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About justice
Durward 2021-12-11 08:01:37
Stripped of the film's cover of too many commercial films (cool scenes, American election gimmicks, multiple heavyweight actors), in fact, the director still wants to tell us a simple story about justice. Starting from Washington's personal experience about the US Medal of Honor system, what he showed was the path of exploration of a righteous man. He is very downhearted. He spends his life on stimulants and instant noodles every day, and his entertainment life is just reading romantic novels. He, like many veterans, may have completely overdrawn his life and vitality from birth and death on the battlefield. The gap in life and the pressure of livelihood have taken up too much power. However, when faced with conspiracy and evil, especially when the conspiracy was to destroy his desire and maintenance of justice in his heart, he acted! Unstoppable action that spares no effort! This is the power of justice, maybe he is too weak compared to evil, but at the last moment, he will use his will to defeat the enemy's mercy and control, and defeat his own brain and body! We should admire justice!
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The Manchurian Candidate quotes
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Al Melvin: [trying to explain his dreams] I write it all down. You know, like, every night...
[he shows Marco a notebook with strange notes scribbled in it]
Al Melvin: Right when I wake up, I try to get it down. It doesn't always come together, you know? Not everything that I can remember...
Ben Marco: Maybe you should go to the V.A. Hospital. Talk to one of the doctors...
Al Melvin: [angrily throws his notebook on the floor] I've *BEEN* to doctors, man!
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Al Melvin: I'm just! I'm just... I'm just a little stuck, Sir.
[pause]
Al Melvin: Because I remember, okay, Shaw...
[pause]
Al Melvin: Shaw, okay... Shaw saving us, right?
[another pause]
Al Melvin: But that doesn't make sense, because... that should've been you. Okay, if Shaw is in the Hummer...
[pause]
Al Melvin: The Toyota is here...
[breaks down to the floor and sobs]
Ben Marco: [Marco grabs him and holds him up to his feet] All right. Just get up, get up!
[pause]
Ben Marco: Listen, it's... That's over with. That's done. Okay? You gotta move on...
Al Melvin: [stutters] What I was hoping is that, you know, maybe...
Ben Marco: You need some money or something?
Al Melvin: No. No, Sir...
Ben Marco: Wait a minute...
Al Melvin: I don't need your money, man!
Ben Marco: All right. Well, it was great to see you...
[Melvin walks away]