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Fabian 2022-10-16 22:42:50
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A good movie makes people reluctant to miss any segment, and after watching it makes people think. The meeting between Harvard students and Ph.D. is really fate, both teachers and friends. I don't think everyone is lucky enough to meet such a wise elder and still be around to give guidance....
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Flo 2022-10-16 20:31:08
Try not to do things that you will regret
The film was initially thought to be a comedy ending, but unfortunately the ending was very sad. I also thought that Simon's son would choose to forgive him in the end, or that the actor Meng Ti should at least try to communicate with Simon's son, after all, it was the last period of Simon's life....
Mary Seibel
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Simon Wilder: [quoting Walt Whitman] "To drive free, to love free, to court destruction with taunts, to feed the remainder of life with one hour of fullness and freedom - one brief hour of madness and joy."
Marty: Would you like to dance?
Monty: [to Simon] Maybe you shouldn't...
Simon Wilder: Let's not go overboard with this "staying alive" junk.
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Simon Wilder: You asked a question sir, let me answer it! The genius of the Constitution is that it can always be changed. The genius of the Constitution is that it makes no permanent rule other than its faith in the wisdom of ordinary people to govern themselves.
Proffesor Pitkannan: Faith in the wisdom of the people is exactly what makes the Constitution incomplete and crude!
Simon Wilder: Crude? No, sir. Our "founding parents" were pompous, middle-aged white farmers, but they were also great men. Because they knew one thing that all great men should know: that they didn't know everything. They knew they were gonna make mistakes, but they made sure to leave a way to correct them. They didn't think of themselves as leaders. They wanted a government of citizens not royalty. A government of listeners not lecturers. A government that could change, not stand still. The president isn't an "elected king," no matter how many bombs he can drop. Because the "crude" Constitution doesn't trust him. He's a servant of the people. He's a bum, okay Mr. Pitkannan? He's just a bum. And the only bliss he is searching for is freedom and justice.
