MurderontheOrientExpressReviewofthemovieInfactisnotthefirsttimeIseethefilmmurderontheOrientexpress.ButeverytimeafterIwatchedthefilmIthink,”Ifthelawcannotplayarole,whatshouldwedo?”Inmyopinion,blindlaw,isnotgood,butevil;againsttheunjustlawistheboundendutyofcitizens.Isometimeshearpeopleclaimthatlawsexisttobefollowed.Thesepeoplearethemostdangerouspeoplewhoexistinasociety.Tyrannyisneverupheldthroughlaw;itisupheldthroughthousandsofbureaucratsthatfollowtheletterofthelawjustbecausetheybelieveinrulesandlaw.So,whycanweblindlyobeythelaw?Therearetworeasons.First,thelawisnotthehighest.Thereisahighervaluestandardintheworld.DoingsoinaconsciouswaydatesbacktoSocrates,whowasthefirsttoclaimthatthereisamorallawthattranscendsandsupersedesthelawoftheland.Ontheotherhand,thelawoftendoesnotrepresenttheuniversaljustice,butonlyonbehalfofthejusticeofthepersonincharge.Lawsarenotmadebecausetheyarerighteous.Lawsaremadebecausetheyadvancesomebod’spoliticalcareer.Alotofpeoplesaytoobeythelaw,butnotreallythinkitshouldbeso,butasanexcusetoshirkpersonalresponsibility.Intheirheart,sincethelawhasregulationsthatdoit,whygotothewrong.Itisverydangerous.Apersonwhoconsiderstheorders,rulesorlawstobewronghasadutytodefythem.Everysinglewarcriminallearnedthisbeforetheywerehanged.Ontheotherhand,manyresistancefighterslearnedtheoppositebeforetheywereshot.Attheendoftheday,youhaveonlyyourownmoralcompass.Youmustdecidewhethertofollowthelaw,andinconsideringthis,youneedtounderstandwhythelawwasmadeinthefirstplace.Usually,itmakessensetofollowmostlaws,mostofthetime.Butnotalllaws,allofthetime.Peoplewhoarestandingwaitingatahungredstoplightat2amwithnohumanbeingnorcarinsightarenotjuststupid,butdownrightdangerous.DoesthismeanIencouragebreakingthelaw?No.Mostlyitdoesn'tmeanthatbecausedoingsowouldbetooflauntinglyillegal.However,inthespiritofdiscretion,Iencourageeverybodytofollowtheirownmoralcompassandtohelptheirfellowhumanbeings.