La Condition de l'homme 2 - Le Chemin de l'éternité

Original title: Ningen no jôken

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La Condition de l'homme 2 - Le Chemin de l'éternité (1959)

Epic Historical Epic War Epic Drama History War

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

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8.5/10

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Trivia
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #480.

Goofs
The tanks used in the battle scene with the Russian army are easily recognizable as U.S. Sherman tanks, in spite of the heavy camouflage applied to them.

Quotes
Kaji: You seem to love ultimate victory even more than food. Personally, I love my wife more than ultimate victory. You may consider that unmanly. But when fighting starts, I'll be the only one you can count on.

Connections
Followed by La Condition de l'homme 3 - La Prière du soldat (1961)

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8/10

The hero we all need

Kaji continues his path to righteousness, his path to herodom, his path to killing evil with kindness and companion for his fellow man. He will always be the guy who shows the other cheek and will take it for his fellow man.

The thing that is so effective from what Kaji does is that he puts up a mirror to what evil is made by his fellow man towards his other fellow man. The first fellow man doesn't like that. The first fellow man doesn't understand where Kajis kindness comes from. Why is he so different?

But it's easy to be Kaji. Just be a human being and act the way you want to be treated by others. That's why Kaji makes an impact. Because he does all this while one of the most horrific periods of human existance was underway.