I often hear people say that if we do not stop something unjust,
then we are as guilty as the people who commit them.
But is it that easy to stand up for justice?
In this 1954 classic, Marlon Brando played Terry Malloy,
a young man who worked under Johnny Friendly,
a powerful but corrupted labor union leader.
After Friendly killed two men who opposed him,
Malloy felt the increase responsibility to tell the truth,
especially to one of the victims' sister,
who he fell in love with.
The most stunning scene to me was when
Malloy was being beaten up by Friendly and his men,
with many workers standing by looking.
No one helped Malloy even though
many of them were also victims under Friendly.
This may be frustrated to the audience,
but how can we blame these people?
How many of us are prepare to sacrifice our jobs,
families, friends, even lives to
confront powerful people that can easily destroy us?
Fortunately, the end of the movie did give us a little hope for justice...
With powerful, well-developed plot,
and excellent performances by Brando and other actors,
<On the Waterfront> is a movie that you will not want to miss!!
It explores human natures,
and let us redefine what "justice" really mean to us.
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