The original title of the movie "Richard Jewell's Lamentation" is literally translated as "Richard Jewell", which is less provocative and shows the usual sternness of the director, Mr. Dongmu. However, the translation of the word elegy is not inappropriate. After all, as another group of audiences facing each other across the sea, it is easier to watch the movie by pointing out the emotions. Richard's elegy is an American-style elegy.
The story of the film comes from real people. At that time, the domestic situation in the United States was not so tangled, but the narrative in the film was also surging. Eye-catching media reporters, self-righteous principals, and law enforcement officers who lack integrity and abuse their powers, each role is like a microcosm of their own system and hierarchy, and they all respond to Richard's warning from the "lawyer" at the beginning— Be careful with power, a little power can twist people into monsters.
The power to report, the power to question, and the power to investigate have all been abused. Fortunately, a lawyer who is Richard's old friend came forward and defended Richard's most basic rights as a person with the power in the judiciary, although the hardships of the process can be learned from everyone.
I believe that in reality, there must be heroes who insist on justice in the American media, campuses, and law enforcement agencies, and there are also scumbags who play with power in the judicial system. Therefore, although the film analyzes individuals with distinct professional identities, I prefer to focus on the author's criticism. in the overall social climate.
What kind of social atmosphere? Dishonest, profit-seeking. There are several direct and subtle places in the film that make this clear - the reporter who is bright and sloppy in front of others; the principal who speaks with his own mind; If such ethos were the norm, it would be understandable that Richard's heroic and mundane actions were stigmatized. How can there be such a hero? He must have ulterior secrets, he must have incredible interests.
In a world where villains rule, how difficult it is for a gentleman. It is very difficult for an ordinary person in a mental hospital to testify to himself.
From this perspective, Richard's tragic story is not only an American lament, but also a worldwide one. Because villains and gentlemen, pathological and normal, can be seen everywhere, and they are mental states that may appear in everyone.
Out of my love and respect for Mr. Dongmu, I was very attentive while watching the movie and noticed two details. One was the clip of sprinter Michael Johnson in the middle and back sections, which reminded me of the doping scandal in American track and field. I searched for it, and sure enough, Michael is "out of the mud and not stained", which should be in line with the quality of the film's protagonist Richard; the second is the country song that appeared in the previous paragraph, Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler", I I feel that the cry is just like the heart of the old man Dongmu, it is a calm and slightly sad cry, "You have to know when to fold", I think this is his message to the entire American society. Shouting, "know when to run," I think is his commandment to noble people who are still upholding justice and morality today. Because as the film shows, time may tell everything, but it also consumes the hard work of virtuous people. Run, don't waste your time and emotion on this huge and ruthless gamble. Maybe build a boat and come back another day.
This song is so good. The "money" in the song can actually be converted into the noble character of an adult. On the surface, it is teaching gambling, but it can also be regarded as teaching life. In my opinion, the gamblers in the song are just like the cowboys in the heart of Mr. Dongmu, the ronin and the knights in the oriental culture. The type of "prophet" type characters, they can be independent in the turbulent and dangerous situation, and send out a wake-up call, which is deafening.
In fact, our cultural traditions also have similar great virtues. Lao Tzu is an example. To go out alone is to be independent from the world, and the five-thousand-word Tao Te Ching is a warning to the world. If you have the heart to work a little bit, you might be able to figure out the same magic in the different songs. From what I have read, Lao Tzu's feelings for heroes and sages are complicated: Yingxian turns the tide, and crazy tides make Yingxian. From the point of view of cause and effect, instead of having Yingxian in Kuanqi, it is better not to have Kuanglan, and Yingxian should not have it. Dynamite. Don't have it. Richard who discovered the explosives is also not famous. Everyone lives in peace and forgets the world.
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