Warm and bright love in absurd times

Elouise 2022-04-21 09:01:26

This classic old movie, in the era of no special effects, with superb shooting skills and absurd plot, very well shows the social turmoil at that time, ordinary people are at a loss in the wave of the times, no language is needed, just a few sentences The subtitles fully demonstrated the absurdity of the society at that time. The police and police cars that appeared many times were only in a hurry, and they could not make people feel the existence of the legal system. It doesn't matter to those who do nothing and take the initiative to commit crimes and go to prison, and it is also a blatant mockery of the unbearable society at that time. From just eating a meal, to going to jail for the heroine's initiative to seek a job, the heroine's perseverance and perseverance are praised in this turbulent environment. The sublime love of the film ends with a smile and a shot of walking along the way, but it also brings good hope

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Modern Times quotes

  • A factory worker: Where do you live?

    A gamin: No place - anywhere.

  • A factory worker: [to A gamin] Can you imagine us in a little home like that?

    [dream sequence]

    A factory worker: I'll do it! We'll get a home, even if I have to work for it.