The deep suffering that the former Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan brought to the local people is Charlie's motivation. If you have watched "The Rest of the Sea", you will feel the deep shock. In the world, there is the most basic distinction between good and evil, which transcends so-called political, religious, and ethnic factors. This is why Israel, Pakistan, and Charlie will join forces to help Afghanistan fight the invading Soviet troops. If you only look for entertainment and excitement from movies all day long, and never learn history and think about reality, then don't watch this movie.
I really like a passage from Charlie on the plane:
870
00:41:37,094 --> 00:41:42,122
You know, I had a neighbor,
growing up, with a name
right out of Dickens.
871
00:41:43,267 --> 00:41:45,428
Mr. Charles Hazard.
872
00:41:46,804 --> 00:41:49,967
And Mr. Hazard didn't like
the neighborhood dogs
873
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41 :52,133
messing up his flower beds.
874
00:41:52,676 --> 00:41:54,541
One day, I heard
a bunch of yelling
from across the street,
875
00:41:54,612 --> 00:41:56,045
so I ran on over
to Mr. Hazard's,
876
00:41:56,113 --> 00:41:59,879
and there were about
15 grown-ups standing
around my dog, Teddy,
877
00:41:59,950 --> 00:42:03,852
who was writhing
on the ground
in obvious agony.
878
00:42:04,388 --> 00:42:06,253
Blood was pouring
out of his mouth.
879
00:42:06,323 --> 00:42:08,655
Mr. Hazard had
ground up a glass bottle
880
00:42:08,726 --> 00:42:11,991
and put it in a bowl
of dog food and
fed it to him.
881
00:42:13,697 --> 00:42:15,289
What did you do?
882
00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:18,927
Well, I got some gasoline
and burned down
his flower beds .
883
00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:21,437
But that wasn't
satisfying enough.
884
00:42:22,573 --> 00:42:26,202
And then I remembered,
Mr. Hazard was
an elected official.
885
00:42:26,277 --> 00:42:28,609
He was the head
of the town council.
886
00:42:28,679 --> 00:42:31,580
His reelection every two years
was a foregone conclusion.
887
00: 42:31,649 --> 00:42:36,086
So come Election Day,
I drove over to
the black section of town.
888
00:42:36,153 --> 00:42:39,452
Now, these people
hadn't voted in any of
these elections, so...
889
00: 42:39,523 --> 00:42:42,424
I was only 13,
but I had a farmer's license
890
00:42:43,961 --> 00:42:45,451
and I filled up my car
with black voters
891
00:42: 45,529 --> 00:42:46,791
and drove them
to the polling place
892
00:42:46,864 --> 00:42:48,195
and then waited,
then drove them on home.
893
00:42:48,265 --> 00 :42:51,200
But before they got out
of the car to vote
894
00:42:51,268 --> 00:42:56,399
I said, "I don't
mean to influence you,
but I think you should know
895
00:42:56,473 --> 00:43 :00,068
"Mr. Charles Hazard
has intentionally
killed my dog."
896
00:43:02,479 --> 00:43:05,175
About 400 ballots were
cast in that election.
897
00:43:05,249 --> 00:43: 07,843
I drove 96 of them
to the polls.
898
00:43:08,953 --> 00:43:11,046
Hazard lost by 16 votes.
899
00:43:14,625 --> 00:43:18,117
And that's the day
I fell in love
with America.
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