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The first one to say is actually Dan White. The real person in history killed Milk with five shots, and was spurned like a rat crossing the street in San Francisco. However, the film did not portray him as a boss-level villain. process, it's great. Only understanding can lead to reconciliation. If we want to really solve the problem, we have to sit down and listen to what homosexuality thinks and what Christian fundamentalists think. Many times, "homophobia" is mixed with complex social and psychological factors. For example, in the film, Dan White and many others are really because they "cherish the sacred marriage relationship given by God" and "defend the core values ​​that hold America together." "Incitement to laws that discriminate against homosexuals? A lot of times it's just for votes. How can so many politicians care about God if being gay can get them votes. Democracy is just a bargain among various interest groups. The people use their votes as money to buy what they want (I don't think "democracy" is such a noble and sacred word. Although it is better than autocracy, it is still only a very realistic, simple and rude word. It is a political model, but it is inseparable from all greater political designs, such as the rule of law, constitutionalism, separation of powers, etc.). At the beginning of their election, Milk and White reached an agreement to exchange votes: you vote for gay rights, and I vote for your proposal. But in a split second to finally vote on White's proposal, Milk changed his mind. Later, Milk wanted to reconcile, and White said, "Then propose to give us a salary increase. Unlike you, I have no side business, and I can't support a large family with this salary." Later, when the two were talking, he was unintentionally stimulated by Milk. When he arrived, his face flushed and he held back tears and said, "You can't humiliate me like this!", which made the audience feel that he was the weak one. Every detail of White's life is getting more and more low, and the changes are perfectly matched and natural. People who are completely desperate will inevitably become the time bomb of this society. The root cause of the breakdown of the relationship between the two can be said to be buried by Milk himself. So Milk is a vile politician with no principles and no words? Neither. One comment mentioned that in American politics, it is common sense to keep a proper distance from political enemies. Milk is just not enough politicians, not sophisticated enough (although acting as a mediator and other actions is much more sophisticated than the youth marching on the street), too idealistic, too full of impulses to change the world, and he was shot for not doing this well. And Milk "betrayed" White The inappropriateness is that when he made the decision to exchange votes, he should know in advance what the other party wants to support. After realizing that it is inappropriate and he cannot agree, he should tell the other party in an appropriate way in advance that the two The agreement of people to exchange votes is voided, rather than the sudden change of mind at the moment of voting without warning. So you see, people are like that, always making mistakes, and sometimes very annoying (in real life I don't like someone as loud as Milk at all), but that doesn't stop us from loving each other.
Then there are the many appearances of the opera, which is simply too moving. Politics is a dirty business, but when the soprano in "Tosca" sounds slowly, it's like a dusty city sleeping and the moon rising. The basic adjustment of this film is relatively bright, a lot of historical facts are serious and trivial, and it is not very melodramatic, while the plot of Puccini's "Tosca" is quite dark and depressing, but the singing is very beautiful, just from the rising and setting of the sun day by day. see the blood of Satan, the light of God. Many people have analyzed the meaning of opera in this film, and I just want to add that Tosca is beautiful in itself, and Milk loves listening to it, and that's enough.
The film's greatest strength comes from being real. The Declaration of Independence declaring that "every person has an inalienable natural right" was signed more than 200 years ago. However, until the 1960s, black Americans would still be imprisoned for not giving up their seats to whites on the bus until the 1970s. In the mid-term, people will be casually killed on the streets of San Francisco for being gay, and there will be absurd laws like "Schools must fire all gay teachers and their supporters." The way these marginalized and discriminated outsiders fight for their rights has always been difficult and heart-wrenching. All rights come from struggle, the blood of the predecessors and the cool of the future. At the beginning of the film, the real historical footage of gays being taken away by the police and the cops in handcuffs is extremely shocking in itself. By the end of the film, the subtitles were played calmly. The assassination of Milk and Mayor Mosconi and the subsequent trial triggered the famous White Night riot. However, the next day of the parade, no homosexuals were arrested. This real drama and huge artistic tension does not require any sensationalism, but only needs to be presented quietly, as magnificent as the concert of ritual and music. Being able to present this beginning and end is not a great skill. What is valuable is that the process in the middle is not so literary. Milk, who finally won by changing the election rules, long and trivial political games, little people The unremarkable story, but the director and screenwriter are well presented one by one in the film, taking into account the authenticity and artistry. In fact, that Latina boyfriend is a bitch, and his mental age is not even a junior high school student. When Harvey and Scott first arrived in San Francisco, they were just a pair of unemployed homeless people who kissed and showed their affection in broad daylight. and eventually died of AIDS. If I were the so-called "ordinary" resident of the Castro district, I would hate this bunch of gay, hippies. But when Cleve Jones tells about the gay man in Spain who was bullied by the police and beat back without hesitation, the tone and expression of admiration and strength; when Witchita passed a law that discriminated against homosexuality, the will to resist passed The scene where the phone went viral; when Milk shouted, "Homophobes like Anita didn't beat us, on the contrary, they brought us together and created a new force of their own" At times, you just can't help falling in love with this group of gay guys who aren't handsome or cute, because they would rather bleed than stand, they have a spirit. This is the power of art.
When minorities struggle to tell "us" stories, everyone should listen, because everyone has been a part of that "us" at some point. Today, the gay rights movement is far from over, and everything is still unfolding. In the past ten years, the biological cause of homosexuality has been gradually discovered, one of the "homosexual genes" has been located, and various questions are slowly being answered scientifically. When homosexuality is fighting today, the weapons in the hands are not only The Declaration of Independence and the inscription under the Statue of Liberty. In a growing number of countries, same-sex partners receive the same legal protections as opposite-sex partners. In San Francisco, in Sydney, where the "perverts" bleed, went to jail, lost their jobs and lives 40 years ago, there is a grand gay carnival every year, with rainbow flags flying and people holding big placards "Pride". Proposition 6, which Milk paid the price of his life to block, has finally passed, but California has made another Proposition 8. So far, only a few states in the United States have legalized same-sex marriage. But after all, even the conservative Supreme Court has ruled that sexual orientation discrimination is unconstitutional, and the feminist movement, Texas, the stronghold of conservative Christian forces, has also vetoed a bill banning abortion. A little further, disabled facilities in public places are also improving. more and more complete. Those humble and insignificant "we" will eventually merge into rivers, and each river is an epic of the brave.
My own political stance is not particularly left-handed, and I also thought about it when I was watching the movie. Will a very liberal city like San Francisco lose its measure in the middle of rapid deconstruction and establishment, and deviate in an uncontrollable direction. In a few years Such rapid changes have brought not only gay rights, but also the legalization of marijuana. However, for the time being, let's ignore that for now.
The day before Texas voted on the abortion bill, Congresswoman Wendy Davis delivered an 11-hour speech. As the end drew to a close, more and more excited people gathered in the hall of Congress, chanting "Stand with Wendy!" and singing "Do you hear the people sing". I still couldn't resist posting the lyrics here (the ending song with the same melody):

Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?
It is the music of a people
Who are climbing to the light.

For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise.

They will live again in freedom
In the garden of the Lord.
They will walk behind the plough-share,
They will put away the sword.
The chain will be broken
And all men will have their reward.

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that WE bring
When tomorrow comes!

——The movie changed It is the future that THEY bring when tomorrow comes from the original song of the musical to It is the future that WE bring when tomorrow comes.

To thousands of Milks, change this WE to YOU. This is my heartfelt thanks for all that you have given, even your life.

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