tells the story of Terry witnessing the murder of Joey, but remaining silent until he fell in love with Joey's sister Edie, and his brother was killed in order to save himself. Johnny killed. After so many things, he finally decided to expose Johnny's crimes and stop being the silent majority. Because of his brave voice, the wharf workers also began to wake up. Being oppressed, seeing the dark side, but not daring to speak up, has become the choice of most people, while the few brave enough to expose crimes, like Joey, were persecuted to death. In the final analysis, it is because the freedom and justice that exist in people's hearts have not been awakened, and they have not been united, but the forces of darkness have gathered together. Power disparity, how to fight?
The movie is like an enlarged version of reality. In life, many people are under pressure from various aspects, dare not speak out, are cautious, and only seek to protect themselves. If everyone is like this, then when you are in a dangerous area, everyone will not speak up, what will the consequences be? Reminds me of the inscription on the Boston Holocaust Monument:
They came to arrest the Communist Party first, and I didn't say anything because I was not a Communist Party.
Then they came to arrest the Jews, and I didn't speak because I wasn't Jewish.
They came to arrest the union members again, and I didn't speak because I was not a union member.
When they came to arrest Catholics again, I didn't say anything because I was a Protestant.
When they finally came to arrest me, there was no one to speak for me.
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