2004年,第76届奥斯卡金像奖把最佳纪录片奖颁给了埃罗-莫里斯导演的《战争迷雾The Fog of War》,这部纪录片有个副标题:罗伯特·麦克纳马拉生命中的11个教训Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara。只看这个副标题,就可以知道这是一部怎样的电影了。我今年才看到这部电影,严格说起来,这不是一部历史纪录片,更像是麦克纳马拉的私人影片。
Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara:
1. Empathize with your enemy.
2. Rationality will not save us.
3. There's something beyond one's self.
4. Maximize efficiency.
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
6. Get the date.
7. Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
9. In order to be good, you may have to engage in evil.
10. Never say never.
11. You can't change human nature.