The movie is beautiful and the shooting is very distinctive, but after watching it, I have a feeling that I can't tell. What does it feel like? I can't help but think and savor. Looking through the comments, I found that many of the comments are saying that this film is satirizing the US government, criticizing Americans for wearing the cloak of democracy to engage in subversive movements. It is a film criticizing the United States, but I think this is by no means. This is a standard American blockbuster, and it promotes standard American values: individual first, liberty first.
The first layer, the movie itself, justice defeats evil, the people overthrow tyranny, individuals rebel against the government
The government formed a special team of criminals to go to an island country to destroy weapons of mass destruction under development.
On the premise of sacrificing one team, another team successfully infiltrated the city, and with the help of the rebels, infiltrated the research and development base. It turned out that the so-called terrorist weapon was actually developed by the United States behind the scenes. Because of the coup, they were worried that the plan would be exposed. It has an impact on the international momentum, so people are sent to destroy all the information.
During the battle, the imprisoned aliens escaped because of the early explosion.
Pai Daxing went on a killing spree, claiming, "This city is mine!"
The leader asked the team to retreat. "The life and death of this city has nothing to do with the United States." All she cares about is that the data is destroyed.
But the protagonist suddenly burst into the heart of the Virgin Mary, and led the team to decide to eliminate Pai Daxing. The angry leader was determined to activate the bomb embedded in their brains. At this critical moment, the leader's younger brother knocked out the leader and offered help from a distance.
In the end, with the help of the mouse, the Suicide Squad successfully eliminated Pai Daxing, defended the earth, and obtained personal freedom by using the information as a threat.
In the process, the rebels used the power of suicide squads to kill the dictator, claiming to establish a democratic regime, and the people of the island country are free!
The second layer, the individualism of the core of the film
Seeing this, this movie seems to be a perfect movie. The enslaved criminals fight for justice, the employees of the government stand up against the evil behavior of the leaders, and the people who pursue democracy overthrow the tyranny, but if you say that the movie is criticizing America is too young. On the contrary, this is the standard American blockbuster, the universal culture and universal spirit of the United States, and this is the cultural core used for publicity around the world.
The cultural value of the United States is not the American government, but the liberalism represented by the United States. personal strength. distrust of government. concern for the people of the world. This is the true value of America, the true worldview.
Therefore, on the surface, this film is satirizing the American government, but in essence, it is still praising American values, because the American government is not equal to the United States. .
The third layer, cultural export, "the best is the United States", right?
When I watched the movie, the first thought that popped into my mind was, "America is so tolerant. When such a film criticizing the United States can be released, when will we be able to do this?" If you have seen some so-called so-called "Forbidden film", you will find that many of the comments below are similar to my thoughts.
The following can be inferred:
America is the most inclusive country, the most open country, the most confident country, and the most powerful country.
No matter how bad the U.S. government does, the American people are good, and they take saving the world as their mission, even if they fight against the government.
The people of America are committed to helping people under tyranny to establish democratic regimes.
Think about the country you are in, can a movie like this be made? Can objections be allowed? Look, the United States is still good, but your country is not good. If you want to pursue your dreams, it is still the United States.
The most frightening thing is that when I extend other ideas, I can't refute them for a while.
The fourth floor, jumping out of the movie to see the world
But in my heart, vaguely, I feel weird, if I were a young man, or a college student, I would probably stop here at most, and I will regard America as a holy land of freedom in my heart, but I am not, the most important thing The thing is, it's 2021, not 2005, or 2010, or 1995. Now is the lowest ebb of Western liberalism in China. In such an environment, I did not stop here easily, but began to think further.
I come to the conclusion:
If only through the film, the above conclusions are correct.
But if you jump out of the movie and return to reality, you will find that the above conclusions do not stand up to scrutiny.
Is America Inclusive? Is it open? On your own? I'll just cite a few facts that I know.
Edward Snowden, who revealed the "Prism Gate", is currently taking refuge in Russia. In the United States, there are many "forbidden words", and even in universities, many professors have been reported and suspended because of what they said carelessly. The big stick of racism and sexism was raised at every turn and was hammered to pieces. What is even more ironic, although racial discrimination has become politically correct, the actual racial discrimination has never stopped. How ironic.
against the government? I haven't heard of it so far, but I've only heard of doing all sorts of wicked things under the orders of the government.
Help the people overthrow tyranny? Speaking of which, I'm not tired anymore. There are quite a few "tyranny" that Americans overthrow, and I can name a big one if I list them casually. Unfortunately, the tyranny they overthrow is not for the sake of helping the local people gain democracy, but for their own interests and to eliminate their political enemies.
Can your country exclude such a movie? I discussed this issue in a film review, and the core question is, does it make sense to exclude such films? In fact, the film caters to mainstream Western values, the same old-fashioned distrust of the government and the praise of individualism. But are these our values? If we go to make such a movie, isn't it simply to cater to the West? This can also explain why some so-called films that reveal the dark side of China can win awards abroad, while the so-called Hong Kong drug elements fighting for independence are welcomed abroad, because this is their value concept. What are our values? "The great hero serves the country and the people" is "self-cultivation, aligning the family, governing the country and the world", and it is the feeling of the family and the country, not the so-called individualism. If we start thinking about why we can't make films like this, we've entered a Western mental trap. What we want to make is not a movie like this, but a movie that represents Chinese culture, a movie that represents Chinese values, and walks the road of cultural self-confidence.
Through the above conclusions, I further deduce that the power of American cultural export is indeed powerful.
Imagine that you are in a small country, your country may not be chaotic, but when you see this movie, you suddenly realize that with the help of the United States, we can overthrow "tyranny", and suddenly one day, an American finds You, say he is the CIA, wants you to cooperate to overthrow the government. . .
It's entirely possible. Imagine then the countries that subverted regimes after the Western Color Revolutions, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Soviet Union, did they gain democracy?
It is also up to the sentence that the Hong Kong drug elements said, which was ridiculed at home, "Do you want to have a happy ending like Ukraine?"
Cultural output is like this, little by little, silently change your values.
I have read a book called "Mainstream", which introduced the powerful export ability of American culture. Through cultural export, American values are spread. American songs represent the best songs, American movies represent the best movies in the world, and American TV series are the best TV series in the world. By extension, the United States It is the best country in the world. Through cultural export, the United States has easily gained a lot of economic income and has a huge influence.
As far as this movie is concerned. On the surface, justice defeats evil and democracy defeats dictatorship. In essence, it is still a set of cultural concepts to promote the United States.
This movie is very interesting. The process of writing film reviews is also a process of my own thinking. The reason I thought about it was my first reaction after watching the movie. After writing, my thinking process is over.
Fifth floor, am I thinking too much?
Is it the director's job to just make a movie? Make a cool movie? The plot that impressed me the most in this movie is that the suicide squad went to save the colonel, but they went all the way and found out that the colonel was saved by the rebels. How embarrassing and ironic. This is one of my favorite episodes in this movie.
So, I think so much, but I think too much? Just like when Lu Xun was writing the book, he probably didn't think as many ideas as he is now extending.
Maybe the director is on the first floor. The director said, I just like to watch the way you forcefully interpret it, and it will enhance the connotation of my movie. Maybe the smile blossomed.
View more about The Suicide Squad reviews
