The film's images flow slowly, without any scenes that stir people's emotions, minimizing noise and pain.
In the camera, it is better to say that it is filming the elderly rather than "the victims who were forced to become comfort women back then."
Starting with Aunt Chen...
One by one, the old people who experienced that period of history appeared in the camera.
They are distributed all over the country, and most of them live in rural areas.
Most of them are very old, have bound feet, and walk with a trembling voice.
Time will heal many wounds.
Today, they are no different from ordinary old ladies in the village. No matter what happened in the past, life must go on.
An old man whose speech was slurred and whose mind was not very clear would occasionally sing fluent and moving folk songs.
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The Red Detachment of Women who participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were captured by the enemy and became comfort women. They are still tough and strong in their old age, but their eyes soften a little when they talk about the past.
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An old man with silver hair said that he had killed two Japanese soldiers with his own hands. The bullets just grazed his hair. He was only thirteen years old at that time.
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The film does not deliberately mention that period of history. There are only a few scattered sentences from the mouths of the elderly, but they are reluctant to talk about it.
That was the darkest moment in life.
Interweaving shots.
In the village that has been forgotten by time and has also forgotten time, there are still remains of the enemy's stronghold when they invaded.
The sturdy artillery tower collapsed and was in ruins. The huge courtyard had long been abandoned and occupied by lush weeds. There was no trace of war anymore.
Two wild pigeons flapped their wings and flew up.
An old lady walked by and said that this was the Japanese's blockhouse at that time. They were so mean and didn't treat people as human beings.
He had a hunched figure, a wrinkled face, and a calm tone, but one could still feel the deep pain in his heart.
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Emotions accumulate little by little.
In the huge screening room, suppressed sobbing sounds began to be heard one after another.
The calmer the film's camera language is, the more depressing it is.
There was no chest-beating, no wailing, no gnashing of teeth, no cursing or crying, but on the contrary, it gave people a strong sense of contrast.
Although he had seen it once, the emotion of calmness mixed with sadness still made Lu Hao's eyes a little red.
He glanced at Shi Lei out of the corner of his eye and found that he felt the same way.
However, Shi Lei opened his eyes wide and tried hard not to let the tears fall.
Lu Hao casually handed him a pack of tissues.
Shi Lei took it silently, wiped it, and suddenly asked, "Can you really show this movie in the island country?"
He protected Lu Hao closely. Generally speaking, he could see and hear every person Lu Hao met and every word he said.
However, Shi Lei firmly adhered to the principles of a professional bodyguard. He never talked too much and never asked too many questions. Even if he saw or heard something, he kept it to himself.
To be fair, Shi Lei actually felt a little uncomfortable since he saw Lu Hao having dinner with the two women.
Although I later came to realize that I cannot use my own moral standards to demand others.
What's more, Lu Hao didn't seem to have done anything against the law. He had never spent the night with the girl in school.
Until now, after watching this movie, Shi Lei suddenly felt that this boss... was quite amazing.
As a businessman, being able to do such a thing is very admirable.
Lu Hao naturally had no idea what Shi Lei was going through at the moment. When he heard his words, he just nodded seriously.
"certainly."
As he said that, he couldn't help but add, "I'll take you with me later. You must protect me well."
The corner of Shi Lei's mouth twitched slightly.
What are you thinking about?
This is not a war, who would dare to assassinate you?
However, after looking at Lu Hao again, he nodded silently.
The two chatted in low voices for a while, and the scene on the big screen began to become heavier and more infuriating.
The film is nearing its end at this point.
It's an interlude of interview.
In front of the camera, a professor who studies the issue of "East Asian comfort women" opened historical materials and read them word by word.
"In the Far Eastern Trial, Volume 103, Chapter 51, Page 342, a document sent by the enemy intelligence department to the Army Headquarters stated: Using Chinese women as comfort women would soothe soldiers frustrated by the war. Their psychological feelings of being defeated by the Chinese army on the battlefield could be most effectively corrected through comfort women. Possessing Chinese women would foster the ambition to possess China. We must recruit more Chinese women as comfort women to comfort our soldiers both mentally and physically and build their confidence in victory."
Every word.
Even after so many years, one can still feel the malice that comes from the text.
The audience's emotions were suppressed to the extreme, and even the faint sobbing was gone. They just stared with eyes wide open, mouths wide open, watching silently, tears silently flowing.
End of the film.
Aunt Chen was buried.
The villagers carried her coffin and buried her on this yellow land.
On the top of the mountain, white spirit-calling banners fluttered in the wind.
Look further into the distance.
Northern scenery.
Thousands of miles of ice.
Snow is falling all over the place.
The town is developing step by step towards prosperity, with tall buildings, people coming and going, and cars driving back and forth.
In the bustling countryside, with smoke rising from cooking fires, people continue their lives as they have for thousands of years.
In the bright and clean school, children are doing exercises and playing, and the red flags are flying against the blue sky.
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