Post by drystyx on Mar 29, 2020 17:10:03 GMT
Having viewed this film for the first time, I was inspired by how it showed what would become the demon that aided all other demons in Western culture.
My review is below. It is titled 'UNFIT FOR COMMAND", because that is exactly what the story is about. James Stewart plays an American major during World War II, in charge of a demolition team in China, blasting roads to slow down the Japanese advance, and he plays the villain so well that more naïve viewers probably will think he's a "good soul", but he isn't. And the film makes that entirely clear.
It's so relevant because for at least 40 years, too many "fools" have swallowed Western culture and decide to "blame the victim, call the criminal the real victim". That's pretty much what we have here. The major never even suffers a scratch, but has a demon inside him (or if you're a materialist, the has chemicals inside him), which puts him out of control to those forces or chemicals, and exact terrible revenge against whomever he can.
The fact is, that even if none of the seven men under his command were killed, he'd find a reason to exact a terrible revenge against whomever he could. That is the nature of "poor stewards".
He makes almost every wrong decision a man can make. Now, true, it's 1944, and Americans don't understand China very well, but he goes over the top in being an "ugly American", a "spoiled brat".
In an era where ageism is at its highest since Absalom had immense backing against his father, KIng David, this is a most relevant film. Although the actor Stewart was mature, his character here is a young man, an upstart, and the outcome of his being a poor steward is predictable if this film turns realistic, and it does turn realistic.
So, what we have today is a lot of people among the ignorant masses complaining about leaders being poor because they're old, instead of seeing the obvious. The fact is that the young men and women from 40 years ago who were most out of control to "demons" or "chemicals" were the only ones rewarded with continued stewardship. Pretty much all of them were in the "anointed" families, or what I call "mob families".
So it isn't that "old people" are poor leaders. The fact is that the wrong people have been given stewardship for over 40 years. This is the result. As long as Americans continue to "reward" haters, we will continue to have such poor "older leaders". It isn't their "age". It's the fact that they're spoiled brats. 40 years from now may improve their judgment a little, but they're still out of touch for the most part.
For example, we have leaders so out of touch that they proclaim things that are ridiculous to people who live real lives. I won't cite specific examples. You've seen them, from right and left wing nuts.
Here is the review of a film that is a "must see", a film I rank 9/10, and that puts it in my top 100 all time films.
My review is below. It is titled 'UNFIT FOR COMMAND", because that is exactly what the story is about. James Stewart plays an American major during World War II, in charge of a demolition team in China, blasting roads to slow down the Japanese advance, and he plays the villain so well that more naïve viewers probably will think he's a "good soul", but he isn't. And the film makes that entirely clear.
It's so relevant because for at least 40 years, too many "fools" have swallowed Western culture and decide to "blame the victim, call the criminal the real victim". That's pretty much what we have here. The major never even suffers a scratch, but has a demon inside him (or if you're a materialist, the has chemicals inside him), which puts him out of control to those forces or chemicals, and exact terrible revenge against whomever he can.
The fact is, that even if none of the seven men under his command were killed, he'd find a reason to exact a terrible revenge against whomever he could. That is the nature of "poor stewards".
He makes almost every wrong decision a man can make. Now, true, it's 1944, and Americans don't understand China very well, but he goes over the top in being an "ugly American", a "spoiled brat".
In an era where ageism is at its highest since Absalom had immense backing against his father, KIng David, this is a most relevant film. Although the actor Stewart was mature, his character here is a young man, an upstart, and the outcome of his being a poor steward is predictable if this film turns realistic, and it does turn realistic.
So, what we have today is a lot of people among the ignorant masses complaining about leaders being poor because they're old, instead of seeing the obvious. The fact is that the young men and women from 40 years ago who were most out of control to "demons" or "chemicals" were the only ones rewarded with continued stewardship. Pretty much all of them were in the "anointed" families, or what I call "mob families".
So it isn't that "old people" are poor leaders. The fact is that the wrong people have been given stewardship for over 40 years. This is the result. As long as Americans continue to "reward" haters, we will continue to have such poor "older leaders". It isn't their "age". It's the fact that they're spoiled brats. 40 years from now may improve their judgment a little, but they're still out of touch for the most part.
For example, we have leaders so out of touch that they proclaim things that are ridiculous to people who live real lives. I won't cite specific examples. You've seen them, from right and left wing nuts.
Here is the review of a film that is a "must see", a film I rank 9/10, and that puts it in my top 100 all time films.
This is an amazing film about what it truly means to be "unfit for command". His "unit for command" character volunteers to lead a demolition team of 7 other men in war torn, famine torn China during World War II, in an attempt to slow down the advance of the Japanese.
And it is of the utmost relevance now in 2020, and has been for at least 40 years.
