a good thing, the right thing

Robb 2022-04-18 17:34:53

Captain Waters (Bruce Willis) and his team, leading the refugees to flee, happen to encounter an ongoing genocide. They should have followed the rules of engagement and chose to take a detour to avoid the rebels. Of course, they didn't do this. With the cooperation of the snipers, the commandos secretly infiltrated the village, wiped out all the enemies neatly, and rescued the persecuted villagers.

Afterwards, the female doctor said to Waters: "you did a good thing today". (You did a good thing today)

Waters shook his head slightly, sighed, and responded: "I don not know if it was a good thing or not. feels like so long since i have done a good thing, a right thing". Feeling)


In this scene, the calm and determined commando disappears, and there is a person, a person who is as confused and struggling as we are. As a soldier, obeying orders is a natural duty. I believe that in normal times, as the captain, Waters must be very firm in the implementation of orders. But when I came to the African continent, everything changed.

This is hell on earth, a place abandoned by God. It will have a huge impact on everyone who witnesses this. It will make us doubt God, humanity, and ourselves, while also evoking the kindness and justice deep within us.

Emotions triumphed over reason, and Waters ultimately chose to do a good thing, the right thing.

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Tears of the Sun quotes

  • Lt. A.K. Waters: Sir, you know as well as I do what's going to happen to him if I leave him out here. There's not going to be a trial. There's not going to be a jury. There gonna take him outside the courthouse and put two in his head.

  • Kelly Lake: Sir, Rules of Engagement?

    Capt. Bill Rhodes: You will defend yourselves if you're fired upon, otherwise do not engage.