Being good means nothing

Megane 2022-04-20 09:01:47

In S1e3, when the court released Abraham (the Jewish old man), the female doctor chased him to ask about the situation, the old man said
you think that being good is enough?
being good means nothing, unless you are willing to do waht needs to be done, when it needs to be done
Do you think being a good person is enough?
To be good is to do nothing if you can't do something when you need to.

And in S1e7, the old Nazi officer asked young Abraham to choose whether to kill himself with a gun, and when he hesitated and didn't do it, the officer said to him
It's much easier to do nothing, isn't it? It's easier to do nothing
, right?

The different eras of these lines and their connection made me more aware of what Abraham experienced over the years.

And just for these sharp lines, I feel that it is worth watching this season.
Most of the time we are harmless Chinese. We are so proud of our harmlessness. We have a correct concept of right and wrong, and we carefully walk the road of good people step by step, and we have praised them all the way, but is this enough?
Bell in "The Mechanic" is another kind of do nothing, and he has to pay more to redeem himself.

When faced with a murder like the 5.28 McDonald's in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, can we stand up, not just be harmless good people

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  • Marta 2022-04-21 09:02:25

    The first season was the best episode overall, and it got more and more procrastinated after that...

  • Brook 2021-12-20 08:01:02

    If the monster's image remains immersed in formalin liquid, this drama has the possibility of a higher level. But in the cargo compartment of the plane, the monster fell into a cliché to reveal its true identity. Once this image, which can only be understood and cannot be explained, has been concretized, it has already failed more than half. The character appearances, shooting scenes and acting skills are all slightly rough. The follow-up remains to be seen.