Chapter 357: War and Heroes
This "Red Alert" is different from what everyone expected.
Overall, it is divided into three parts. The first part tells the story of the protagonist's fond memories of his hometown on the battlefield in Vietnam. This part of the content, although it takes up the least space, is also the most heartwarming and touching part of the film.
Especially the childhood memories of the three siblings, the joyful memories of the town, and so on.
The second part is the climax of the film.
That's right, it's indeed the climax of the movie. Watching the invasion of the Soviet Red Army and the Vietnamese Communist Army, and listening to the sound of the "Soviet March", almost all the audience shuddered to death. All of a sudden, all sorts of new weapons and classes that had never been heard of were on the screen, attacking their homeland.
Almost all the viewers who walked into the cinema rushed to this point, they wanted to see how strong the Red Army was, and how it invaded American soil. The Americans have long been concerned about the Soviet invasion and the retaliation of the Vietnamese. It is a fear of the unknown, a fear that has not yet been realized.
It's as if people are afraid of ghosts in reality and have never seen ghosts, but that doesn't stop them from wanting to see ghosts appear in movies.
The effect shown in this part of the movie is indeed beyond people's imagination.
Just to see this part of the content, it's worth it for them to go into the cinema and watch the movie. However, when the climax is over, it shows a hellish war scene. Just like what happened in Vietnam at this time, it was brutal and bloody.
Hope is lost little by little, and there may be a bit of ups and downs in between. But the overall trend is downward. People don't see the possibility of the protagonist's victory, nor the hope of survival. In the end, will the United States still be conquered by the Soviet Union and Vietnam?
With this thought in mind, people saw the worst of the time.
Hope has finally arrived, but the protagonist must exchange his life for it, otherwise there is no hope for the United States. In the end, the protagonist riskes his life to fight for the hope of others, and he himself becomes a legendary hero, and because of this, he sleeps for ten years before waking up.
For such an ending. Most people are satisfied. Such a sunny ending can be regarded as in line with the mainstream view. Although they had been miserably abused by Alex before this, they were eventually cured.
Only Anderson was attracted by the last paragraph. Because the word "hero" is mentioned in it. And he is working on the game "Red Alert". There is a special class of units that are also called "heroes".
"Could it be that the protagonist in this movie will grow into a hero in the game in the future?"
The more Anderson thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. Almost loudly telling the people around him what he was guessing and what he was doing now. The work of developing the Red Alert game was not easy, if not hard, at least more tiring than when he used to develop software systems, but his heart was full of joy.
Seeing how popular the movie was, he was looking forward more and more to what the game would look like when it was released, and whether Blizzard could make it a hit depended on how attractive their Red Alert was.
When he returned to his residence, Anderson was still excited, and he turned to his side and couldn't sleep, so he got up and surfed the Internet after a while. In today's new era of Internet technology, it is very cool to have a personal computer with Internet access.
It's something Anderson likes to do, and when he's not working, he's looking for information online or chatting with people.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the chat room, I saw a full page of information about the "Red Alert" movie. Everyone has a different opinion about this movie, and some people think that this movie is so well made that no movie can surpass it. Some people think that except for the beginning and middle paragraphs of this movie, the rest of the movie is very ugly.
"Why do you want to shoot like this, wouldn't it be better if you could shoot the American army and quickly knock the enemy out?"
There are many people who agree with such remarks, and many people think that Alex's film is too much of a pursuit of literary youth, and it should be made more refreshing, rather than creating a tragic atmosphere of sacrificing himself to fulfill everyone.
However, some people like this film and think that it is precisely because of the second half that it seems more real. They said: "No one dares to say that they will win a war, even if they are strong. Once you lose, then there will definitely be the situation described in the film, it will only be worse, not better! ”
There were different opinions, and everyone couldn't convince each other, and the quarrel continued. When Anderson carefully typed out a sentence on the keyboard, he immediately shifted the topic in another direction.
