The shooting style of "The Wharf" is cold and has a strong realistic style, especially the portrayal of the bottom-level figures in the docks, warehouses and pubs, allowing the audience to see a rough life beyond the classic Hollywood aristocratic luxury life. In the grasp of details, director Ilya Kazan clearly adopted the style of documentary, bringing the dirty, rough and even sweaty smell of life on the dock to the lens. The film truly reflects the life, awakening and struggle of dockers. It is a passionate accusation of corruption and crime within the American labor union. The audience can see the struggle of the bottom American people with blood and tears. In addition, the core of the film’s story has an abstract metaphorical nature. It does not specifically address the social level of "killing for life" or "equal punishment", but extends to the discussion of non-violent politics. Social ideals. However, the film's praise of non-violence is not perfect, it does not touch on the essential issues of industrial society such as exploitation and oppression, and it lacks reflective criticism of the mass aphasia in the masses. But in any case, the film keeps a little distance from Hollywood utopian entertainment films and various types of social problem films, which makes it an epoch-making film
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On the Waterfront evaluation action
2021-11-13 08:01
Extended Reading
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Marshall 2022-04-21 09:01:45
One of the deformed products of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was the "Non-American Activities Committee", which labeled many excellent directors and actors as pro-Soviet and pro-CCP. The film's director Kazan and screenwriter Schubert are "non-American" "friends" who have identified many people. Terry discovered the corruption and evil of the union and fought alone. In the end, he dragged his scarred body and staggered for a while, which seemed to show that Gaomi was not only possible, but also that the whistleblower was the real hero.
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Favian 2022-03-26 09:01:04
Watching the movie from the beginning to the end, all the actors perform well.
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Edie: Which side are you with?
Terry: Me? I'm with me, Terry.
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Edie: But Pop, I've seen things that I know are so wrong. Now how can I go back to school and keep my mind on... on things that are just in books, that-that-that aren't people living?