The plot is uneventful, and photography, editing, and casting are also typical of commercial dramas, perhaps faithful to the true story, focusing on the historical significance of the two and the educational significance of the film, rather than being presented as film art.
With such a plot setting, it's hard not to compare "The Banker" with "Green book". But I personally think that apart from the black and white protagonists, there is not much comparison. Everything involving capital and interests can't be said clearly. If you put aside race and skin color, even if Bernard and Joe are not colored people, Matt can still get out and put the two bosses into jail. As Joe said, I don't trust black people either. No matter what color people are, the interests of Mainland Bank are divided, and Florance can use similar means to achieve the same goal, but it is nothing more than trying to regain control of Mainland Bank. . Florance is not a villain, anyone else would have the idea of revitalizing the family business, it's just a business trick. It's just that the skin color of Bernard and Joe, and the place Texas, makes taking the bank back a lot easier. It is also because of the skin color of the two and the place of Texas that the whole incident has become a political issue in that era.
As for the script, race issues, gender issues, class issues, financial issues, and legal issues are all included. Personally, I don’t have a strong empathy. Maybe it involves the blind areas of knowledge related to economics and finance, as well as the difficulty of empathizing with capitalists. And the protagonist's prejudice against women. The statement in the court at the end was impassioned, and Anthony gave full marks to his acting skills, but it felt a little abrupt, like an acting exam at the film school.
Bernard is very sensitive to the dressing up of drivers and cleaners, just like Gatsby, too concerned about his humble origin and maintaining his dignity. The same is true for the pair of black-rimmed glasses, nearsight or farsight is not important, the important thing is the glasses themselves.
Back to the issue of equality, whether it is racial gender or class occupation, how much progress was there in this group "Stockholm Syndrome" 50 years ago, 200 years ago, and now?
Going back to the historical figures, Bernard was married twice, had a son and two daughters, and had some family disputes before the movie was finalized, which caused the film to be delayed. The so-called history written by later generations, the so-called legends praised by later generations, how much beautification and whitewashing, and how much distorted and tampered with, we and other mortals outside the whirlpool will not know.
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