In Hollywood movies, this choice is usually made by the person below. Because for them, it's a death anyway, the difference is only in death by themselves or by dragging others to die together. This morally easy judgment is against humanity-Joe did not have the courage to give up his life after all, holding on to hopeless hope in vain, even though he knew clearly that this would lead to Simon's death. Maybe as he himself said, at that moment, he was completely defeated psychologically. And Simon, after sitting in the snowstorm for an hour and a half, decided not to care about Joe's life or death, cut the rope, and personally sent his good friend to Huangquan. This seems to be against morality, but it is completely in line with the human instinct for survival.
At that moment, human nature triumphed over morality. Maybe we can be helpless from the humbleness of human nature, but since it is called human nature, we should admit that it makes us a part of us. Without acknowledging this, we will not be able to answer the simple question of "who am I". Of course, morality is still necessary, otherwise society will collapse. But when citing morality to criticize human nature, don't forget that morality cannot exist independently of the environment. In other words, there is no universal morality, only universal humanity.
What moved me most about the movie was the frankness of the two protagonists when they recalled 168 hours of mental journeys. This frankness is as pure as snow and as clear as ice. This frankness is due to their deep understanding of human nature. Because of their recognition of human nature, they can see the inherent weaknesses of human nature, so they can take a clear look at each of their thoughts and emotions, and distinguish which are objective, which are subjective, which are positive, and which are negative. of. Their brains and their hearts are separated, they have truly mastered the ability of self-criticism, surpassing themselves, and at the same time they have gained the tranquility of their souls, the tranquility of a snow-capped mountain. A wise man, that's probably what he did.
Ordinary people seldom face human nature and cannot see the weaknesses of human nature. If our brain cannot distance itself from the soul, it will be swayed by the soul and cannot objectively evaluate people and things. Sadly, the brain is a highly efficient permanent actuator, and it almost never stops working. Therefore, we will come up with various reasons to one-sidedly affirm ourselves, deny others, strive for benefits, and avoid responsibilities. One of my deepest experiences in my years of work is that, including myself, the phenomenon of being strict with others and being lenient with oneself is so common that everyone thinks that others have such a problem, and cannot see themselves. The same is true. Such people cannot face themselves. Even in the midnight dream, staring at the hazy ceiling alone, often can only be entangled in the calculation of gains and losses, not to mention like the movie protagonist, facing the camera to confess himself to the world.
Joe recalled his experience of falling into the crevice of the ice and said that sometimes we have to make a choice, even if it may be wrong, not to let ourselves be trapped. He finally got out of the predicament with amazing perseverance and walked out of the snow-capped mountains. But most of us, our souls, are still trapped there to varying degrees, waiting to make a choice at a certain moment in life, to surpass ourselves, or to stay trapped there forever, and end up in the snow and ice of siula grande.
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