James Stewart plays a man much younger than the actor himself, and you can tell, by the very ignorance and self righteousness of the character he plays. The supporting cast is as excellent as Stewart is. The most recognizable ones are Morgan, Best, and Corbett. Morgan and Best are best known as fairly macho character actors, and Corbett as a potential leading man. Here, Corbett is the interpreter for Stewart. Accompanying the team are a Chinese colonel and the wife of a general who are on their way to the final destination. Fortunately, the colonel also has some soldiers helping.
Stewart does a remarkable job in playing what can only be called a villain. There are many examples of actors portraying villains so realistically that they snake oil their way into making naïve people think their motivations aren't pure evil. Heflin in "Gunman's Walk", Eastwood in many Westerns, March in "Hombre", and others. Sometimes, these human monsters are misinterpreted by naïve viewers as actually being "heroes", but there is no way that they are.
The major (Stewart) makes about every wrong decision a man can make, and it is obvious to any educated person. His college education only helps him to be a human monster. The major does a good job of seeming to care, but he doesn't, or he wouldn't squander human lives the way he does, nor fail to foresee problems that anyone with his educated would foresee, even in 1944.
Sure, there could be some failure to understand Chinese culture, but the fact is that the major is "totally out of control to demons inside" and is "unfit for command". That, in essence, is the film. And it is portrayed with excellence. It should be rated "R" for mature audiences, because only mature viewers can understand what it truly means.
There are lessons here. America, certainly for the past 40 or 50 years, has had too many people in authority, and too many voters, and too many jury members, who reward "unfit for command" personality and character. Too many Americans "blame the victim, never the criminal". That is what Western culture deteriorated into.
The film also shows the need for Western culture to go back to respected elders, people with experience and savvy, over the young "unfit for command", "upwardly mobile" "mob family member" sorts who are so loved by the ignorant masses, be they theists, atheists, materialists, karma lovers, whatever they are, the connecting link is "arrogance", in believing that some people are demigods, and some are cannon fodder.
It is because of this belief and arrogance that certain leaders in the U.S. are in the position they are in, and that means both Republicans and Democrats.
This film gives a clear picture of that. It should not be misunderstood as a film that sanctions or excuses or pardons the major, nor as one that actually gives him any natural motivation, but as one that clearly depicts his actions as being out of control to demonic forces (or, if you're a materialist, to chemical forces). And the need to keep such human monsters from being in positions of stewardship.
And it is of the utmost relevance now in 2020, and has been for at least 40 years.
James Stewart plays a man much younger than the actor himself, and you can tell, by the very ignorance and self righteousness of the character he plays. The supporting cast is as excellent as Stewart is. The most recognizable ones are Morgan, Best, and Corbett. Morgan and Best are best known as fairly macho character actors, and Corbett as a potential leading man. Here, Corbett is the interpreter for Stewart. Accompanying the team are a Chinese colonel and the wife of a general who are on their way to the final destination. Fortunately, the colonel also has some soldiers helping.
Stewart does a remarkable job in playing what can only be called a villain. There are many examples of actors portraying villains so realistically that they snake oil their way into making naïve people think their motivations aren't pure evil. Heflin in "Gunman's Walk", Eastwood in many Westerns, March in "Hombre", and others. Sometimes, these human monsters are misinterpreted by naïve viewers as actually being "heroes", but there is no way that they are.
The major (Stewart) makes about every wrong decision a man can make, and it is obvious to any educated person. His college education only helps him to be a human monster. The major does a good job of seeming to care, but he doesn't, or he wouldn't squander human lives the way he does, nor fail to foresee problems that anyone with his educated would foresee, even in 1944.
Sure, there could be some failure to understand Chinese culture, but the fact is that the major is "totally out of control to demons inside" and is "unfit for command". That, in essence, is the film. And it is portrayed with excellence. It should be rated "R" for mature audiences, because only mature viewers can understand what it truly means.
There are lessons here. America, certainly for the past 40 or 50 years, has had too many people in authority, and too many voters, and too many jury members, who reward "unfit for command" personality and character. Too many Americans "blame the victim, never the criminal". That is what Western culture deteriorated into.
The film also shows the need for Western culture to go back to respected elders, people with experience and savvy, over the young "unfit for command", "upwardly mobile" "mob family member" sorts who are so loved by the ignorant masses, be they theists, atheists, materialists, karma lovers, whatever they are, the connecting link is "arrogance", in believing that some people are demigods, and some are cannon fodder.
It is because of this belief and arrogance that certain leaders in the U.S. are in the position they are in, and that means both Republicans and Democrats.
This film gives a clear picture of that. It should not be misunderstood as a film that sanctions or excuses or pardons the major, nor as one that actually gives him any natural motivation, but as one that clearly depicts his actions as being out of control to demonic forces (or, if you're a materialist, to chemical forces). And the need to keep such human monsters from being in positions of stewardship.