In The Bridge on the River Kwai, discipline becomes dilemma. Colonel Nickerson used principles to safeguard the rights that his soldiers deserved, and used strict discipline to create the miracle of the River Kwai Bridge, but in the end, it was still discipline that forced him to destroy the River Kwai Bridge with his own hands. (I think he fell on that switch on purpose)
Nixon was a gentleman with a tragic end, he tried to make a small contribution for himself, but was shattered in the gigantic maelstrom of war.
A Chinese teacher in high school once said: The bottom line of law is morality. So what is the bottom line of discipline? is civilization. Nixon is confident and even a little proud that as long as the principles are followed, as long as the discipline is followed, then anything can be achieved. This idea has been proved correct in the face of the little Japanese officer. However, the cruelty of the fact is that he is in It is a war, the purpose of war is destruction, the method of war is violence, civilization is inferior to guns, and without the bottom line, discipline will lose its positive meaning and no longer have upward support. So, also British, in Damascus, discipline was a triumph that put the Arabs to shame, and in the tropical island of the Bridge on the River Kwai, it became a colossal absurdity.
Of course, these are two completely unrelated films, each with a lot to offer.
"Lawrence of Arabia" is the first but not the only film I have seen with an interception. It lasts for 3 and a half hours. The magic is that I am completely fascinated. I don't think it is long at all. Magnificent, very real to the portrayal of the characters. Lawrence is a hero, but the hero also has a vulnerable side. He suffered inhuman abuse (supposedly sexual assault, which was not filmed in the movie), he wanted to retreat, he wanted to be an ordinary person, but at this time he couldn't retreat, He is a tragedy. He has been trying to fight, but he is always just a piece of the chess game of politics. It took 3 and a half hours to show his image more comprehensively. I always wondered why he always had such a weak temperament, unlike that kind of very masculine man. Later, I checked the information and found out that this is the case. It's a movie based on a real person. Lawrence was gay in history. He immediately admired the actor's acting skills, which was superb.
The rest of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is average, but I really, really like the whistle song played by the soldiers at the beginning and the end, it's so classic, I changed my rating from 3 stars to 4 stars because of this whistle song. It starts at 7 minutes and 29 seconds and ends at 10 minutes. It plays back in my head from time to time now.
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