Development and conservation have become a topic in Hong Kong in recent years. Some young people take the initiative to participate. They do not know the villagers at first, but they are connected through sports. There have successively been Caiyuan Villages, and today's Northeastern New Territories have developed. It was revealed that a large consortium in Hong Kong had enclosed land in the New Territories more than ten years ago, seeking greater benefits. In a hearing, I once heard that residents were threatened by underworld people, including killing villagers’ puppies and burning other people’s houses. "Fantasy Lies" is happening in every corner of the world. Some netizens mentioned that the situation in the mainland is also appropriate. Whenever the country wants to hold a major event, the local residents must be forced away. How many hutongs were demolished during the Beijing Olympics alone, and the Guangzhou Asian Games also encountered this situation. Development is the last word? I really don't agree, but from the perspective of environmental protection, the interesting part of the movie is that the so-called environmentalists are just self-directed lies.
From the perspective of the residents, I borrowed Liming's golden sentence "The palm is meat, and the back of the hand is also meat." Who should I trust? In the end, I only rely on myself, a heart that loves a place. In the play, the natural gas developer STEVE, played by Medivh, emphasizes that he is not a bad guy, so he can use the "work theory" to judge the responsibility. Just as the police unreasonably suppressed civilians who protested peacefully, they ignored the three hundred and seventy-one pepper sprays, and then some people used "part-time jobs" as an excuse to defend the evil police. Similarly, Medivh’s role used a lower purchase price to defraud local people and made profits for the company. What is his conscience? It is inevitable that there will be ethical problems at work, but individuals can choose to do or not, and there should be personal will. Just as he and his assistant SUE used money to bribe others as a cover-up, in order to achieve their goals, they can do whatever it takes. It's really dark.
Both natural gas developers and environmentalists are the best actors, suffering a group of bewildered residents. Faced with the continuous progress of society, the people who stay in the small towns are generally more helpless people, and some are people who are willing to enjoy the life in the field. Some people find peace in the countryside, and some people are forced to stay in the countryside because they can't get out of the city. When someone tells you that you will sell the land at hand for a huge sum, I believe that some people will immediately sell the interests of others for profit, but they cannot be blamed one by one. It is because of life and better education and medical care for the next generation. Human selfishness is to some extent about love. After the protagonist’s hometown, the factory moved away, he could not afford to sink, which made him think that in the new era, only technology can improve life, instead of staying in a village that is about to be abandoned. The people in the play are facing this problem, questioning and thinking about the land they are in. Where they should go, they all have their own considerations.
Leaving and staying are both contradictory choices, just as the faces of good people and bad people are difficult to distinguish. The banner of environmental protection seems to be just and selfless, but some people use the kindness and fear of others to deceive others. In the movie, there are two levels of scams, and the intersection of the two levels of scams forms a story of scams in scams. It is absurd, helpless, and very American ending. However, the film lacks in-depth discussions and presentations on trust, critical environmental protection, and consortiums. It simply brings out the battle for land in a very rough way, lacks clarity, and even has a plain narrative. His life is explained on the surface, but there are not many fragments of the problems to be faced as a whole. Instead, the movie puts the focus on love, deliberately showing that the two sides of the "opposing" are either you or me. However, what the audience wants to see is how "Lie" is "round lie", rather than confessing it on its own.
"A Lie" is not Giswinton's best work, but as a fan of film fans and Medivh, you can still follow it. At least there will be gains in the movies. The real "deceptive lies" to Hong Kong people are everywhere. From real estate developers, urban renewal to the development of new land, what we need is the awakening of the masses to regain our right to speak. , Thousands of waves were rolled up with one stone.
Text/Dorothy
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