Who defends you?

In the 1980s, South Korea was also ruled by soldiers, banned speech, banned books, etc. It was a period of dark rule. But at that time, it was still an era when you could make money and make a career through your own efforts. The protagonist, a high school student, did not forget to work hard and eventually became a lawyer. He also made money, bought back the house he built, and gave his wife and children a happy family. So far, it is an inspirational film about personal struggle. There is an introduction, which sets the stage for the later story. He wanted to use the money from selling the textbooks for college entrance examinations to go to a small restaurant to eat. After eating, he regretted it, ran away, and went to redeem the book. After a successful career, he returned to the small restaurant to admit his mistake to the proprietress, and forged a friendship.
The so-called "trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop", can people live without politics? The protagonist defends the proprietress's son, which is accidental. The reason I mentioned earlier is to repay the kindness, but it is later promoted to freedom and democracy. During this period, he was also intimidated, threatened his family, checked taxes, failed to receive business, etc., but his conscience, in order to prevent the next generation of children from living in such a society, he still became a lawyer defending democracy.
In addition to the protagonist's efforts, don't forget that the government at that time still had the bottom line. It didn't directly kill political prisoners or conduct internal trials, and it didn't do enough. Don't forget the military doctor with a sense of justice, his fate is unknown, and the relatively open media and so on. Although the final defense failed, the impact was far-reaching.
There is a lot to learn from this film, the government's laxness, the filmmakers' fearlessness, and the audience's approval. . . It can be seen that freedom, equality, and democracy should be universal values ​​for all mankind. The rulers cannot rely on them because they occupy a high point. This is not in line with historical materialism and dialectics, and no one can stop the development of history. Trends, but changes will not be generated automatically. It needs to be promoted by living people. There should be no free-rider thinking, sitting on the road, and making no sacrifices. It is impossible to realize the new world. Rather than relying on others to defend you, work hard for yourself.

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