Although the film was produced and aired in 2015, the play of the same name has a history of 70 years. The torture of human nature in the film has already been mentioned by too many film critics, and they are roughly divided into two camps: critics and defenders. The critics stand at the height of morality, anger the greed of the bourgeoisie, despise the weakness and hypocrisy of the parasites, and give sympathy and pity to the heroine Eva. Defenders argue on the grounds that the source of all tragedies lies precisely in Eva herself, and although others have hurt her, most of them are within the scope permitted by the law and the law (if Eric's coercion is also half-assed), no one can do it. You don't have to pay the main responsibility for Eva's death, it's Eva's own step by step toward destruction; if you have to find the main responsibility, you can find the social system. We were not born in the paradise of bliss, and life is unfortunate. Nine times out of ten, who will pay If nothing happened, there is no need to force others to be saints.
The debate between the two factions, the needle-pointed Maimang, is truly wonderful. Let's take a different perspective and unravel the clever metaphors in the movie to see what God is trying to tell us.
1. There is God in the heart, so God exists in the
whole movie. Inspector Goole (God, the actor is Professor Lupin) did not convict anyone, but the client himself convicted himself.
At the beginning, when the inspector entered the living room of Birling's house, the old Birling used a sophisticated and slick tone to strike up a conversation, thinking it was just that the newly appointed inspector was trying to cling to his powerful and wealthy new nobleman. To compliment the letter. But when the Inspector asked him about Eva Smith, old Birling quickly fell silent, because in his recollection, he was a little disturbed. Old Birling could not be said to be noble and benevolent. Originally, the new bourgeoisie regarded traditional morality as outdated. He believed that he was diligent, shrewd, law-abiding, and abiding by the spirit of the contract. The world calls for wind and rain, and now the title is in sight. He is the winner of this world [Birling is a surname from the working class, and like Smith does not belong to the traditional aristocracy, this is the screenwriter's setting with great care]. But he did feel a little uneasy about dismissing Eva. This kind of unease may be because he also admires Eva, or because he also thinks that it is too much to cut off his life. If you ask me where did I see the unease? The more eager you are to defend yourself, the more you feel ashamed.
The next step is for the daughter to enter the living room. The daughter who has lived under powerful parents since childhood is very sensitive. She is not domineering and arrogant like a rich lady, but she is very nervous and unconfident. When she saw Eva's photo, she immediately admitted her mistake. She regretted her anger at that time, and also regretted that Eva could not find a proper job since then.
The detective subtly revealed that Eva had to change her name later, so that the prospective son-in-law Gerald Craft took the initiative to confess the whole process of raising Eva. Much to the surprise of the Birling family, Gerald was not ashamed of betraying Miss Birling, he calmly Face your feelings at the time. Even confession can lead to repentance and family conflict. So much so that Miss Birling said: You are really honest. I have a special respect for you today. [The surname of Craft is a little more respectable than that of Birling and Smith, but it does not belong to a prominent family. This is evident from the old Birling talking about the marriage between the two who turned enemies into friends. 】
Then came the moment when Mrs. Birling (played by our Daily Prophet reporter Rita) showed off her wonderful acting skills. Speaking of Eva, every sweat pore on her body revealed arrogance, power, arrogance and ruthlessness. But once he mentioned his precious son, he was at a loss and flustered.
Finally came the poor little Birling, cowardly, addicted to alcohol, self-narcotic, incompetent, evasive, completely and his father two images. But he was indeed the one who had obvious faults according to the law, because he had raped Eva and made Eva pregnant, which directly led to Eva's suicide. From the beginning, little Birling has shown a personality trait that is incompatible with his father and his prospective brother-in-law. Although he has a lot of shortcomings, he has also begun to doubt and reflect on it all. He regrets, regrets that he can't provide protection for the people he loves, he hates, hates the self-righteousness, domineering and coldness of Winner that exudes from the inside and outside of this family. As he said: Eva needs him far less than he needs Eva, because there is warmth and love in Eva.
Up to the declaration made by the inspector before he left the room, the inspector was very restrained and very skillful in guiding everyone in the room, paying attention to guidance rather than interrogation. From beginning to end, all information was confessed by everyone. This is: they still have God in their hearts, and they themselves condemned themselves.
2. God is gone, what we see is that the beast
detective (God) is gone, old Birling starts to think that his title is in vain, tabloid reporters will definitely add fuel to it, which will also affect his reputation and wealth, how can he bribe officials and the media, thereby reducing losses? The prospective son-in-law reminds everyone not to panic. The things that everyone confessed just now have not been recorded. There may be a turning point here. If we confessed to different people, we can be relieved and do not have to take responsibility. After confirming on the phone that there was no news of the new detective and the girl committing suicide, Mrs. Birling actually brought up champagne and red wine. Let's celebrate. At this time, only the two brothers and sisters still maintained their remorse. They were actually weak in this family. They had no property, no status, and no right to speak. They were actually not much better than Eva.
God is gone, and all we see is a beast that has lost even the slightest bit of poor humanity.
3. Accusation cannot be exchanged for repentance. Only by keeping the light of the soul can we be rescued
in ancient and modern times and at home and abroad. Finding faults is the strength of our human beings. After 16 years of standardized education, what we are best at is finding faults in others. We have had a period when criticism and self-criticism developed into "severe criticism of one's own thoughts" and then into a national movement. It seems that the only way to destroy the inferiority of human beings and cultivate hundreds of millions of Yao, Shun and Yu in China, but we failed. Not only did we not cultivate Yao, Shun and Yu, but we developed the habit of lying, falsifying and covering up. This is the dialectics of life. Who is most qualified to blame the Birling family, Eva, but have you heard an accusation from Eva in the movie? No. Eva has the habit of keeping a diary. She records everything she has experienced, but she does not accuse those who hurt her. Eva can indeed not die because she believes in God. But when more and more people in this world abandoned God, God decided to take her out of this world.
Some people don't understand, doesn't Eva hate these people? It is the evil capitalist system that created the tragedy of Eva's life.
Some people don't understand that they can be saved by believing in God? Didn't Eva commit suicide in the end?
Some people don't understand, right and wrong always have to be straight, right and wrong, always make it clear.
Everyone may have a point, so there will always be people who will continue to argue, accuse, and defend. But once the God in your heart is gone, what's the use of doing this?
Eva really saw God, and at the end of her death, every sunny morning. The light of the heart is love, love life, love the world, love the people I love. "My words are easy to know and easy to do; nothing in the world can know, and nothing can be done." The sages of ancient and modern China and foreign countries have always been speaking the same truth. Because ancient and modern China and foreign countries have always been only one God.
The old Birlings and their son-in-law, Gerald, were afraid of seeing God. Whether we can obtain forgiveness in our hearts does not depend on the comments, accusations and accusations of others, but on whether we know how to repent. The light of their hearts is getting darker and darker, who can save them except themselves?
Maybe someone will criticize me for being idealistic, or criticize me for being cryptic. Well, as an atheist, I'll end with that huge statement from God:
"Remember, there are thousands of Eva Smiths and John Smiths living in this world, their hopes and fears, their pain and happiness, all intertwined with our lives, our words and deeds, our All thoughts and thoughts are intertwined. In this world, no one lives alone, but is responsible for each other. If human beings can't learn this, then soon, only fire can teach human beings. , blood and pain."
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