Anderson was in the chat room and said, "I don't want to say anything more about the movie or something. I just wanted to talk about the game of Red Alert, and according to the plan, there should be a game of the same name after the movie is released. The inside information I got is that the game is already in final testing, and it won't be long before everyone sees it! ”
The news was like a bomb that blew up the entire chat room. Countless people have asked Anderson to find out more.
"Games? The game of the same name? Is this true? ”
"Oh my God, if there was a game like this, I'd definitely buy it and play it!"
"It sounds very exciting, I must beat the Soviets and Vietnamese to death with the American army inside!"
"Dude, where did you get the news? I've heard something similar, but my friend said it's still in closed beta! ”
"Cut, I've known about the game for a long time, and I've played it!"
"Yes, it's an amazing game, and you'll get addicted to it!"
……
Anderson, who was in front of the computer, was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that his simple words would make the entire chat room boil. Anderson ignored the requests of many people to initiate private chats with him, then closed the web page, closed the computer and went to sleep.
"Tomorrow's game test will be accelerated, so that the game can be released sooner!"
Anderson thought so in his heart, and fell into a deep sleep at the end, he seemed to be a guerrilla in his dream, fighting with the Soviet army in the woods at the beginning, slowly getting higher and higher, and commanding countless armies to crush the Soviet Red Army at the end, at this time, he suddenly found that this was a game, and his life was just someone else's game!
"Nope! No! This is not true! ”
At this time, Anderson woke up from his dream and found that it was just half past five in the morning, so he continued to sleep. This time, his dream was about Blizzard getting bigger and bigger and making more and more money after the game went on sale, which made him laugh to death.
After the release of the film, various opinions of the media, audiences, and film critics on "Red Alert" emerged, some praised, some scolded, and some sighed. No matter what point of view one holds, one cannot ignore the film's achievements in all aspects, especially since it not only broke box office records, but also had a great impact on society.
Among them, the British "Times" said: "A good war movie must be anti-war!" Alex's new work looks like it's telling a story between the invaded and the invader, but the protagonist's identity is shown in the opening clip, and he is also an invader! It's the invaders of the Vietnamese people! ”
In its paper, the Observer said: "Alex was once again a surprise, and everyone thought he was making a subliminal film about Americans' fear of the Soviet Union, but it turned out to be a film that reflected reality." We have to think deeply about whether war is just, and what should be done for the invaders to belong to the side of justice? I guess the movie has already given us the answer, that is, it is justice not to be an invader! ”
However, some people have different opinions on the content of the film, they think that Alex's film is too anachronistic, the denial of the Vietnam War is too one-sided, and some people even think that Alex's ass is crooked.
The New York Times said in the newspaper: "In the film, the protagonist confronts Captain Lai, saying that he is so inhuman that he has done so much harm to the Americans. And Captain Le replied, "That's what you did in Vietnam!" In the same way, is our war so unjust that Alex is considered unjust? This made the American soldiers who died in Vietnam embarrassed! ”
The Chicago Times also said in the newspaper: "Alex's performance at this time is not like an American, but more like a Vietnamese!" To deny the Vietnam War is to deny your own position, remember what your own position is! ”
However, some people think that this movie is really good, and it is not that Alex's position is wrong, but that other people's positions are problematic.
"Speaking of positions, if you stand on the standpoint of the earthlings, won't you make the world a little better? If someone says that Alex's position is wrong, then I hope that there will be more people who have taken such a wrong position, because their appearance will make this earth a better place! ”
On the TV festival program, there is a constant debate about the views reflected in this film, both pros and cons. At this time, hippies were also opposed to the Vietnam War, which many considered senseless and unnecessary. They called for an end to the war and for American soldiers to return to their homes alive instead of dying thousands of miles away in Vietnam.
Alex didn't join in the argument. Because he knows the Tao, he can express his opinions, but he can't throw himself into the fight. His every move will have a very great impact on this country and this world, and some Venerable Masters have asked him through various channels whether he wants to end the Vietnam War. (To be continued......)