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In April 1982, a war broke out between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. This was the largest joint sea, land and air battle in the world after the Cold War. Combat.

This war inspired Mark Knopfler, who wrote the song "Brother In Arms" for this purpose. The Chinese translation is "Brother In Arms".

This is a sad song. In the summer of 1985, Dire Straits released this album, which brought the band to its peak, and singer Mark became famous and became a smash hit.

In this song, Mark talks about the meaning of war as a returning veteran.

He said: "Were? fools? to? make? war, On? our brothers? in arms."

Listening to this song, I think of the scene in the movie "Hacksaw Ridge" where Desmond, the protagonist, risks his life to save a Japanese.

For medic Desmond, Japanese soldiers are also victims of the war. For him, the lives of soldiers on both sides of the war are the same. On the battlefield, they serve their respective countries. Behind the battlefield, the duty of medical soldiers is to save people, including the enemy, of course. What's more, he is a Christian.

This scene is very touching and full of humanitarian spirit.

In fact, a real war movie will not exaggerate hatred, beautify war, whitewash death, or ignore common sense. The movie "Hacksaw Ridge" did it.

As a reflection on the war, this song of Dire Straits also achieves this. It does not exaggerate any hateful emotions. Mark just uses his deep voice and skillful guitar to express resentment and admiration. Although it doesn’t have the passion of Guns N’ Roses’ “Civil War” or the anger of Green Day’s “21 Guns”, this song is sad enough, deep and melancholy.

It may even make you addicted and unable to extricate yourself. Not all singers can achieve this appeal. For Mark, this talent is like something he was born with.

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In 1982, "First Blood" starring Stallone was released in the United States to unprecedented success.

This movie tells the story of Rambo, a Vietnam War veteran who returns to his hometown town. He is repeatedly bullied by the police chief in the town, and is finally forced into the mountains and forests. He has to shed his first drop of blood and chooses to fight back against the police. story.

At the end of this story, Rambo expressed his helplessness and loss. Only his officer and former boss understood this loss.

This is not so much an entertainment film as it is a reality film. In Hollywood after the Vietnam War, Stallone used this method to step out of an era of post-heroism.

Compared with "Wolf Warrior", our so-called heroes are just flesh and blood, and they are not "heroes" in the strict sense. In their eyes, war is just murder, revenge, whitewashing and flattery.

Therefore, they can imagine anything, even the plot of tearing apart Japanese soldiers with their hands and hiding thunder in their crotches, without any shame.

When listening to this song, I can always think of Rambo’s last cry. A veteran who once fought on the battlefield had to return to his motherland. However, what society gave him in return was cold eyes and discrimination. This is indeed distressing.

Stupid people start wars, but the victims of the wars are the brothers who love each other in the fire. This is the reflection and accusation expressed by Mark.

Just like Rambo said at the end: He is also dead. He died in Vietnam, but he didn't know it yet.

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In the recently released movie "Dunkirk", director Nolan raised the war movie an octave.

He uses God's perspective to present the cruelty of war to the audience. The movie has no impassioned lines, no passionate emotions, and no scenes of submachine guns and cannons.

This is different from "Band of Brothers," "The Pacific," and "Saving Private Ryan."

In this movie, there are only panicked soldiers, pilots and sailors who are resigned to death, invisible enemies, and nervous heartbeats.

Returning to minimalism, Nolan simplifies the complex.

What is the meaning of war and what is the meaning of living? Nolan left it to us.

This is Nolan. In the "Batman Trilogy", he peeled off the weaknesses of human nature under the sun. This time he unfolded the panoramic view of war in front of the world.

This is how a truly good movie should be made. Not artificial, so real that I can’t breathe. It is said that Nolan is an IMAX expert in shooting without digital, and the master is indeed a master.

Back to music, Lao Ma is also another master figure. In terms of music, he is a master in the field of guitar. The guitar to him is like another voice of his, the human and the piano are one. .

As for the lyrics and music, the artistic conception is exquisite and extraordinary. If not for the lyrics, who would have known that this was a requiem for war.

There are two versions of this song. One is the recorded version. If you like silence and no noise, you can listen to this version.

However, I have to say that the performance of the live version is better, more beautiful, and more stunning. The one recommended at the beginning of the article is the recorded version, and the one recommended at the end of the article is the live version.

I hope music can help you see more and think more.