I remembered a story I read a long time ago. A group of children were playing on the railroad tracks. Only one child was sober and warned them of danger, but no one else listened. Soon the train came. Should this sober kid pull the gate and change the direction of the tracks, at the expense of himself to save the destiny of most people? There is still no standard answer, but most people think that he does not need to pay for the mistakes of others with his own life, just because others are the majority?
Of course, this film does not have the majority of the people making mistakes, so it does not mean "atonement for the public". It is more like a sacrifice that is not voluntary. The moral judgments given by the film are also clear, even if you think theirs Life is meaningless, and you have no right to force others to rewrite your own life.
In fact, the meaning and value of life are often considered to be added. In China, a country with an atheistic tradition, will I be immortal after my death or be forgotten by the world? What is the difference from myself? I can't experience anything. But in a religious belief, especially a belief that clearly explains the whereabouts of a person after death, this meaning of life may be even more important. In the movie, the "evil professor" thinks that he is taking the life of the tramp to help them go to heaven. This second reason makes sense in the Christian discourse system, but you also did not decide what others want. Going to heaven is the right to go to hell. Human freedom has been elevated to a higher position than religion to some extent. This is the manifestation of human rights transcending divine power.
The United States is such a country that pursues individualism and liberalism. This film makes a classic footnote to the human rights it advocates.
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