Blood and Fire

Director Nicholas. thunder. Background: During World War II in 1942, the United States and Japan were engaged in a life-and-death struggle on the Guadalcanal Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Naval Aviation Combat Black Cat Squadron was ordered to provide support. Squadron leader Kirby (played by John Wayne) has just taken up his post and requires strict discipline, but the pilots maintain an attitude of alienation from him. CEO Carl Geffen (played by Robert Ryan) is easy-going and emotional, and has great military morale. He also criticized the squadron leader's uncompromising attitude, believing that pilots were going through life and death and should be given some freedom. The squadron leader didn't care as long as they adapted to combat life and avoided death. In fact, he was not an emotionless person. Every time his subordinates were injured or killed, he wrote letters of condolence to their families to share the pain. As the Japanese army counterattacked, the navies and air forces of both sides fought fiercely in the Pacific. Only then did everyone realize that the squadron leader actually loved life. At the critical moment, the chief executive officer also put aside his past grudges and worked hard for the national mission, and finally won the victory. This film tells the story of a squadron leader who looks cold but loves his subordinates and life in his heart. The actor's successful performance adds a lot to the film. There is also a trace of warmth behind the cold war.