It's a star-studded movie that's worth watching and thought provoking.
When crime occurs at the systemic level of the country, justice is influenced by the political environment, interfered by the military, and individuals and entire nations are caught in a lost position to commit crimes that they are not aware of, as another nation's Judges are also subject to social pressure from their own country's high-level officials and the country where the criminals live. How to perform a fair trial due to a judge's due diligence is undoubtedly a very complicated matter. And, once things involve politics, it may involve not only one country, but multiple countries, that is, things at the world level. Therefore, this trial involves a wide range of factors, including the law, the political orientation of the government, morality, ethics, conscience...
In the film, Spencer Tracy is old and plays the American judge Haywood, who wants to connect with the local Germans to better understand their thoughts, and finds that they are ordinary people like everyone, who have experienced national and Changes in society, still being kind and well-bred, living hard. Burt Lancaster played the famous German judge Janning, who dared to admit his own crimes, but also deeply blamed himself, pointed out the crimes of others, and was called a traitor by those who were tried with him. Marlene Dietrich plays the widow of a German officer. Because her husband was directly executed by the Americans without any dignity after the war, she has always hated Americans, but she has established a connection with the American judge, so that the judge has Opportunity to learn more about Germans. Most of the actors are old but still charming and perform well. Even though such a long film is mainly about statements and debates in court, the plot can arouse the emotional changes and deep thinking of the viewers, so it is not boring at all. Each actor showed the personality of his character.
War, politics, law, morality, human nature, the interaction and conflict of various factors, this is not only happening in the past, even now it is constantly happening all over the world. And how human beings and the world can learn from the experience and lessons of history, how to move towards a better future, and how to avoid repeating the same mistakes, is worth people's continuous thinking and practice. Human nature is common, laws can be formulated and perfected, and morality also has some basic norms, but it will be influenced by culture and history, but politics is complex, and there is no simple right or wrong, which brings about other aspects. Tests and challenges, although some world organizations play a certain role, they still have limited influence and are subject to political interference. In any case, as "Good Angels in Human Nature" said, maybe we feel that the world is still in various problems and conflicts, but in fact, the world is on the way of getting better and better.
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