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Originally Posted by ekmanning5
Ahhh, you see, that's the sign of a good movie. One that brings about intelligent discussion. A very tricky argument here.
My take on it is that Monjue belongs to a class of men as old as civilisation itself. The kind that repeatedly see only the small picture. The kind of man that believes that war is a solution to war. When actually the wars just keep coming. I think Douglas comes to believe in the futility of the system. When the three men are executed they have finally beat the system. DOUGLAS may be the only one that truly sees the big picture.
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But Douglas's belief in the futility of the system doesn't get them out of the immediate peril, a war with a vicious and predatory nation.
Perhaps Douglas takes a bigger view of mankind and Monjue takes a bigger view of the war.
I haven't watched the picture in a few years, I should watch it again.
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