"Dancer in the Darkness" - There is more than one dancer in the dark

Fernando 2022-04-20 09:01:42

I was very sad after watching "Dancer in the Darkness". I originally thought this was probably an inspirational story, like Helen Keller, like Ray, who was disabled and determined, persevered in the face of difficulties, lived bravely and strong, and finally succeeded and won the applause of people. I always thought that was the case, even after the movie played for a while. But finally not, the film tells the story of a mother, and our justice, our justice imposed on this mother.
In the film, Shaman was tried for murder, and the prosecution's lawyer made a generous statement: "The prosecution will prove to you that the defendant not only committed the most ruthless murder, but was essentially a selfish person who pretended to be disabled and only With compassion for herself, this woman came to our country to seek asylum with trust and friendship, and the evidence would show that she paid in return for betraying, robbing, and murdering those who helped her. Jurors, she asks us to She has compassion, but the evidence shows that she has no compassion..."
But is this the truth? Kind as my viewers will know after watching the film that this is pure bullshit. We know that Shaman went to Bill to ask for it because he stole the money she had worked so hard to save to treat her son's eye disease. It was Bill who refused to give the money or even suicidal and asked Shaman to kill him. Shaman pretending to be disabled? Wrong, she is pretending to be a normal person, the purpose is only to work in the factory to earn a meager salary. She loves singing and dancing, loves life, deeply blames herself for giving birth to Xiaojun even knowing that she has a genetic eye disease, and struggles hard to treat Xiaojun's eye disease. It's just that those of us who are off-screen bystanders know about it. When the jurors unanimously found that Shaman's murder was established, we were angry that the truth was covered up, but think about it calmly, how did they know Shaman's kindness and strength. On the surface, Bill is a wealthy man who has inherited the inheritance. Even Xiaojun doesn't know about the money that Shaman has accumulated so much. As the prosecution lawyer said, all the evidence shows that Shaman betrayed, robbed, killed and helped her. Even Shaman's best friend, Gave, sympathizes with Shaman and believes that Shaman killed Bill for money. Some people say that life is a process of suffering and injustice, which must be true. Think carefully, are we really as righteous as we think every time we are righteous?
At the end of the film, Shaman was about to be hanged. When the black cloth was covering her head, she struggled so hard that the executors had to remove the hood for Shaman after asking for instructions. Frankly, I don't like the ending, it's how it should be in my imagination. Shaman struggled to get rid of the hood, and the executor went to ask for instructions, but finally put it on her and hanged. Don't scold me, life is like this.
Sunday, June 4, 2006

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  • Kaleb 2021-12-13 08:01:07

    From the time the Selma money was stolen and started crying, crying until the end of the credits... (Khan)

  • Lonnie 2022-03-24 09:01:55

    Everything happened after killing Bill... I don't understand the necessity of a large song and dance scene, simplifying (or even completely deleting) the abrupt song and dance part has almost no impact on the film, and a few scenes are quite heavy and contradictory singing and dancing On the contrary, the drama dilutes the emotions that have been brewing from beginning to end. Although there can be various explanations to pull it out of the main plot, this approach is still puzzling. Of course, similar singing and dancing tragedies are not without precedent, beautiful and kind The drama where the protagonist is in deep trouble is not the only one. However, even if the classic Hollywood musical has created many difficulties for the protagonist, it is always a candy cannonball wrapped in a happy ending, and von Trier created this film. Obviously not here. Acting in musicals is the protagonist's hobby and spiritual sustenance. That's right. It's understandable to keep Bjork's normal singing and dancing parts intact. If we say that the singing and dancing in the factory can still be regarded as a magic pen to entertain oneself and others , then the singing and dancing in the court is really out of line with the style of the whole film, and because of this, it is incredible to see comments like "moving to the death".

Dancer in the Dark quotes

  • Jeff: [referring to Gene] Why did you have him? You knew he would have the same disease as you.

    Selma: I just wanted to hold a little baby.

  • Selma: There's no more to see...