Turns out this is the second time I've watched it. I feel a little contrived for Loli's excessive acting skills, and I feel that some content in the script is not expressive enough, but this theme, lines and even the title of the film make me feel like the title of God bless America reminds me of a Rufus song The song Going to a town, to a certain extent the lyrics and content of the film are similar, is a kind of deep exhaustion brought by America, that is, this society. One of the scenes I remember most is the scene where the male protagonist sits on the sofa watching TV changing channels, then listens to the radio on the way to work the next day, walks past the employees discussing gossip, sits in the seat, and finally "arguing" with the male colleague This long shot, because this is a very realistic reflection of a person's social and social life, I can deeply feel a suppressed but real emotional outburst. When the male protagonist sits on the sofa tired, all the channels on the TV are part of this real media, mockery, reality shows, selling points, politics, etc. fill our eyes, nose, and ears. We can't escape and can't escape at all, these have become part of society, just like the male protagonist said: "I didn't mean to see it, it just came out." Even if we avoid them in the media, as long as we live in this society as a member of the social group, these "them" will appear in life in another medium - oral. A totally lifelike way of "sharing" and gestures, maybe you're just having a cup of coffee but you're hearing about the new gossip from your coworkers right away. This reminds me of the not so gregarious person I used to have in my freshman year of high school. I had a deskmate who accidentally talked about the topic of "anime". I don't remember exactly what she said, but I always remember one sentence: "I don't like watching it very much either. , it's just that it allows me to have a conversation with others." I just feel deeply sad about this sentence, and it still is. Because of peer pressure and the need for crowds, we "must" be like this.
Thinking about it now, even if I wasn't very gregarious at the time, I would chase after one or two popular stars, TV dramas, clothing brands at the time, and even read a bit of hot news about the stars I didn't like but "everyone" liked, instead of Rather than being brought into it, it's better to say that it all happens unconsciously and unconsciously.
The scene where the male protagonist and his male colleagues "discussed".
The male protagonist said that we would say whatever the media said, and everyone was repeating it, and even the comments and opinions on the incident were instilled in us by the media. This is how great and terrible the media is. But one thing is, whether the media finds our needs to create hot spots or we make hot spots according to the selling points of the media, this is actually a circle, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, to satisfy each other, everyone is a "fool" in each other's eyes, so The male colleague keeps saying "just for fun". The male colleague thinks that the media is one of the means for fun, and there is nothing to be taken seriously, but his thoughts are completely penetrated by the remarks of various media media. After the male protagonist's blockbuster remarks, the male colleague But immediately thought of the remarks of a famous person. The media treats the masses as fools, and the masses treat the media as a joke. I personally also like the dialogue between the male protagonist and the little loli in the selection of clothes and carts, "materialization", "mainstream", "edge", "celebrity", the man seems to have three wrong views, but he has a very institutional moral tradition , he pays attention to respect and freedom of thought but freedom under certain moral standards. Edge/Mainstream When those edge became mainstream, everyone hyped it up, and if you don't like it, it means you're not "specia" or "unique" enough, like you studied art? wtf? You don't even like Andy Warhol? That's why when the niche becomes popular, the trend is more violent, and there is no room to fight back, because the niche will attack you: "You can't accept new things", the popular will attack you: "This is a historical A new beginning", of course, if this is based on the success of the mainstream, because the discourse orientation of a group of people will unconsciously control your ideological preferences, sometimes it is not whether we like it or not, but the social group thinks "special Whether people like it or not, the media controls all the preferences and regulations of the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation.
Celebrity/celebrity
The male protagonist said that everything about celebrities is actually the same desire as ordinary people, but they are expressed in different ways. I agree with this point. To appreciate art, but not too high the starting point of art. This refers to the artistic category of "celebrities". But most of the people in the film are celebrities in a desperate way, in order to become a kind of "objectified" celebrity symbol. The type of celebrities that the film talks about like Kim Kardashian, people love her but want to be her, people hate her but want to be her. She represents money, power, enjoyment, wealth. So, a lot of people think that reality TV is one of the fastest paths to fame, because you don't need any talent just drama, people will hate you, but they will still lock the channel on you.
materialization
For example, if a little girl wants a BlackBerry, Lolita will say that I am a young girl, why don't you, an old man, like me. We all reflect our value in materialized value.
Women use their youth and beauty to add value to their commodities, and young people use material to embody gregariousness. Just like many people commented and ridiculed the iPhone as a kidney six, but it is not a reason to obliterate its real practicality and the so-called social value it represents - a member of society. A friend of mine asked if you can replace the Samsung that you have used for a few years, it is too shabby, indeed, it is really embarrassing to take it out in some high-end stores, because the surrounding of the phone case has faded, but I am really embarrassed The only thing is that I really can't afford the things in the famous store and I have to pretend to be a calm and lack of self-confidence, not my mobile phone. My Samsung mobile phone is a note series, with a big screen, big characters, and it's not broken. That's why I keep using it. Who told me to hate small fonts? Sometimes what I have to like and what I need are really two different things. It's up to you which one you choose. Materialization is an inevitable phenomenon, but some things are too materialized and they will just turn themselves into a member of the merchandise column.
niche/minority
Niche is now the most important part of our way of affirming our "unique". This is also one of the reasons why I don't like Loli's character very much and think it's a little vague, but this character is necessary. She represents a group of people who do not like complete mainstreaming, and most of us are actually among them. Lolita is very specific to the people she hates, even to the actions (hi five), because those actions are basically the preferences of the popular crowd. She is a loner who doesn't fit in with the group, and she wants to kill everyone very childishly. She really represents the rebellion and sadness of most of the teenagers, and the group of children who are not accepted and ultimately disdain to be accepted.
But at the same time, she is extreme in a certain way, so I like that in the end she is positioned as a child born in an ordinary family rather than in a chaotic family, because these thoughts and pains will not necessarily arise in a so-called failed family. Any family, any small things, (such as the scene of the massacre in the movie theater) any language, any action, will slowly wipe out a person's hope and the end of humanity, so don't say it's a small thing, you have absolutely nothing to do with this society. Most of the disappointment is real because of these seemingly ordinary little things and seemingly "ordinary" shows. No matter how small people are, there will be media broadcasts, and there will be groups. It’s like a group exists, but do we like this person, this work, or this work can represent our “unique”? I also occasionally look at it. Reality shows, dramas, sometimes can really pass the quiet days of life, and occasionally they may be too deep into the drama, but who told us to want to see a different life? When talking about it, there will always be such a sentence; The show..." No matter how niche people are, they all want to have their own team and have companions. Just like Loli, although she claims to be a loner, she still wants to be with her uncle. We all grew up in the mainstream culture and mainstream speech, which is one of the sources of our ideas, but sometimes when the so-called "mainstream" becomes human consumption, don't change from a person who treats the so-called media as a joke to a person who is being A fool led by the media. We are born in the mainstream, but we can be different, and it may be difficult to distinguish right from wrong, but we can think differently, because human thinking is chaotic. Like the occasional little mess of the film. I hate you but i want love you
Verbal violence often watch Criminal Minds American dramas. It feels like a black comedy of a certain horror criminal mind, but I have to say, I go, some lines really speak my mind. The protagonist uses action violence to subdue verbal violence. Verbal violence is also the reason why many people die in it. Because of free speech, there is no bottom line. The topic of verbal violence is actually worth discussing, but also ignored, because this kind of violence is invisible, but it can also be spread and even emulated in a large area. Anyone can be "violent", from children to the elderly, from teachers to politics. Taking action to "violence", I again express my disagreement. why are you so mean?
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