Freedom Requires Guts

Movie Review: The Story That Shows Why Strength Still Matters

I watched an incredible movie on Netflix: Number 24.

It’s about the Norwegian resistance in WW2. When the war started, a huge part of Norway just cooperated with Hitler. They didn’t want to fight. They turned against their own. They chose safety and comfort.

But a small group didn’t. And that’s where the story begins.

Gunther, the main character, was one of them. Just a kid in his early 20s. All he wanted was freedom. Freedom to say what he wanted. Freedom to move. Freedom to live. He believed Norway should stay Norway.
So he fought back against the Nazi machine.
And he and his friends paid a brutal price.

Torture.
Death.
Capture.
Loss.

But they didn’t stop.
They kept going.
And because of people like him, Norway stayed free.

Watching this film, I realised how unbelievably courageous people were then.
And it made me think.

How many people today would actually fight for freedom? How many would choose safety and comfort instead?

Looking at the world now, I think most would pick comfort. People don’t train their minds anymore. They don’t train their bodies. They avoid hardship at all costs. They are terrified of being judged for having a different opinion. Everyone tries to fit the narrative and stay safe.

But if you think differently, that’s where change starts. That’s what saved Norway.
I believe if you take a grandfather from WW2 and put him against most 20 year olds today, the granddad wins every time. Mentally. Physically. Spiritually.

We are softer as a society.
And I don’t think this is a good thing.

Leszek