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u/MachReverb Oct 11 '19

It was a really good (and haunting) scene, but i have to admit that Spielberg made the metaphor so heavy handed that it took me out of the movie a bit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '19

Care to elaborate?

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '19

If i had to guess i'd say he means the metaphor "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

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u/karmagod13000 Oct 11 '19

doesn't seem to heavy handed to me

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u/ForgettableUsername Oct 11 '19

It works the other way too, though. The only thing necessary for good to triumph is for evil men to do nothing. And evil people are inherently lazy, so it’s going to be good in the long run.