24 January 2023
German film "Die Wannseekonferenz" "The Conference"
The movie described how the decision of murdering 6 million Jews in Europe was made in less than 2-hour conference at Wannsee in Germany 1942.
One of the participants was Eichmann, a Nazis high ranking officer who later was captured by the Israeli police and convicted to capital punishment in Israel.
What they cared was not ethics, they cared nothing but the efficiency, honour of the nation, compliance with the laws, diplomatic strategy and veterans' affairs.
There was a phrase "Pearl Harbour" in the conference since Japan was allied with Germany at that time though Hitler claimed Japanese were the second-class people.
They were ruthless and their thoughts were systematic.
Unbelievable to know in Weimar Republic era (1918-1933), before Nazis took over the governance of Germany, there was some Jewish cabinet member.
The world can suddenly turn into the hell. We are now witnessing such thing in Ukraine.
Where are we heading? Where do we stand now?
18:04 Posted in Deutschland, Film | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: history, nazis, holocaust
28 February 2022
Film "Platoon" America is no longer the police of the world
Academy winning film (1986) directed by Oliver Stone.
A young American boy joined the military force combatting in South Vietnam, and witnessed the hell including division within the comrades.
Although it gained a good reputation, it wasn't as good as I expected.
I liked "Born on the 4th of July" better among Oliver Stone's Vietnam films.
The cause for the Vietnam War was to defend Vietnamese from communism.
But they failed. Then they failed in Iraq and Afghanistan later.
Now the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out. US seemed to side Ukraine but announced they would not send any troops to help Ukraine fight against Russians. It was a kind of betrayal act since US said they would not block Ukraine from joining NATO and in the past signed the memorandum that ensures security of Ukraine in exchange for abandoning nuclear weapons of former Soviet Union.
America proved themselves to be no police of the world.
So please remove unnecessary forces from our country and stop building a new base on a beautiful island and the sea along the island as I mentioned in this post.
Learning more about history of America's vietnam war and the island where a new base is being built currently, I came up with a novel and started to write on my Japanese blog. The story took place on the island. A Japanese female singer in 21st century time-slipped to the Vietnam war era in a bar on the island and met with American soldiers.
After I finish writing up the story, I am planning to post English translation on this blog.
23:40 Posted in Film, Politics, Society, USA issues | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: war, vietnam, okinawa, history
25 August 2021
The fall of Kabul, more interested in history of Vietnam War than ever
The capital of Afghanistan, Kabul was suddenly occupied by Taliburn regime, managed by Islamic foundamentalists in the middle of August 2021 when the US forces were withdrawing from the country.
A lot of Afghans are fleeing their homeland including the former President of the state, Ghani. The scenes of fleeing reminds me of what happened in Saigon, Vietnam, April 1975.
A lot of Vietnamese who corporated with the South Vietnam and the US rushed into the US embassy. Helicoptors took off to carry then Ho Chi Minh's enemies to the sea outside Vietnam.
Finally helicoptors to carry refugees were dumped into the sea after landing on military ships due to lack of space to store them inside the ships.
It seems like America failed again or America's mission in Afghanistan is over just like America's involvement in Vietnam.
I recently watched the documentary programs that featured the Vietnam war.
In early 1960's, wife of the South Vietnam dictator's brother said a terrible thing to those whom they oppressed. They were Catholics and they oppressed Buddhist monks. Then some of the monks burned their bodies in public in protest of the dictatorship.
"What have Buddhist monks done? The only thing they have done is barbeque one of their monks whom they intoxicated and abused confidence. Even that barbequing is for self-sufficient mean, using imported gasoline."
Then people in the South Vietnam stood up to fight for unification of Vietnam.
North Vietnam force were attacking South Vietnam jointly with Viet Cong warriers within the South.
To block weapon supply transport route called "Ho Chi Minh route" between Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam, US military utilized Hmong tribe who felt Communism was threat to them. Their village lifestyle was depicted in the film "Apocalypse Now."
After the fall of Saigon, Hmong people became refugees from Vietnam and settled down in Minesota State. Their community was featured in the film "Grand Torino."
What a history! Vietnam and Afghanistan. What are the commonality between the two!
20:50 Posted in Film, Politics, USA issues | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: history, vietnam
04 July 2021
Film: Black "Annie" Diversity Casting?
A famous classic musical film was remade using a protagonist with a Black skin. Traditionally the protagonist was played by a white girl.
Is this part of Hollywood's "Diversity Casting" campaign?
Sounds good. Good musical play. Actors sing very well. I was not bothered by the Black Annie. What I was still bothered was a rich man who adopts Annie was a Black man.
Maybe a white man adopts a Black girl is not politically correct?
But how many of white audience enjoy this film? Wasn't it for Black audience?
In the last scene of the film, a Black man kisses a white woman. Is this widely acceptable in U.S.?
Wasn't this too much of liberal twist?
I am not being racist but I am realist and view the world from realist perspective.
Look who was the President of the United States last year.
I just don't think this casting really fits the current social trend of that country.
22:07 Posted in Film, Music, Politics, Society | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: racism, afro-american, musical