The feeling after watching this movie
–The Last Full Measure……
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★Synopsis
The
movie review "The Last Full Measure" is an American war history drama
movie released in 2020, directed by Todd Robinson, starring Sebastian Stan,
Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Christopher Plummer, and story adapted from the
real event.
It
told about the battle of Abilene in the Vietnam War in the 1960s, the airborne
medic William Pitsenbarger sacrificed his life to save his robes on the
battlefield, but failed to obtain the Congressional Medal of Honor for
political reasons. It wasn't until many years later that investigator Scott
Huffman visited the survivors of that year's battle personally because he was
assigned to find out about the incident, and he won the honor.
★Justice
is coming late but never too late
The
Vietnam War, which has the longest duration in American history and has a huge
impact on the situation during the Cold War, has always been the subject of
choice for many war genres, whether it is the classic " Apocalypse
Now ", " The Deer Hunter ", " Born
on the Fourth of July " or " Danger Close: The
Battle of Long Tan " just released at the end of last year.
We
can all see the relentlessness of war and its psychological impact on soldiers
on the battlefield, and although this time the "The Last Full Measure
" also revolves around such themes, but from a modern perspective, makes a
different presentation in another form.
How
much would a tragic battle affect the lives of survivors at that time? Why has
justice still been unrealized more than 30 years ago that be brought back on
the table?
The Last Full Measure, through a investigator Huffman who
was commissioned to conduct an investigation that had nothing to do with the
Battle of Abilene in 1966, focused his story on working with Pitsenbarger and
the several Vietnam veterans who survived the war and saw this memorable story
and the spirit behind it.
★The
skills of the story presentation
Although
the movie is based on a real story, I still like very much the description
skills of The Last Full Measure. It set
Huffman, an unknown outsider, as a character to restore history, and skillfully
let the audience stand on the same starting line with him.
As
he looked through the war records, oral interviews, and collected information,
he took us back to the Abilene battlefield with the intertwined narrative
techniques of this time, and gradually made the audience who didn't know much
about Huffman and Pitsenbarger because of seeing his willingness to put himself
in danger only to save the lives of others, and then produce 180 degrees of
change.
The
" The Last Full Measure " not only
allowed us to visit Pitsenbarger's parents, colleagues and veterans who had
been rescued by Huffman, and to learn about his personal character and the
reasons for joining the army through the perspective of people around him step
by step and the real situation on the battlefield and his actions.
And
also through Huffman's perspective to see these veterans who experienced the
brutal battlefield, even after more than 30 years, the traumatic syndrome still
exists. The United States is saddened by the lack of attention, and even the
guilt of companion casualties caused by its own mistakes. The Last Full Measure clearly brings out the
American history of the Vietnam War, which has been deeply hidden in the heart
for many years.
★Great
spirit
As
the soldier asked him when he was bandaging, "Why are you here?" He
responded, "Because you are here." Watching William Pitsenbarger
offer his life for a stranger who had never met him 30 years ago, came to the
front line to sacrifice himself to save others. The Last Full Measure, Huffman himself, as a father and husband, who knew
the beauty of having a family and friends and could still bet on his career,
and strive to help Pitsenbarger get the honor he deserves that is even more
moving.
★Conclusion
The Last Full Measure took us to witness history through
dialogue between different generations, and to return to the past that people
do not want to look back to, but that really exists. At the final award
ceremony of the movie, the speaker used the word "The Last Full
Measure" delivered by former United States President Lincoln during the
civil war and let go of his final fight in desperation. It also clicked out the
core of the movie which hoped that those of us who have survived can inherit
the spirit of the glorious sacrifice of the dead and make this country more
free and beautiful.
On
the whole, although The Last Full Measure
showed the audience great heroic deeds of William Pitsenbarger, it was not just
a story of one person, but it was dedicated to all the soldiers, all the
retired veterans and even their friends, family who were on the battlefield at
that time. Also and who knows the story, it showed as a way to thank them for
their support, hard work and dedication those days. After we watched this
movie, could we sincerely thank the people who have paid for our country and
pay high respects to them like the end of the movie? I think this is the most
important theme of The Last Full Measure.
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