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Speaking of train-themed movies, I believe that many people will have images of trains running in their minds. There are too many classics, such as "Murder on the Orient Express" is one of the best, but "Orient Express" is based on the case itself after all, and the theme of "train" is not obvious. When it comes to trains, what I think of is another classic old film that is more imposing: "Cassandra Bridge". Whether it’s character creation, plot, music, and atmosphere creation, this film is awe-inspiring. Although this is a 1976 work, it is no less than today’s gorgeous fast food movie in Hollywood. However, when the film was introduced to the mainland of China, it was dubbed in the upper translation and once again interpreted the theme of the story well.
This is a story full of meaning and irony. It tells the story of an accident that caused a passenger on a train to be infected with a virus. As the spokesperson of the government, Colonel Mackenzie considered the "big picture" to avoid the spread of the virus to the outside world. More people have decided to "destroy" the "source of infection", but these "sources" are not sick cows in "CJD" or chickens in "avian flu", but a live flock. People-all passengers on the train! The government personnel in the story are grandiosely holding the great banner of "protecting the people". It seems that in order to save the world, they have to "endure" and sacrifice the infected passengers on the train. In fact, the germs come from the US government's participation in research. This is the real reason why politicians think of train passengers as "damn"...
Many of the main characters in the story make it difficult to objectively evaluate, like these characters in the following story, It cannot be concluded simply by "good guys" or "bad guys."
One: Colonel with a complicated personality
As the protagonist of the story, Colonel Mackenzie's decision-making dominated the development of the whole situation, and the lives of train passengers depended on him to say. At the end of the story, the train drove to the bridge where the death was declared under the colonel’s "arrangement". Thousands of innocent lives never returned. From this point of view, just as the female doctor commented, the word "devil", It is not enough to describe the colonel's cruelty. But in fact, the colonel has also made his own efforts to rescue people on the train. When he found that there was a danger of virus infection on the train, his first reaction was to notify Dr. Chamberlain immediately, instead of discussing a solution, if he is really not at all. If human life is taken seriously, then this decision will not be made. On the other hand, the colonel also has his own moral values. As a military and political figure, he, like many power activists, abides by the principle of "sacrificing the individual and caring for the whole". This has nothing to do with whether their personal qualities are noble, but It involves a topic that has been controversial for many years: "If you sacrifice 100 people, you can save millions of people and ensure their lives. Will you sacrifice these 100 people?" Forcing the colonel to make the story Those decisions are not based on the colonel's own morality, but on his identity. As ordinary people, we cannot accept such a concept, but politicians will, in the eyes of politicians, always have a small "pay" in order to take care of the "big picture". Perhaps the colonel is thinking, "If Without sacrificing the hundreds of people on the train, when they get out of the train, more people will be infected with the virus, and more people will die.” The colonel’s determination to destroy this group of “sources of disease” is very firm. Yes, but Dr. Chamberlain, who knew the inside story, did not want to sit still. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Chamberlain and his team, a few people survived. These people stayed in the territory of the hostile force of NATO during the Cold War-Warsaw Pact member Poland. They will expose the truth of the disaster, and the Warsaw Pact forces will make a fuss about this incident. The truth of the accident planned by the colonel and others will be inevitable. We can also see from the ending that the colonel is not the highest-level planner of the accident, and such a careful plan is not something the colonel can do alone. Above him, there is a more powerful behind-the-scenes master. The colonel and the female doctor are the insiders of the truth of the accident. It will be sooner or later that they have become scapegoats. When the colonel heard the call from the boss, the surprised expression and the adjutant's sentence behind the colonel made people tremble. "Please rest assured, they are all sent to monitor." It is not difficult for us to imagine their future fate. It can be said that the colonel is just a tragic figure in the authority...
Second: Dr. Chamberlain’s right and wrong
Dr. Chamberlain is generally a positive image in the film. However, the colonel sacrificed the group of “little selves” on the train for the sake of the “big selves”, while Dr. Chamberlain wanted to be able to make a carriage. Passing the bridge, he sacrificed the rest of the carriages. Compared to the colonel, he could say that he was smiling at 50 steps and 100 steps, but the doctor himself is in danger after all, and if he does not do that, he might even have one carriage. Can't get through. After Dr. Chamberlain learned that the government agency decided to cause a rollover accident, he actively organized personnel to resist self-help, and fought a fierce battle with the soldiers sent by the government. In the process, Robbie, the black police officer and others died in battle, and he was about to fall into desperation. At that moment, the old watch dealer exploded a carriage full of oxygen cylinders at the expense of his own life...In addition to the way the train was handled, Dr. Chamberlain and his wife still had entangled feelings. It is hard to tell after several divorces. Who is right and who is wrong? Marriage is a relationship between fish and water, but many people think that the other party is the fish and the water is the water... This disaster also made the couple re-examine each other's emotions. Chamberlain is a "famous doctor" in the play, but this famous doctor can only cure physical diseases, not people's mental trauma, let alone the ridiculous face of ugly politics.
