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In the darkest moments, only courage lasts forever

A movie "Darkest Hour" is being released recently. It is said that starring Gary Oldman will have a great chance of winning the Oscar next year for his performance in the film. The story tells what happened throughout the month of May 1940, from the fall of Chamberlain to the election of Churchill as "wartime prime minister" to form a cabinet. It depicts the complexity of Churchill's choice between negotiating peace with Germany and never giving in. and difficulty, and the significance of this choice to history needs no introduction.

In May 1940, Churchill was appointed when the defeated army was defeated. In the midst of crisis, he took over the important task of forming a wartime cabinet from the resigned Chamberlain. Before taking office, the old man arranged in front of the mirror. When he was wearing clothes, he joked with the people behind him. It was a pity that he was not the prime minister in his prime and graceful age. He did not have a handsome appearance, so he could only use his wisdom now. In fact, when I first saw this scene, I just thought it was a bit funny. This bad old man who drank a glass of wine after getting up in the morning, slurred his speech, and yelled at the typist. He was really bad-tempered, but he still... There are times when there is such humor. But after watching the entire film, I thought back on this paragraph, and I felt very heavy because the timing was wrong. This was not a glorious opportunity to be prime minister. This was an "unlucky guy" that everyone could predict.

However, he delivered the famous "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" in his inaugural speech. (All I can offer is blood, toil, tears and sweat. We are facing an extremely severe test, and we are facing a long and arduous struggle. If you ask: What is our policy? My answer is: do our best, To fight the enemy by sea, land and air with all the strength God has given us; to fight against an unprecedented brutal tyranny. This is our policy. If you ask: What is our goal? I can answer in two words: Victory no matter the road. No matter how rough and long it is, we must win at all costs and fear no fear, because we cannot survive without victory)

After taking office, he was not as passionate as his inauguration speech. The opposition, the severity of current events, the cruelty of war, even when the king was being interviewed, the king would secretly wipe the hand kissed by Churchill behind his back. But Churchill still showed his big heart that belongs to a leader. His tenacity and bravery, just like his smile and "V" gesture, injected strong spiritual power into the suffering British nation. He had a strong mind and excellent leadership. When forming the wartime cabinet members, he still chose to oppose his political opponents.

Churchill also had moments of weakness. When the king met with him in private and expressed his full support for him, he would tell the king truthfully that he was actually scared to death. When the little girl on the subway asked him why he was crying, he would answer that in fact he cried often. He would also silently look at his secretary, Miss Leighton, when she was crying because her brother had not returned from the battlefield, just like a kind elder in the family.

Churchill was also lucky. He had a wife who loved and supported him. When he yells at the typist lady, it will soothe his anxious mood; he will educate his children to accept a father who always puts the people's happiness first and his family second; he will help his husband when he is confused. When he is down, accompany him and encourage him.

At the same time, Churchill was also a writer who was delayed by the Prime Minister. At the end of the film, his speech in the House of Commons was as beautiful and smooth as poetry, with irresistible rhyme and repeated use of parallel sentences. Release huge energy and inspire people's determination and courage to never give up:

We will fight to the end.

We will fight in France,

We will fight in the air with increasing confidence and with increasing strength,

We will not hesitate to Defend the homeland at all costs,

We will fight on the beaches,

We will fight on the landing points of the enemy,

We will fight in the fields and in the streets, < /p>

We will fight in the mountains,

We will never surrender.

Finally, it ends with Churchill’s famous saying:

Success is not the end, failure is not the end, only courage is eternal.