海巡尖兵 The Pain of Others

海邊，三名海巡兵，一個晚上，一把槍……
The beach, three coastguards, one night , and a rifle...

2000年3月18日，總統大選之夜，三名海巡兵一如往常的巡守宜蘭竹安的海岸線。

無線電傳來通風報信，連長今晚不會來海邊督導。百無聊賴地，一兵找盡藉口捉弄二兵，剛被關禁閉的上兵不打算涉入，直到在二兵痛苦地被玩「流星追月」的過程中，看到當年被玩的自己…。

一兵的不當管教逐漸殘暴，上兵勸誡一兵，兩人展開激烈爭辯，老鳥欺負菜兵，菜兵變成老鳥後欺負新進的兵，惡性循環裏，上兵發覺自己竟也忘記堅持而成為循環中的惡劣角色？這樣的自己有資格教訓一兵嗎？現在的他，能改變什麼呢？



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On the night of March 18th, 2000, the presidential election, as usual, three coastguards are on patrol by the seaside of Yi-Lan.

Private First Class, just out of lock-up, is equipped with a walkie-talkie. The Private (second in command) has a military 65-K2 rifle and the Private recruit (rookie) has two clips of ammunition. From the walkie-talkie comes the news that the captain is heading back to base and is done with that nights post checks. Seeing that it's still a long, boring night ahead, The Private starts looking for excuses hazing the rookie. At first, Private First Class doesn't seem to mind too much. Until the trick, "The moon chase" is pulled on the rookie does Private First Class start feeling sympathy towards the rookie.

As the hazing turns more ugly, Private First Class urges The Private to stop his immoral actions. The two argue and Private First Class slowly comes to the realization that he too, was once picking on rookies; and he is actually responsible for this unstoppable cycle of pain. When did he become someone he loathes? What can he now do to change it?