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There is a criminal who pretends to be a climber named Robbie in the drama. He is actually a criminal at large. As a criminal, he has done a lot of shameful things. He is hateful. of. But people are so complicated. The scene where he is desperate to save people outside the train window, but also loves and hates people...
Fourth: Desperate watch dealer
This old man appeared on the stage as a funny and greedy image , But there is a sad memory deep in my heart that cannot bear to look back. Why did the old man detonate the car at the last minute? I thought, maybe he had great fear of that bridge. There, there is a concentration camp with his unfortunate past that he never wants to see again in his life...
Although there are many characters in the film, the characters are clearly portrayed, and they are not messy because of the large number of characters. In addition to the above-mentioned main characters, there are the wives of the arms dealer, the black police officer, and the female doctor who negotiates with the colonel. The images of these characters are Also grasped quite well. Simpson, who plays the role of a black police officer, is the American football superstar who made a lot of noise in the murder of his wife. The righteous police officer in the play is actually a suspected murderer, which can be said to be quite ironic.
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Cassandra Bridge" can arouse countless thoughts, but the most terrifying part of this story is not its splendor. If this kind of story is only similar to 007, it is only for the rich fantasy of the crew, then it is nothing. It’s terrible, but such things happen in reality, but they may not be so exaggerated and explicit, but we still often see this kind of situation. For example, when SRAS began to spread, some countries and regions wanted to ensure Tourism income deliberately concealed the epidemic, but the paper could not contain the fire, causing a global disaster. This phenomenon of manipulating facts for political gain does not only include epidemics, but may appear in any field, such as historical issues. Japanese rightists can, according to their "needs," fight for the families of soldiers who invaded China. The "people's hearts" visit the Yasukuni Shrine frequently. Their opposition parties can rebel against the needs of the election strategy and stand up "righteously" and accuse the Japanese right of "not deeply reflecting on historical issues." Do the Japanese really do not know how to reflect? It's just that, in the face of political interests, everything has to make concessions. This is Churchill's "theory of interest."
In many cases, once something is related to politics and military affairs, it will become extremely cruel-I am talking about "cruel", not just "ugly", and ordinary people think that it is right or wrong morality in their minds. Putting it on the military and politics is often a different matter. As Churchill said: "There are no eternal friends or enemies between countries, only eternal interests." It is correct to safeguard the interests of most people, even if his The face is so chilling. This can’t help but reminds me of a very blatant sentence: “Do you think they should be sacrificed? Do you think they did nothing wrong? Yes, they did nothing wrong, but they are'damned', for the benefit of the people, Ask them to die."
The story of "Cassandra Bridge" can be called the human version of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, SARS, and avian flu... Once there is an accident, people often think of destroying the "source of disease". As a result, the animals that are the "source of infection" will be slaughtered in large numbers, but what is wrong with the animals? Many times there will be epidemics, which are caused by human desires. Human desires will not only break out infectious diseases, but also cause disasters due to excessive destruction of nature. However, we do not deeply reflect on our actions and shout Environmental protection is constantly polluting the environment, screaming for energy saving but repeatedly lavishly wasting, and finally being punished by nature, only the "culprit" animals can bear their "criminal responsibilities". There is no way, who called them? "Damn" harms the interests of mankind?
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Is the thinking left to us by "Cassandra Bridge" only the content described on the surface? The dead souls under the Cassandra Bridge did not die from an "accident", nor did they die from the colonel's arbitrariness. They died from the "policies" of those in power and the selfish aspects of human nature. As an ordinary common people, I was emotional, angry, sad, but speechless. Politicians like to tell lies the most, but people often need to tell lies. If an earthquake occurs in a city with a population of 10 million in 3 days and the government can only evacuate half of the people in time, then he can only lie, otherwise There will be a panic and chaos, and it is difficult to imagine how to estimate the death and injury caused by this...No one should be sacrificed for the better life of others, unless it is voluntary. Life is the most precious. If you lose your life, What good is life no matter how exciting it is? Regarding these, we can only say calmly, I hope that the train in our life will not drive towards the Cassandra Bridge...
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