Lord of War -- Watch a merchant directing a war
A story of a gunrunner, criminal, sophisticated in running away and doing business
Different from the traditional war films, Lord of War neither depicts a hero from the angle of a soldier, nor writes a tragedy from the angle of a soldier's family members who lost their relative. This movie might be the first one, at least my first, which describes a war from an arms merchant's perspective.This movie starts with a clear overview of our hero (Nicolas Cage)'s ambition:
There are altogether 15 million arms all over the world, that is to say, every one out of twelve holds one gun, but this only question is that how we can let the other eleven also get their own guns.
What a pointed remark! It discloses their conspiracy of the arms merchants. That's right, it is them who are dumping arms to other countries. Once people have guns on hands, they have the power to let their own voice heard, so they began to bully surrounding countries and peoples. On the other hand, those countries and people will surely not just sit and wait to be shot. They have their own guns bought either, and they might be considered to be self-defense. But this would be enough to start a scaled war. Cannot help it, can we? Surprisingly, there is no argument about who is right or who is wrong. How ridiculous it is that no one is right or wrong! However, this is not the focus in arms merchants' eyes, they don't care about the war, even it is right or wrong. The only thing they have an eye on is the reason why not let them use the guns I sell!
The only one who is equally powered and can be called the same name of Lord of War is the national leader or who wants to be a national leader. They can encourage people to rush into fields of battles under the name of "the love to the country", then die for the country. However, all of these people, to arms merchants, can be killed, but the war cannot come to an end any way. If you imprison an arms merchant for 24 hours, then people would have no weapons to start a war at least within this 24 hours. In spite of all of the above, who the hell the arms merchants are? They are merchants!
It is the arms merchant who is asking if they need a muffler even if his head is pointed to an AK-47!
It is the arms merchant who is only considering that the gun has been used then you have to buy a new one even if his client is shooting an innocent human being!
It is the arms merchant who is singing highly of the AK-47 to be a work of art. And it is suitable both for the old and the young!
Arms merchants sell their weapons to the two sides of the war, which does not mean they have no stand, but theirs is of two losers on both sides!
Arms merchants sell bullets made from Communism to Fascism!
Arms merchants sell weapons to other countries to attack their own country as well!
What a typical merchant icon. The field of battle becomes a field of commerce just like this. Meanwhile, the battle between arms merchants is particularly unusual, since both sides have endless supply of ammunition.
There is a very impressive scene through this movie. Cage's airplane was intercepted by the international police while on his road of ammunition transportation. But after they force to land on an airstrip in Africa, the whole flight crew run away in front of this plane fulfilled with ammunition. Only Cage is still there! He is handing out the weapons, like a merchant who is giving away free trials, to the refugees on the road, everyone has one piece of weapon on hands then, including men, women, the old and the young.
Just in 10 minutes, all of the ammunition which would take about two hours to clear out has been emptied, and escapes the punishment of laws. Thought the ammunition of hundreds of millions is taken away by others just for free, Cage has his calculation done: these people who take the weapons will find the benefit brought by the weapons, and will become his potential customers in the future. Therefore these free trails are giving away at the right time, one stone with two birds!
Imagine the people who get the weapon, when they figure out that only the weapon can give them a resolution, it is the time when the war breaks out. Sometimes, a war is broken out in this way.
While private gunrunners continue to thrive. The world's biggest arms suppliers are the U.S, U.K, RUSSIA, FRANCE and CHINA.
At least, I can understand the war, but I was and am and will never be supporting the war!!!
What is your stand?
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