When the judicial power represented by Justice faces political power and policy requirements, does it cater to the political inevitability of "national reasons" as its justification, or does it maintain the justice that the independence of the judiciary relies on? Colonel Lawson, the representative of the Allied prosecutors, insisted on his slightly radical justice claims with the courage to try the conscience of all Germans, but in the end he was discouraged by the policy interests of the United States; Germany's special political reality environment, power environment and "national reasons" are used as support to try to defend the defendant's actions in procedural justice for innocence and understanding; for the tension between politics and justice, the story brought by the film is always telling We have to make careful judgments and reflections: Following the experiences and experiences of the protagonist, the presiding judge Hayward in Germany, the director intends to let us feel the reflections and expressions of the Germans on the history of Nazi at that time, as well as the words narrated by Mrs. Bertholt. The national spirit and dignity of the Germans - this is not for us to give and forgive by knowing the Germans' story, combined with the plethora of crimes that Colonel Lawson showed in court (which is probably the greatest test of human conscience), the Germans The pursuit of dignity brought about by the political environment at that time and its depth between the cruel crimes brought about by ignorance (acquiescence) were very strongly expressed, and the theme of politics and justice was pushed to a higher level the height of. The presiding judge, Dan Hayward, made a very conclusive statement at the end of the film - the law representing justice can take into account and even understand the special conditions under which people had to commit crimes under Nazi Germany (the independence of justice can It is necessary to understand the political reality), but as a link in the chain of crime implementation, the defendant, as the judge who approved the crime at that time, undoubtedly has an inescapable responsibility and needs to be investigated (based on the general principles of criminal law of various countries), Hayward made a respect for justice. The verdict (which will undoubtedly directly damage the interests of the United States in Germany) is to show respect for Jiang Ning, who showed "German conscience" in the film. The film still leaves a thought-provoking expression at the end. Jiang Ning expressed his respect for Hayward for his life sentence, but in the face of the unbearable massacre, he still made I don'
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