Colonel Nicolson's outlook on life is worth exploring. As a soldier, he does not have national interests in his heart. When the young soldier Joyce told him that the British army had sent a small team to blow up the Bridge on the River Kwai, he suddenly realized that what he was doing was actually helping the enemy. However, when he was in a prison camp, the sultry and humid climate in South Asia, the simple living conditions and the boundless sinister jungle formed an irresistible atmosphere of despair, which was enough to dilute the ethereal things such as national justice. The colonel at this time obviously believed that the attitude of being alive was the most important thing. What the colonel did can be considered a positive attitude to life in a sense: fighting against the harsh environment and trying to achieve something. However, the ending of the movie almost slaps this positive slap viciously. It may be the truth of life to work hard for nothing. There is always risk in taking action. If you want to avoid risk, you can only achieve nothing. Everyone knows this, but few people realize that the so-called risk includes such a situation: you are acting in the wrong direction and your results will be destroyed for reasons recognized by others, even by yourself. In fact, no one can leave something that will last forever, especially by sublating the ever-evolving world of natural sciences. It is only a matter of time before a person's achievements are partially or totally overturned, but this process often happens after the death of the person involved, and is not as thrilling as the Colonel experienced. This film may provide a necessary psychological preparation for aspiring people: not only to be prepared to achieve nothing, but also to accept the possibility that the results of all struggles are meaningless.
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