Benjamin, played by Mel Gibson in The Patriots, chose to back down. He is a middle-aged father who has lost his wife and has seven underage children to support. In parliament, the Independence Army hopes to have been a hero who resisted the French invasion. Benjamin's desire to vote for independence and participate in military operations was rejected by his statement: "I am a man with children and have no right to vote." As a result, even his eldest son despised him.
The war started and the independence army failed. When the eldest son of the messenger escaped from the enemy's pursuit, he ran back home, and was found by the British army foolishly, which directly led to his younger brother being shot and killed by the British army. In order to save his eldest son and avenge his second son, Benjamin still participated in the war.
When he had to make a choice, the mature old man Benjamin chose to compromise for the sake of his family, and the hot-blooded eldest son chose violence for the country. As a result, the result of the choice of the hot-blooded eldest son and the mature old man is that the brutal enemy still burns down his home and kills his relatives.
In the eyes of Lao Mei, problems that can be solved with peaceful compromise should not be solved with bloody violence.
However, the first thing to know is whether this matter can be resolved by compromise. The appeasement policy towards Japan and Germany during World War II not only failed to solve the problem, but required more blood to be shed.
We live in a harmonious society and do not need to face life and death. When a mature person is faced with a decision, he still has to consider his family first and try his best to solve the problem with a compromise method.
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