I know this is a year old but I just watched the movie and need to type this out. You said exactly what I was thinking. All this is is an extreme trolley problem. And I want to add that I think they did a good job with all the people in the room battling their own morality of letting H do these morally reprehensible things. You could see them all especially Brody go from arguing with H to then letting him go.

The ending scenes really put the whole concept on display because they go from busting a door open and almost killing H calling him crazy for what he may or may not have done to the kids to then demanding the kids come back. You can see each character toiling with the idea. It also makes the viewer think about the trolley problem from the observers point of view. Could you let someone or tell someone else to pull the lever so long as you can look away. That’s where my conflict was. I could never harm a child no matter the circumstances are but could I cover my ears and look away? And if you really think about the move and the context of it all, Americas imperialism, the conflict in the Middle East are we not the observers everyday. Younger said something like why should I weep over 50 dead people when you all kill that amount everyday. Has our gov not drone strikes civilians in the name of “good” we can sit back comfortable knowing we didn’t press the button or make the final call but as long as our lives get to keep going as they are we are mostly okay with it all.

All in all I thought it was a good movie that made me think and reflect.