The reason Vietnam, which had been led by a conservative regime and had the appearance of democracy in some ways, was defeated and at the same time that the United States, which supported the conservative regime at the time, lost the Vietnam War, is the reason for the corruption and injustice of Vietnam’s vested interests that have crossed the limit from the point of view of the public. This is the result of a long way from the government to solve it. Although it was weak in military power, it was supported by internal support, so the Western world also abandoned this land (here, the United States supported the corrupt Viet Minh without knowing the actual internal situation of Vietnam). But after that, although it may have succeeded in gaining popular support and eradicating corruption, Vietnam has since suffered a harsh communist scourge. The concept of private property disappeared and it became socialism 'for all'. At that time, it is said that the development of a situation did not expect at all. Oh, there may be opinions that the situation is different from what it is now because it was not modernized in the past (there was no internet, etc.), but well.
I think everyone knows that "The Killing Fields (1984)" is a film about domino communism due to the geopolitical reasons of Cambodia, which is located close to Vietnam. The Khmer Rouge took its place immediately after the regime supported by the United States fled abroad, and as a result the United States and other Western countries withdrew from the country, and received enthusiastic response from the people. After that, they advocated nationalism. For a moment, the Cambodian people were excited about the idea that they could build their own country by themselves. Eventually, by the mid-80s, the infamous massacre that killed all who opposed the communist regime took place, and the extensive area where their bodies were left unattended is called The Killing Fields. This film depicts the process of communism in Cambodia and the story after it, as it is at the time that an American journalist Sidney, a Cambodian journalist Dis Pran, and their colleagues experienced the same. It is a film that shows how blind and ostentatious nationalism can become a catalyst for evil.
Dith Pran: No more fighting! I be right back!
No more fighting! No more war!
Sydney Schanberg: What do you think?
Al Rockoff: I don't like the look of this.
Cambodia is quickly taken over by the Khmer Rouge, and many of the promises they made to good people are trampled on. Intellectuals are all captured without anyone knowing, and the rest are forced to work harshly only for the new regime. Before this happened, all non-Cambodian nationals had to escape through their respective embassies and consulates, but Sydney and his friend journalists remained until the end and tried to escape with their fake passports to help Dis Pran and his family escape from this land of the dead. We even try to create and strive in various ways. Fortunately, Fran's family escapes first with their help, but this Fran's forged passport fails, and she is left alone in this land of the dead to experience the brutal killing field.
John Lennon's song Imagine plays at the end, but it's like a playful of meaningless emotions. I don't know in what sense this song was inserted, but I think it's absurd. Imagine a world without countries. It is not difficult. If there is no religion, everyone can live in peace. A world without possessions, a country without greed and hunger? It's just a passage of time, and it's just a snack for a drink in the middle of the night. You call these niggas crackheads? To me, this song and this guy are just hallucinatory clunkers written by crackhead.
As for the famous lines, I remember the lines of the two main actors appearing at the very end.
Sydney: How you been? Do you forgive me?
Dith: Nothing to forgive, Sydney. Nothing.
No one would know until it came out in the middle of 2020, but in my case, the memories of the Courageous Channel that I was preparing for in 2017 are probably due to the ongoing Afghanistan incident. When it is difficult to judge the present situation, the past often becomes a mirror. Among the great powers and the forces that oppose them, and the multitude of ordinary people and many other intertwined interest groups that always exist among them, if you need a reference to this point of view, this movie will be one of many movies you can choose from. It seems.