"Cassandra Bridge" is a classic from the 1970s. I just finished watching this movie. The Chinese dubbed version really makes people play in minutes! Oh, my god! This should be considered the originator of disaster films. It's wonderful to set the environment on a speeding train, making it very urgent from beginning to end. The director of Train to Busan should have studied this movie seriously haha. Dr. Zhang Bolun (what's the name translated...) is really lucky compared to the representative of the U.S. health organization in Geneva who is in charge of the whole thing, at least he doesn't need to be in a dilemma, as a doctor, he only needs to think about how to save others. That's alright, but on behalf of MacKenzie, although he couldn't bear it (the lonely back at the end), he was ordered by his superiors and had to let the train go to the Cassandra Bridge. Moreover, he should also know that he repeatedly emphasized the inspection reports of the Cassandra Bridge that he himself did not believe because he still had a shred of hope in his heart for those who drove to the Cassandra Bridge. If he doesn't do it, someone else will immediately take his place and use more extreme methods to deal with the people on the train. Saying this may have the suspicion of whitewashing him! But the world is not black and white, and what makes this film and its characters so contemplative is precisely their complexity. Another impressive figure is the drug dealer. He was described as very unbearable in the movie, but he took the initiative to stand up at the most dangerous moment and sacrificed his life for the passengers. Sadly, the police still thought he was trying to escape. The ending of the movie looks good on the surface, but it still takes care of the mood of the general audience. Doctors saved lives in the back compartment at the last minute, and not too many people died from the bacteria. but! Is it really that simple? As long as you think a little deeper, how can the government that has been mad and tried every means to block the news will let these people live. For the government, as long as it doesn't cause trouble for itself, the lives of these people are nothing but an extra surprise statement. I think what the movie wants to say is: "In the face of a powerful state machine and an unprecedented disaster, the power of individuals is so insignificant and life is so fragile, but as long as there is resistance, there is still hope.
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