Suffrage refers to the right to vote in elections, or suffrage. The film suffragette is translated as women's suffrage, referring to women who did not hesitate to fight for women's suffrage at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, there were two main types of groups dedicated to women's suffrage: one type adopted peaceful movement methods such as lobbying or petitions; the other type did not hesitate to fight for rights with radical movements and violent means. The latter is suffragette, especially the members of the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) at the time. Their leader is Emmeline Pankhurst played by Aunt May in the movie. Aunt Mei, who was playing soy sauce, came and hurriedly delivered exciting speeches, shouting "Deeds not words", "We don't want to be law breakers, we want to be law makers.", The members raised their arms and were impassioned, and one of them was the heroine Maud Watts.
The story takes place in London, England in 1912, in an era when women did not participate in political power, their voices were despised, they were treated unequally, and they were not respected by men. Especially low-level women live a hard life with submissiveness. In the movie, Maud asked her husband with cancer, "Have you ever thought about what kind of life will she lead if we have a daughter in the future?", the husband said without hesitation: "Live like you." This kind of life is a life without the right to choose. Just like her, she was born at the bottom, worked in a laundry factory since she was a child, and worked long hours and low salary. She was sexually assaulted by her employer but she didn’t dare to say anything. She married a husband of the same class and lived in a small house. She turned in her wages, and fulfilled her vocation "washing, cooking, cooking and taking children". She lived a life like this. When she testified in Congress and was asked "What does the right to vote mean to you?", she said, "I think maybe, in this life , Life can be different." Yes, she was thinking about the possibility of "changing life, changing destiny".
The change in Maud's mentality is traceable. In fact, she was not a suffragette at the beginning. She fled in a hurry when she encountered the riot resistance movement. She did not participate in the suffragette assembly in the clinic. She even emphasized "I'm not a suffragette" when she was arraigned for the first time in jail. Later, forced by life, inspired by the government, inspired by leaders, and inspired by peers, she gradually awakened and had the determination and courage to change. When she saw the 12-year-old daughter of her coworker Violet being sexually assaulted by her employer, she seemed to have seen herself in the past, humiliated and resentful, but powerless. Maybe, she should do something. The initial transformation may have started by providing testimony for Violet to Congress by mistake. When members of Congress promised to consider amending the bill, she was undoubtedly looking forward to it, but later realized that she was a scam, was involved in a struggle, and was arrested. When he was released home, the husband was chilling. He didn't care whether his wife was suffering. He just blamed her for abandoning the family and embarrassing himself. When she saw her colleagues bravely resisted without fear of violent suppression, when she was aroused with enthusiasm by the leader’s speech, when she was arrested again when she assisted the leader to escape, when she was swept out by her husband, and when her neighbors and colleagues watched coldly, when she watched. The beloved son was adopted but was powerless because she had no custody rights. When she was suppressed by her employer again... finally she was no longer silent and timid. She fought back against the employer, not afraid of government threats, and refused to win. Finally, she chose to fight bravely, put her into the forefront of sports, and became a veritable suffragette.
They bombed mailboxes, disrupted telecommunications systems, bombed official residences, arrested and imprisoned, tortured, and hunger strikes. At that time, the government was worried that they would die in prison, and worried that they would be condemned to donate blood, so they inserted their esophagus into the nose of the hunger striker and forced them to eat. In addition, the government has passed the "Cat and Mouse Act", which means that hunger strikers are on the verge of starving to death, and they are released from prison. They will be arrested after they recover. This is because cats have the habit of teasing mice before killing them. Suffragette went to jail time and time again, constantly fighting. In the end, Emily rushed into the racecourse and ran into the king's horse, shocking the king and the world and paying attention to their struggle.
Maud wrote to the police officer who wooed him to threaten him and said, "We are equal, and I am not worth more or less than you." Yes, if "freedom and equality are natural human rights" as the French Revolution said, they should be treated equally and enjoy equal rights. It is not surprising that women participate in politics and have the right to vote, just as working-class men do not have the right to vote in the first place. Children and wives are not accessories of the husband, and parents should have equal custody rights over their children. Laws and systems must keep up with the advancement of human thought. Indeed, one should be a law-abiding person. However, if there are problems with legislation, the legislation should be improved first, and then the law should be abided by. Some people say, does it have to be a violent movement? In fact, they haven’t used peaceful means. The earliest was in 1832, when Congressman Henry Hunt, on behalf of Mary Smith, submitted a petition to the House of Representatives for women’s suffrage, until 1912 in the film. , 80 years have passed. From 1870 to 1884, the Congress had debates on women's participation in power almost every year. However, after peaceful petitions and lobbying, the government remained indifferent. Some people also said that it is not possible to have a non-violent and non-cooperative movement like Mr. Gandhi did? In theory, it is possible, and there are indeed critics who have criticized the activists for starting to concentrate too much on the Congress movement, ignoring the opportunity to mobilize the support of the people across the country. But looking at the environment in the movie at the time, the news media was controlled by the government, the so-called congressional hearings were formalism, and the non-violent and non-cooperative movement is really a long way. In any case, I still admire those brave suffragettes from the bottom of my heart. "Though thousands of people are going to go", they have the courage to pursue and defend their due rights, and are not afraid of violent oppression, and even dared to shed blood and sacrifice. And the silent majority are either lacking in courage and courage, or insensitive and indifferent. It's nothing to do with themselves, so what position do they have to ridicule and ridicule?
The cast of the film is very powerful, the lead role is great, and several supporting roles are also quite brilliant. The soundtrack is also great! The tone of the whole movie is heavy, although there is no big ups and downs, but it is not long and boring. The ending is not the sensational victory of the movement, the cheers and applause of the bill change, but the black and white and silence of Emily's funeral. Then there was the shady scene, and a line of white words were printed:
In 1918, women who reached 30 years old had the right to vote.
In 1928, women and men had equal voting rights (at least 21 years old).
Then it was the year when women in other countries got the right to vote...
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1949, there are still many pains and costs! There are so many things that need reflection, and so many things that need improvement...there is a long way to go, and I always believe that this world and society will become better! Because there are always people who are adhering to the "spirit of independence, the thought of freedom", seeking fairness and justice, love and truth, "even if there are thousands of people, I will go for it."
Then come a few gossips:
1. Anne-Marie Duff, who plays Maud’s coworker Violet, is the wife of James McAvoy, a sister and brother.
2. In 1912, the women’s campaign for the right to vote intensified, and then Prime Minister HH Asquith almost gave in. , But temporarily repented before signing the document, Edith broke the window of his office to protest. Interestingly, the actor Helena Bonham Carter of Edith in the movie turned out to be the great-granddaughter of HH Asquith.
3. The Prime Minister HH Asquith did not appear in the movie, but the then Cabinet Minister David Lloyd George (David Lloyd George) appeared in the movie. He was the one in the history textbook who later became British Prime Minister and controlled the Paris Peace Conference. The two are Clemenceau and Wilson. By the way, the meeting was still the fuse of the May Fourth Movement.
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