The condemnation of the heart is far greater than the punishment of the law

Jamarcus 2022-04-23 07:04:06

It's been a long time since I saw such a wonderful crime drama. During the process of watching it, my opinion changed three times. At first, when Detective Gould came to their house for interrogation, he lamented that everyone is responsible for the death of the female worker, but Neither of them were directly responsible, and lamented the honesty and honesty of their family and the tragic fate of the female workers, but if the story was like this, it would not be worth such a high evaluation.
After the second turning point, after the detective left, the father still cared about his title at this time. Except for the daughter and son, everyone in the family was questioning the identity of the detective and whether the incident would be exposed. During the process, and guessing whether they were talking about a person, my father called the police station to check if there were any detectives. The smile he showed when he learned that there was no such person strongly showed that he valued his status and reputation, but he did not. They blamed themselves for their faults. The son-in-law called the hospital to check whether anyone committed suicide. They were all making excuses for this matter. They cared about their own interests, not the life and death of the female workers. In the end, they will also attract suspicions themselves. Finally, after learning that everything is not true, they will change the cup and change the cup. It is also a strong irony to smile, but the son who dares to admit his mistake and has a strong sense of condemnation is told by his father that he is the only one who will be punished by law. people.
The third turning point is also the most exciting part. Gould is not a police detective, but he knows all the facts. The trial at their house also happened before the female worker committed suicide. We can look at him as God. Knowing that no one commits suicide, they can go to the female worker's house to find her and admit their guilt. The family apologizes and provides help together, but they didn't. In the end, the death of the female worker was not prevented. God didn't save the girl directly, but went to their house before the girl committed suicide, led everyone to face their sins and introspect, and told them that we are not alone in this world, we should be responsible for each other, but did not awaken their conscience And human nature, God choose to take this girl, the girl has the freedom to choose her own business. After the death of the female worker, God's expression can be seen in sorrow.
There is also a detail in the play that the photo Gould showed his son is indeed a female worker, and each time the photo is only shown to one person, so whether other people see it is a female worker, let us understand it ourselves, female worker There are thousands of prototypes, whether it is or not, Gould, that is, God, he is guiding everyone to face their sins and awaken their conscience.
Finally, a phone call came from the hospital, indicating that the trial will come eventually, and they don't know if they will be so honest by then. There is a sentence in the short comment: the trial will be late, but it will not be absent.

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An Inspector Calls quotes

  • Arthur Birling: [about his workers] If you don't come down hard on some of these people, they'll soon be asking for the earth.

    Gerald Croft: [obsequiously] That's right.

    The Inspector: They might. But it's better to ask for the earth than to take it.

  • [last lines]

    Arthur Birling: [hanging up the phone] A girl has died. Suicide. A police inspector is on his way to ask us some questions.