The present of humanity

Winston 2022-03-25 09:01:10

This movie is more like a documentary in my opinion. Except for the last part of the dog tail to clarify the director's attitude, in fact, the front can be said to be neutral. It is this kind of thing, it is this kind of person, it is this kind of experience, and it is this kind of result. It is precisely because of this "that is" that this movie can be called a masterpiece.
Humans have always been complex, and human nature is inherently incapable of judgment. Everyone here is fresh, emotional and rational. Faced with this dilemma, which is similar to crushing one person on the train with the controller, and dozens of people dying on the train without breaking the controller, it depicts everyone's psychology. so clear. Even more rare is that it not only depicts the individual, but also depicts the system and a deeper and broader human nature.
Institutions are human creations. It really serves people. Officials here are "constrained" by the system, seeking opinions from multiple parties and examining and approving at all levels in such a tight time. Those who do not take responsibility are decisive, and those who have to take responsibility are timid and hesitant. Not because people are different, but because of responsibilities. Looking at the affirmation and pressure from the officials of the U.S. Foreign Office, I have no doubt that if the action is initiated by the United States, they are different from the British. On the contrary, whether they insist on attacking or not, the people in the army have shown their firmness, even if they distort the facts. Can't judge good or bad, good or bad, can only say that it is too different. The general finally asked, "Can you attack?" The look in his eyes, which portrayed the helplessness of human nature incisively and vividly.
Human nature is so complex and so difficult to evaluate.
What impressed me the most in the movie were the two people who resolutely disagreed with the attack. One was a drone operator who defied orders from his superiors, and the other was a woman in the general's office whose title I didn't know. Their decisions are all the same, for diametrically opposed reasons. One is sentimental pity, he doesn't know that the person inside has put on a suicide vest, but he just can't bear to hurt the innocent. One is concerned with moral warfare, and would rather risk the lives of others to win morality. Of course, if morality wins, there may be more people in the future, but she seems to keep emphasizing the present, not the future. She was right and so was he. However, her repeated emphasis on "politically speaking" has to be thought-provoking. Politics, what is it?
Quite helpless. Really helpless. The most helpless thing is that we are all human, and we all have this kind of humanity, and no one can get rid of it. Buddhists say that life is suffering, maybe that's what it means.

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  • Sammy 2022-03-22 09:01:58

    It's too uncomfortable to watch. The most successful character is the little girl, a little girl who can't be educated, has no playmates, is tightly wrapped, and has to help her family make money since she was a child. The richer her details, the more the audience's The more the scales tilted in her direction, the 80 civilians who may have died in the terrorist attack turned into numbers. . And what was prevented did not happen, only Professor Snape and the Queen experienced it first-hand. . .

  • Ephraim 2021-12-19 08:01:08

    (i) The anti-terrorism of the left is too cowardly (ii) The bureaucrats are pushed and pushed around and portrayed very well, with a little shadow of yes minister (iii) The woman in the British cabinet is as annoying as nicola sturgeon (iv) The end of the film appears The words "in loving memory of Alan Rickman" (v) Politicians are afraid that the people are really sad to some extent. (vi) Using expensive technology to fight terrorists forward and backward, how can we win this war...

Eye in the Sky quotes

  • James Willett: Revolutions are fueled by postings on YouTube.

  • opening title card: "Truth is the first casualty of war." - Aeschylus