB.
This score was only 7.3 points during the trough period. For the ambitious HBO, it was a complete disaster. However, after the sixth episode was broadcast, with the gradual increase in the number of scores, the score began to slowly climb. When the ninth episode was over, the score had returned to eight and five!
8:5, there is still a long distance from the unattainable 9.5 of “Brothers”, but for the “Pacific War” that has gone through ups and downs, it is a news worthy of celebration. This score has allowed the “Pacific War” to successfully rank among the top 100 on the TV classic 250 list, once again writing the undefeated myth of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg .
From 7:3 to 8:5, from episode 4 to episode 9, the world has undergone tremendous changes in this short period of time, and the discussion posts in the Yahoo community have completely changed their appearance.
After the ninth episode of the live broadcast ended, William opened the Yahoo community’s post immediately and couldn’t wait to publish his opinion.
“When the young master gently swarmed the unknown woman into his arms, I suddenly couldn’t help but collapse. I couldn’t use words to describe what the young master had gone through, but I truly felt the almost The warmth that is about to disappear: gently, bitterly, softly, painfully, bloody, vicissitudes, dazed, scarred, put the dying life on my chest. Until this moment, I have Understand that the cruelest thing about war is not death, because after death, everything is over. What is truly terrifying is to live, bearing the sacrifices of all comrades, bearing the death of innocent lives, and bearing the blood of destroying the enemy. The world continues to live.”
Typing and typing, William suddenly broke down, tears burst directly, even when he watched “Brother Company”, he didn’t feel that way.
“Brothers” can make people excited, or they can make people cry, but the success of that work lies in the description of the brotherhood of fighting side by side. The emotion is enough to make every man crazy, but the audience’s connection to a single character It is very weak; however, the “Pacific War” is different. This is a more personal work, about Robert, about John, and about Eugene. The suffering of the three of them reflects on every soldier. There was a silent protest against the war. U U Reading www.uukanshu.com
In the “Pacific War”, this close connection made William unable to extricate himself, and was deeply indulged in the emotions of the characters. When he saw the light of tears in the corner of Eugene’s eyes, it was as gentle as the spring of March/ The wind was concealed in a blink of an eye, and the pain and struggle between the eyebrows abruptly swallowed all the sorrows and emptied them. At this moment, the stormy waves burst out, and William was defeated by the attack.
“The young master just squatted quietly and squatted in place, holding a corpse that had lost its temperature. At that moment, even time couldn’t bear to make any noise. **** Christ, I love the young master, and I love the Pacific Ocean. “War”, this is a better work than “Brother Company”. I swear, I did not lie.”
When William read this post, he swept his eyes and saw the familiar nickname, “Brando Fanatic”. He couldn’t help but smile. It seemed that he was not the only one who felt this way.
“Ten, absolutely ten! Just with the scene of the young master today, the’Pacific War’ is worth ten!”
“Go to him/mum/’s Hanks and Spielberg! I watched this series for Eugene!”
“I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it! Today’s episode is really exciting, and the scores of the entire episode are up to a new level! The’Pacific War’ can finally become a classic, and there is only one reason: Eugene Sledge. ”
The last episode of the series was about to end. At this time, people suddenly discovered that even if they don’t want to admit it, even if it’s unbelievable, even if it’s unbelievable, the fact is, “Eugene Sledge”, the name is blooming. The dazzling light, almost relying on its own power, pulled the “Pacific War” back from the edge of the cliff and pushed it to the top!