A British journalist who came to China to report the Sino-Japanese war with his journalistic ideals traveled thousands of miles, but became the guardian angel of the orphans by accident and died on the Loess Plateau, the birthplace of Chinese civilization...
This is another typical Bethune-style story, but From the perspective of foreigners, it is found that the use of "uninterested self-interested people exclusively" to explain his behavioral motives may only be seen on the surface.
Maybe many people will disagree, but I still think: Hok is an activism (activism, also translated as an activist) - the radical here is not understood in China, the ideological extreme is radical - the real radical does not stop at expressing extremes Thought and arguing about right and wrong with words, but incarnate ideals into actions (act), and are willing to take any risks for this, even pay with their lives!
In fact, "not selfish, exclusively benefiting others" is just an appearance, and what supports "Bethune-like figures" in doing so is their own beliefs and ideals in the depths of their hearts!
And the film is specially arranged to depict the crimes of the Japanese in Nanjing witnessed by Ho Ke at the beginning, and interspersed with his self-reported family background in the middle part, probably to explain his beliefs and experiences!
Anyway, Hok died in China. This is the choice of an activist. He should have no regrets in his life. I wonder what people will say when they lose their faith.
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