I originally wanted to write the title as John Poirot, but I felt that the term John Bull was a bit derogatory here, so I changed it to the more neutral British Poirot.
This version of The Great Detective from the UK feels more cold and tough than gentlemanly. This is probably the only Orient Express that has been stopped for heating. There is no delicious food or wine, and it can only rely on clothes to resist the cold and face the icy interrogation. In the last scene, everyone stood in the snow and waited for the final judgment. Although they had an absolute numerical advantage and had the opportunity to not let Poirot speak, they restrained themselves in order not to turn themselves into villains.
So was Poirot a good man? If murder is evil, then Poirot is not a good man either. At the beginning of this Poirot reasoning, the murderer committed suicide. Then Poirot chose to stand by and watch the women who were chased by the angry crowd and punished with stoning. If the army officer advised the female teacher to leave it alone, it was because they were incompetent and could not save her. Poirot, on the other hand, chose to remain silent because he recognized this punishment. As he said when talking to the female teacher, since the local custom is to betray her husband, the husband's family has the right to kill her, and this custom must be respected. The female teacher asked him when the truth was revealed, since the Bible says that innocent people can throw stones, then she is an innocent person, why can't she be punished? This is a paradox. The film also describes Poirot's struggle in detail, and the bead chain he holds also reflects his inner pain. A guilty wicked man was killed, and a group of innocent good men were killed. Poirot had a crushing defeat against the governess, and when he said why don't you wait for God, he had already lost. If it is justice to collectively throw stones to kill a woman who betrays her husband, why is it unjust to stab a murderer collectively to death? Both cases happened in front of Poirot, one he chose to acquiesce, and the other he finally chose to acquiesce. What was Poirot thinking when they were fortunate enough to live in the wind and snow?
What happens when the law cannot punish the sinner? Is late justice still justice?
This film gives people more thinking, so I find it particularly difficult to write. After reading it a few times, it will be clearer.
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