The warning significance of the film is at the end of the film: the awakened, cheered Terry fights with the gang leader who controls the union, and is beaten by several gangsters. He is bruised and dying. Encouraged by the priest and Joe's sister, Edie, who had been killed by the gang, he stood up bravely and walked to the warehouse step by step with great difficulty. All the dockworkers present ignored the threat of the gang leader, followed him, walked into the warehouse together, and went directly to load and unload the ship without going through the union controlled by the gang. This is what the film tells people: Only when workers unite, hold together, and have a union that truly speaks for the workers, can they get rid of the gangster's meat and persecution. However, in order to achieve this goal, first of all, the workers must have this consciousness, and then there must be someone who understands reason and has organizational skills like Joe, who has been killed by the gang, and the gang will not stop there. Therefore, the road will be quite long. Of course, the film can only end when the workers walk into the warehouse together.
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