Before commenting on this film, we must first popularize black Americans at that time, who was at the peak of the black affirmative movement, and various national movements came and went one after another. And because of this affirmative movement, the relationship between people of color and white people in the United States has become increasingly tense, and even caused a lot of riots. These social problems caused some turbulence in American society at that time.
Tibbs, a black man in a suit and carrying a large suitcase, stayed in the small town of Spat because he had to change cars to go to Chicago.
The town is sparsely populated and is a typical American southern town. Full of peace and harmony, Patrol Sam, as usual, came out of the roadside shop and started the night patrol. Accompanied by a golden song in the 1960s, I came to a place. Because it was the hottest summer of the year, the big breasted women who lived here liked to get naked and wander aimlessly in the room. Sam likes to watch this naked girl drinking ice cola quietly, which makes him a little impulsive, especially on such a hot night. But cowardly Sam did not forget his mission. He continued to patrol the empty roads of the town at night until he found a body, this is Colbert, a rich man from Chicago. He went to the small town of Spat to build a new factory area and drive local employment. Thinking of the corpse here, and at the same time the cash that Colbert was carrying with him was missing.
After hearing the news, the sheriff Gales, after learning about the situation, based on his years of criminal investigation experience, judged that this was a murder and robbery, but he felt that his small town and the folklore should be simple and no one would do it. Such cruel things. However, in conjunction with the United States at the time, road robberies were not uncommon due to the improvement of the road network construction after the war. Therefore, many gangsters will drive a car and walk all the way to grab the road. One of the more famous movies showing this phenomenon is "Poor Mountains and Bad Waters". The result of this analysis also directly led to the arrest of the black Tibbs. Because he was a black man from the north, and he carried a lot of cash with him, theoretically, he shouldn't have a huge amount of cash on a black person. It was Patrol Sam who captured the black Tibbs. The young man was a little complacent and felt he had done a great job. The sheriff quickly interrogated the young man from the north, and something dramatic happened. This Mr. Tibbs turned out to be a well-known Chicago criminal investigation expert.
The chief of Mr. Tibbs hopes that he can stay and help solve the murder, but the town sheriff does not want an outsider to intervene, especially a black man. The film started to develop slowly around the angle of racial hatred. After encountering the unfriendly treatment of the town, Tibbs did not want to stay too much. But the professionalism told him that he should stay to solve this problem, and the clueless Sheriff Gals had no choice but to accept the proposal. Tibbs started investigating work, but the people in the southern towns of the United States were not too friendly to blacks, which led to unsatisfactory progress. It didn't take long for another suspect to appear-the blind streamer Harvey. Although he struggled desperately, he was always caught with two fists and four hands. At the same time, Officer Tibbs found Colbert's widow, hoping to learn more about Colbert. Mrs. Colbert was a beautiful white woman with short blond hair and fashionable dress, and she was a little hysterical after learning of her husband's death. The sheriff escorted Harvey back to the police station and interrogated Harvey in front of Mrs. Colbert. Harvey said he just picked up a wallet and did not kill anyone. The reckless sheriff Gals didn't think so. He felt that everything this blind stream said was completely quibble. At this moment, Tibbs used his very professional judgment to point out that Harvey was indeed not the murderer, because Harvey was left-handed and the murderer was a right-handed man.
The two immediately fell into a quarrel, and the sheriff did not want to be educated by the black man from the north how to settle the case. Mrs. Colbert, who had been observing for a long time, suddenly broke out. What she hoped was the truth and the murderer, not the constant life attacks and verbal abuse. The sheriff who calmed down decided to give Tibbs a chance for interrogation. In order to reduce Harvey's hostility, Tibbs took the initiative to lock him with him. And began a psychological offensive against him, hoping to get more information from him to solve this case. Due to the criminal investigation methods and the quality of the practitioners at that time, many unjust, false and wrong cases were caused in American society. Therefore, in the film and television works at the time, the description of the white policeman was not ideal. In the United States, many democracy, legal systems, and human rights have actually been gradually improved. Many systems are not built on pavilions. Officer Tibbs, after receiving Harvey's testimony, judged that Mr. Colbert had been thrown away. And this judgment made the whole case confusing again. Perhaps because of women’s instincts, Mrs. Colbert believed Tibbs’ assertion that Harvey was not a murderer and hoped that he could join the investigation work, but Sergeant Gales was still arbitrary because of racial contempt. Drove away the black people.
