where is the principle

Devyn 2022-04-20 09:01:17

Colonel Nicholson was such a principled man that he resisted with his own life in order to persuade Saito to obey the rules of the Geneva Convention for the treatment of prisoners of war.

When Saito released Nicholson, he led other British prisoners of war to successfully build the Bridge on the River Kwai. He was very proud. While some questioned that building the bridge was likely to be treasonous, Nicholson believed that integrity was more important. Perhaps his hopes were good, he hoped that when the war was over, local residents would remember that the bridge was built by the British when they used it. He knows his own insignificance, and he hopes to prove himself. Gradually, when you are obsessed by sth, you are bound to be chained by it. People lose sight of the bigger and more important principles.

Interestingly, in stark contrast to it is Major Shears, who seems unprincipled, chooses to run away, and reluctantly participates in the task of blowing up the bridge, but at the last critical moment, in order to complete the task, he instinctively rushed to it. The front lines gave their lives.

What are principles? Principles can only be relative. There can only be one absolute principle, and we will not know what our most important principle is until the most critical moment.

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Extended Reading
  • Chaz 2021-10-22 14:40:18

    Taking history as a mirror, although it shows more individuals, you can also feel the breath of death in World War II through the characters.

  • Kayla 2022-03-24 09:01:24

    1 Stereotypes exist everywhere, so discrimination is everywhere, such as the perception of Japanese people in British and American countries. 2 One of the foundations of the founding of Britain and the United States lies in the spirit of contract and principle, which is one of the conflicts created by this film. 3 To be honest, I feel that this film can IMDB to a large extent dipped in the light of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and the spirit of reflection must be in the context of the times.

The Bridge on the River Kwai quotes

  • Maj. Warden: [lowering binoculars] Kill him... Kill him!

    Major Shears: [screaming] KILL HIM! KILL HIM!

  • Nurse at Ceylon hospital: [both characters are on the beach, discussing the evening's plans] I know, you're terribly sorry, but you're standing me up tonight.

    Major Shears: You couldn't be more wrong!