When the film's ultimate test of human nature and conscience appears at the end, how should people choose?
The terrorist still has the last nuclear bomb in his hands, the interrogator who tramples on morality has the last trump card - his sons and daughters, the well-dressed and powerful people finally showed the ugliest face and screamed "Go and take his daughter." Come in!", and the final decision was left to the female agent.
The female agent is the symbol of every ordinary person, she is well educated and has her own moral code. She was tormented from the start - a choice had to be made between one's conscience and the lives of millions. This is also what the film asks every viewer: Is one person's life more important than the lives of millions?
When the female agent kept compromising and tolerant, when the officer who instructed the interrogator said to her: "You finally became like us, extremely disgusted with his methods, but hoped that he would be effective", the bottom line of civilization and morality was broken, and everyone They all think they are the saviors of millions of lives, but everyone is a murderer.
But the director finally saved the bottom line of civilization, and the female agents finally admitted at the last moment that they were human too, and if they had to kill two young children to find that damn nuke, let that damn nuke explode.
So just as she chose, two children survived and tens of millions died.
The film can actually be a bit more cruel. When the female agent has determined that there is indeed a fourth nuclear bomb, what will she choose? For such a soul-crushing film, each character is an understanding of human nature.
1. Terrorist
As the female agent said, the terrorist won, and he proved that the people he wanted to kill were the people he thought-they cruelly treated him, his innocent wife and children in order to survive. These people would rather risk being blown up by a nuclear bomb than withdraw their troops from the Middle East, only to get a solution by torturing him. These people were not worth saving, they were evil, and he followed God's instructions and eventually waged a righteous war.
2. Executioner
The torturer finally collapsed. His daughter was held in the hands of CIA officers and forced into these never-ending sentences. All the people he met wanted him to be evil, but they were all hypocritical, and they drew a line with him, as if this would save him from his own crimes.
The executioner must prove that everyone is guilty, so he keeps asking: Do you want me to stop? The answer is: you do what you have to do. what to do? Everyone knew what he was going to do, but they didn't say it directly. But the executioner had already got the answer he wanted, and everyone who looked at him had committed the same crime as him, but they didn't do it themselves, only fifty or one hundred steps. Since everyone is guilty, then he himself can sin with peace of mind, what does it matter? All beings are evil, and I am not one of them.
But in the end, when facing the two young children, he still broke down, he needed support, he needed to know that it was not just him who committed the crime, so he said: only the female agent helped him tie the two young children in, he Just keep going. The reason is that if female agents will do it, everyone will. But he got a negative answer. Thus, his never-ending crime finally stopped, he let go of the criminal, and the life of the young child and his soul were redeemed by the final redemption of human nature.
3. Officials
CIA officials hold the power of life and death, but they are less involved. Like every giant pusher who hides behind the scenes, he also hides behind the seemingly sadistic villain. He is not ashamed of the executioner's actions, but he is the one who leads and even forces the executioner to commit crimes. He is well-dressed, stands on the commanding heights of power, and uses morality to criticize the executioner with everyone. It seems that he himself thinks so: it is the executioner who commits the crime, I do not do it for selfish desires, I only act in the interests of the majority. I also hate those cruel punishments, but there are always people who have to do these things, or those thousands of innocent lives will be killed.
In the numb work of officials day after day, humanity has long been wiped out. He may also consider himself a hero because he sacrificed his moral innocence and saved millions of lives. Perhaps other people's incomprehension and rejection were regarded by him as a misunderstood medal.
When the final test came, he did not hesitate and shouted: Bring those two children in!
Yes, he has nothing to hesitate, his work is such that he sacrifices a few and saves the majority. He made cruel decisions that no one else could, and he was a hero. Even if the people who benefited from his decision spurned him later, it would be nothing more than the fussing of naive commoners.
Fourth, the military
I have nothing to say about the military. They are millions of people, without thoughts, they only listen to orders. But when the cruel fact happened in front of them, they also wanted to stop it, but there was an order on it, so that's all. Anyway, the duty of civilian soldiers is to obey orders, and there is nothing else to think about. Pray for a wise leader, otherwise, pray for him to step down, and then pray for the next leader to be wise.
5. Female agents
save one or seven? Or to exaggerate a little more, save one or save all mankind? What if human beings must survive through sin?
Should I kill innocent people with sins and live as if nothing happened, or would I rather die to protect life and everyone's equality, and never kill a young child in exchange for the survival of all mankind? If the common choice of all mankind is evil, is the value of surviving lives worth saving?
The female agent gave us the final answer. She saved one person and lived with the sin of killing seven people.
I remember that in "The Day After Tomorrow", people burned books to keep warm, and an old man held a Bible in his hand and said: What I protect is human civilization. After the storm, everything may be desolate, but this book at least proves that human civilization once existed.
When the financial crisis came, Europe, known for its liberal and inclusive ideas, experienced a wave of large-scale exclusion of immigrants. Perhaps in the face of survival, all the beauty and brilliance of human nature are utopian. Survival is the number one priority, so we will do anything to ensure survival.
This is indeed a peacetime movie. During the real war, there are more than two innocent children who died like this.
Human nature is evil, but everyone is good. So there are movies like this to torture everyone's soul.
Everyone prays that there will be no more misfortunes such as war, poverty, etc. in this world, and don't let the situation in the movie happen for real. But everyone understands that this is impossible, the Middle East is full of gunpowder and terrorism is becoming the norm.
So, how should people live with conscience and openness in the choice of sin? When the life of all mankind is to be saved by killing one innocent life, what is used to save the sinful soul of mankind?
Philosophy and science are not enough to give us a perfect answer, but religion is willing and has given us salvation. With his blood, Jesus washed away the sins that were passed on to him. So we are freed from sin and free from punishment. We sing hymns, bathe in the light of a loving Father, and live.
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