As the investigation progressed, Harvey's identity as a murderer was self-defeating. Mrs. Colbert used the investment in factories in the small town to put pressure on the local government, hoping that they could solve the case as soon as possible, which made the sheriff feel more pressure. In desperation, he could only find Tibbs at the train station and begged him to stay and help solve the case together. After some fierce battles, Tibbs decided to stay and prove himself, that he was not afraid of challenges, and was no better than white people. Difference. But the black police handling the case made the white supremacist organization in the small town feel humiliated. They said that if Tibbs didn't roll away quickly, he would not see the sun on Sunday. After collecting a lot of evidence, the two targeted the cotton farmer, Mr. Edinger. Mr. Aidinger is a typical racist, his cotton farm still maintains the customs and habits of the United States before the Civil War. Tibbs's rash visit obviously made Edinger feel offended, so there were some conflicts with Tibbs. But Tibbs was not a serf on his manor, and he fought back angrily. This embarrassed the sheriff who was accompanying him, and could only leave Tibbs in a hurry. However, they did collect some evidence. The suspicion of Eddinger suddenly became bigger. Tibbs was angry at the humiliation he received in Eddinger. The anger made him desperate to find more evidence. Send Edinger to the electric chair.
On the way to collect more evidence, Tibbs encountered a siege by the white supremacy organization. Fortunately, the sheriff arrived in time and rescued him. At the same time, I also hope that he can leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, after all, this is not the town of Tibbs. But Tibbs, who was dazzled by anger, didn't want to stop there, he still collected evidence on his own. Just as everyone was busy and exhausted, new evidence emerged. Officer Sam, who found the body, suddenly deposited a large sum of money in the bank, which made the Sheriff focus on Sam's investigation. Is Sam shouting to catch the thief? Tibbs calmed down, and after judgment, Edinger and Sam were ruled out of suspicion. At this time, the case was back to the starting point. When everyone fell into silence again, the big breasted woman's brother Purdy came to the sheriff's room and accused Sam of raping her and she was pregnant. But Tibbs quickly found a flaw in the words of everyone, and gradually he saw through who the murderer was, but there were still some things to be confirmed. Tibbs quickly obtained information from Mrs. Barryme, a black woman who specializes in illegal abortions, from Harvey, a blind streamer. After visiting this Mrs. Balimei, he got the information that the man who actually made the big breasted woman would have an abortion with the big breasted woman. From the clues, Tibbs came to the conclusion that the man who made the big breasted woman pregnant was the murderer. Surprisingly, the big-breasted lesbian was accompanied by the small restaurant owner Love. When Tibbs and Love clashed, the white supremacy organization and the big breasted woman's brother came together. Love, who is good at seeing the wind, immediately bewitched the group of white thugs to attack Tibbs, wanting to kill people with a knife to cover up the truth. Just when they were about to kill the killer, Tibbs confided the truth to the big breasted woman's brother. Purdy got mad and began to question Love. The panicked Love missed and killed the big-breasted woman's brother, but was captured by everyone, and the truth of the case came to light.
In fact, Love originally wanted to use the knife to kill people and blame Sam on him, but he never wanted the entire black detective to spoil the game. The agency was really too clever. He had two lives on his back. It seemed to be Can't escape death. Throughout the investigation process, Sergeant Gales and the black detective Tibbs have already forged a deep friendship. He personally sent the black detective on the train. At the end of the film, he still hopes that the black and white can put down the hatred and become truly close. Unite.
The political significance of this film is obviously greater than its artistic significance. In fact, the whole process of investigating the case was very stream-of-conscious. It does not show too much the image of the so-called black detective created at the beginning. The film mainly reveals the thinking about the American racial policy, unjust, false and wrong cases at the time. However, the black people depicted in this film are actually a so-called white American, an idealized image of African Americans. I believe that the mainstream American voices at the time also hoped that by portraying the image of white black people like Tibbs, I hope that black people can actively integrate into the mainstream American society, instead of allowing white people to accommodate them. This also played a positive role in the violent incidents in the U.S. at that time because of the civil rights movement. Movies are an extremely important propaganda tool for the United States under the Cold War mentality. The Oscars must be subject to some united front work. In this regard, I also hope that some of our filmmakers can take action. Because we have reason to believe that Chinese society is indeed gradually improving and changing. Although there are still other ills, as long as you dare to face it, start with me. With the efforts of generation after generation, many problems will eventually be properly resolved. So less complaining and more thinking is what contemporary Chinese should do. Good affairs are always accompanied by suffering, and who has not experienced suffering, who would really cherish good affairs?
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