The film mainly tells the process of a father (Anton) passing his peaceful worldview to a child (Christine) who is full of hatred and anger towards the world, showing us the complexity of human nature and the uncontrollable emotions, anger and anger. Hatred, Compassion and Tolerance. Whether in war-torn Africa or highly socially developed Northern Europe, whether it is due to fate or God, because human nature is interlinked, we will all encounter or will eventually face such a choice, whether to overcome violence with violence or repay grievance with virtue ( There is actually another case of cowardice and powerlessness, only two of which are discussed here).
Christine chose the former, and when the adults argued that violence would only bring more violent revenge, which is what the Chinese often say, "When is the time for retribution", he replied: "If the shot is heavy enough, it will not be. ." If you are, you might be at a loss for words. There is no doubt that the fact is often as Christine said, because of the imperfection of human nature, because of bullying, bullying the weak is the most convenient way for the "strong" to obtain pleasure. Anton, on the other hand, chose to repay his grievances with virtue. Even if the mechanic humiliated him in front of several children, he was still neither humble nor arrogant, and even went to the mechanic to guide the children with his own worldview. Hit him in the face and tell the kids that it doesn't hurt him. It has the integrity of the great Jesus, the Son of God. But in the eyes of mortals like me, greatness is absurd, and the meaning of greatness seems to only stop at the point that "ordinary people can't do it". After all, idealism cannot withstand the impact of reality, and the weakness of human nature is the biggest enemy. Anton's actions not only did not have any positive value, but aroused the anger of the children and determined to avenge him. Hate and dangerous thoughts occupied Christine's heart and eventually led to tragedy. In the African refugee camp, Anton's originally fragile so-called peaceful worldview was finally shattered by the ridicule and ridicule of "big men".
The ending of the film seems a bit ambiguous, is it redemption? Is it forgiving? Or return? I don't know what the protagonist in the film would do if he encountered this problem again. Perhaps as director Susan Beale said: I am only responsible for asking questions, and the commentary part is left to the audience.
Finally, put aside the dramatic setting of the movie, look at the real you, me and him in reality, what choice will you make when you encounter such a choice. I choose the former, and use violence to control violence, at least now I can still use youthfulness as a reason. As for things like "returning grievances with virtue", even if you can pretend that you don't care about other people's opinions, if you really expect the other person to "put down the butcher's knife and realize your true repentance", I can only wish YY good health. The most likely result is to become a coward in the eyes of others, to encourage others' ill-will and self-destruction. Han Han once said when he was young: The way to deal with hooligans is to be more hooligans than hooligans. Now I am convinced. I don't know if he has a new view now that he is in his thirties...
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