On the whole, he stated the problem fairly, although there was a strong hate sentiment in the first half, which made the viewers stand on Louis, thinking that his father was a coward. But there was a subtle turn in the second half. The comparison between the father and the son is from beginning to end, with different positions, but it is difficult to tell who is right and who is wrong. Family conflicts are added to the political nation, which complement each other.
The comparison of lens switching like godfather, the contrast between his son's first participation in the rights protection movement and his father serving the White House is very strong, and hate it. After this period, the dialogue between father and son is also very thought-provoking. In this period, the father is a coward, and the son is very heroic. It reminds me of the problem of women's rights protection and gay rights protection in China today. Most of the victims are victims. People do not feel that their own interests have been greatly infringed. This is a strong sadness. Of course, Louis' violent approach is also very naive.
The opening of the film typically uses children to arouse the sympathy of the viewers. In the last part, it also recalls the beginning. In fact, the tragedy that happened during his father's childhood has affected his life. In the beginning, the old grandmother gave him a book, which is also a metaphor for him to study more, and when he enters the White House, a president asked about the importance of education for his children. Later, after the son finished the master study, he played a positive role in supporting the rights movement, instead of using violence to solve it as before. And the famous saying in the opening scene of the movie "Darkness does not disperse darkness, but light can." It also expresses this meaning. The contribution of this passage is very clever, but it is not known whether the viewers are deeply aware of this matter.
In addition, the use of symbols is quite powerful, such as the Kennedy tie, which emphasizes that for the "cowardly" father, Kennedy's stance on rights protection is deeply rooted in his heart. There is also the matter of taking pictures. When I look through the photos, I look back to the group photo when I was a child. It actually reminded him of the tragic experience he had as a child and the impact on his life-it caused him a fear of resistance and confrontation. At the end of the film, he finally said that he was no longer afraid.
Repeat dialogue, father will numbly say to each president do you need anything else. My father proposed a salary increase twice, and both times he said excuse me at the end. The emotions were different two times, and he also expressed his state of mind from fear to courage.
The shortcoming is that a large number of husband and wife family dramas are unclear, and seem to have little connection with the theme of the film. In some places, the use of music and songs reduces the heaviness of the scene, but in some places, I feel that the music is really against the fit. Part of the transition was blunt. And the death of my younger brother is not very meaningful for this film.
Until the end of the film, the rights protection movement did not seem to pick up. Because he said that he had a show where he was eating as a VIP, and used it as an irony. In fact, it seems that his position is more biased towards the victims, more hatred, and negatively portrayed white people. However, the guiding part is not clear enough (for example, what should be done). So this is also a big reason for the poor response on IMDB. Many white people feel insulted and vilified.
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