Didn’t Understand the Ending.
Can some of you nice people explain to me what happened towards the ending because I got lost as to what was happening. When the Japanese make up their minds (I don’t know why) to kill all the POW’s they lead them to the river for a “bath” but they really intend to gun them down. Then a plane flies overhead, then everyone turns to look at it & then everyone starts cheering & then the men shout “The war is over!” Then the Japanese lower their weapons. I”m watching this and I’m like “HUH?!” Someone once told me that the plane broadcasted morse code or something so that’s how they knew. Not that I’d be in any mood to decode morse code in that moment if it was me but ok.
JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, if any of that is true, why would the Japanese lower their weapons & walk away? What would they care? Can they also decipher US Morse code? Even if they could what would compel them to let the men live? The pilots in the airplane would have seen the men being led to the slaughter by the Japanese, why didn’t the pilots do anything except broadcast a message?
If you were in the Japanese’s shoes, you’d be upset, bewildered, confused, especially with the prospect that apparently…..you lost so what would you all do if you were faced with that? The Bird must have regretted he didn’t kill the POW’s & would be even more upset of the American victory.
Which leads me to another question, do you think by then they (the Japanese) knew of Nagasaki & Hiroshima? I’m talking about the whole of the Japanese military. It would be big news that I’m assuming would be broadcast to ALL of their bases & commanders. So at the end when they were leading the men to their deaths I’m guessing they weren’t in the dark about what went on, which could be why they chose to do it then but I could be wrong, I just don’t know.
Anything you’d have to say to make these things clearer to me I’d appreciate. Thank you.