Thinking about the value of life

Greyson 2021-10-22 14:33:29

Although I knew in advance that this was a movie with the main theme, the result still made me feel powerless to complain.
Discussing this movie, leaving aside political topics, what puzzles me more is whether the value of life differs because of personal identity? It must be admitted that the life value of Einstein and beggars are different, because the former makes greater contributions to the value created by mankind, which is undeniable. But in the movie, so many people died to protect the president's family, but I just felt it was not worth it, even a little angry.
When the president is on the stage, even if he is just rushing through the manual, the exciting background music will still play. My friend from station B complains: This background music makes me feel that the president is more like a communist fighter. Tsk tut, Xinran.
The president seems to be a master in the film. He does not speak according to the speech and encourages people to pursue justice. The combat skills are also remarkable. They can fly planes and have fought Vietnam. One group destroyed the entire terrorist organization on the plane. If you insist on adding so many skill points to the president, there is no problem. But please eliminate the bug, please? The president never broke the bullet when he fired, and the enemy fired two shots. Seeing a fierce battle, they ran out of ammunition. Well, it may be a coincidence. Then, the President got the key to open the door of the conference room, and the enemy stood just a few meters behind him. He even fired three shots, and they all missed it! How can I say that the enemy came out after five years of fighting on the battlefield. Are they all "fighting scum"? !
The main theme of the movie, pat the leader flattery, make the leader happy, don’t take it too seriously. However, in the film, there is also a value that makes me suspicious, that is, the life value of the president and the first family is above all else.
The national security adviser stepped forward at the crisis and diverted the attention of the robbers, and the first lady was spared. The officials who helped the president block bullets, said "I'm going on," the young air force who blocked the missiles for the president, and other innocent people in distress, all prevented me from cheering with people when I knew the president was safe at the end.
If I were a teenager, maybe I would feel relieved at the end, but when I saw people cheering, I just felt sad because so many lives were gone and so many families were broken. I don't know if this kind of thinking is a bit "Mother", but this kind of building the value of other people's lives on someone is incomprehensible to me.
Is this kind of pursuit of individual heroes truly reasonable? When the president ordered the release of Rui Di, starting from rational thinking, whether it was disrespect for government departments, his personal emotions influenced the government's decision-making, and even the future destiny of the country. Is this as it should be?
At the end, the president sent his daughter and his wife away first, and then the wounded who blocked the bullet for him. Forgive me, at this juncture, shouldn't the wounded go first?
Maybe I am really too immature, but I think the glory of life is that people can sacrifice for their beliefs, not just for someone. Maybe it's an act of guarding faith for someone. I can only blame my vision for being too short-sighted and I can't see the value of this president in the film.

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Air Force One quotes

  • [last lines]

    Liberty 24 Pilot: Mr. President, welcome aboard, sir!

  • National Security Advisor Jack Doherty: [to Ivan] The Vice President in this case is like the Queen of England. You can't even buy airline tickets without talking to someone like me. Therfore, let me speak to The White House because I can assure you, I'm the one person who can make this all work out.