
比利时作家BurrJerger(1917-1982)自编自导自演的作品,虽然是反战题材,但因为其中涉及到为表现主人公受越战综合症的影响而屠杀动物的场景而在欧洲各国被禁,是70年代欧洲一部LOSTCULTCLASSIC。<br/> "GeneralMassacre"isanultra-weirdfilmthatreceivedsomeextraattentionfrommesinceit'saBelgian-Americanco-production.WithmebeingBelgianandthisbeingaveryrarecultgem…thiswasanabsolutemustsee.Thefilmdescribesitselfbestasamixturebetweenananti-warprotestfilmandthepsychologicalanalysisofaderangedwarfreak.Thisreviewwillsimplybetooshorttosumupallthebizarre(mostveryshocking)elements"GeneralMassacre"featuresbutIcanalreadytellyouitcontainsenoughcontroversytolastalifetime.<br/> Thestoryfocusesonaveteran(theGeneral)whoservedthemilitaryduringWWII,VietnamandtheKoreanWar.Hehasquiteafewalarmingconceptionsaboutwarfare("politicsaretheextensionofwar","Civiliansareasmuchtheenemyasmeninuniform"…)WhenhereturnstohisestateinAntwerp,hecontinuestoliveundertheimpressionofbeingincommandofhistroopsandhikesintothenearbywoodsfullyarmored.Thisleadstoacoupleverydisturbingandrepulsivescenesthatmadethisproductiontheultimatenightmareforcriticsandfilmcommittees.Oncesequenceinparticular,inwhichtheGeneralseesanordinarycowasthe"enemy"andbutchersit,causedthistomovietobeforbiddeninseveralEuropeancountries.Granted,thecrueltyoftenispointlessandoverlyexplicit.<br/> Theabovementionedsequenceevenlookstoorealistic…ifyouknowwhatImean.Butthemessage"GeneralMassacre"bringsisfartooimpressivetobeleftuntold.Wartooeasilygivesderangedpeopleanexcusetofeasttheirpervertedworldperspectivesandtheauthoritiesonlyfindoutwhenit'stoolate!"GeneralMassacre"almostcompletelyisaone-man-projectbyBurrJergerwhodirected,produced,starsandadaptedthescreenplayfromhisOWNnovel.That'simpressivetosaytheleast.Thisisanunhingedauthenticcultfilm,totallyunknowntotheworld.<br/> AsomewhatderangedveteranoftheVietnamWarreturnshomeafterthewar,butstillhasillusionsofstillbeingincommandofhistroops.Disturbingandattimeoverlygraphic,includingsomesenselessscenesofanimalcruelty.AnAmericangeneralaccusedofbrutalbehaviourinVietnamistransferredtotheNATOheadquartersinBelgium.Heandhisdaughterlivetogetherinaspaciousvillawhereheandhisorderlycorporal,Tsai,playwargamesinthesurroundingbushes.Whenamilitaryinvestigatorinquiresaboutthegeneral’spast,heisshockedandstartstoquestionithimself.<br/> Thedevotionofanarmygeneraltomilitarymoralitybecomesapsychosisinthisdrama.MostofthestoryistoldinflashbackasthegeneralstaysinBelgiumtowaitforhisupcomingtrialfortheslaughterofinnocentpeopleinVietnam.Inoneflashback,heisseenkillinghiswifeafterhecatchesherwithanotherman.ManyscenesofhisactionsinVietnamarealsowitnessed.Backinthepresent,heisseenkillinghisdaughterwhenhecatchesherwithanorderly.Inturn,theorderlykillsthesadisticgeneral.