Regarding the life of this dear friend, you can search for it, and you will find that even the most popular soap opera can't make up such a bizarre and tortuous plot. From a talented rugby player, to a Hollywood darling, to a suspected wife murdering violently, to a prisoner. With such ups and downs, will the documentary lose the objective justice and seriousness it should have? However, it is up to CCAV to worry about this kind of thing for the Americans. . . The whole documentary was thrilling and thrilling. What is commendable is that it not only clarified the ins and outs of this person, but also relied on the huge background of the times, and used a large number of video materials and multi-angle narratives to reflect the layers of American society extending from the 1950s and 1960s to the present. , It is breathtaking.
How can a person become what he is now. When I was young, I really didn't care too much. The ignorant were fearless, or lack of understanding and respect for life. Now that I am getting older, I am more and more aware that everything in the world must have cause and effect. As for those culprits, there are not all those who are born with bad genes, but many of them are closely related to the environment of later generations. For example, the prototype of the serial murderer in "Citizen X" mentioned earlier, caught up with the Great Famine in Ukraine when he was a child, and his brother was taken and eaten by his neighbors. . . Growing up to catch up with World War II, his father was taken into a concentration camp by the Germans, and his mother was gang-raped. . . After the war, the father who survived the concentration camp was judged to be a collaborator and traitor. As the son of a villain, he lost all kinds of opportunities such as further education. . . Of course, you can also say that why didn't others become perverted after experiencing this? There is also a certain reason, anyway, I think these things should have certain incentives for his criminal character. Isn’t there a criminal psychology? Know it, know why. It can also avoid creating other such perverted murderers, causing more social tragedies. Of course, in a certain period and a certain environment, normal people don't care about the life or death of ordinary people. Who would think about these marginal characters. The barbaric world is out of our scope of discussion today, but the marginal figures you think are actually living among normal people like us. If something goes wrong, it will be “marginal” and will always be “normal” if something goes wrong or you don’t know it. For example, in the last scene of "Memories of Murder", Song Kanghao, a pie-faced face, looks straight at you. . .
I have watched "Hidden People" before, so I have a clearer understanding of the apartheid in the 1960s in the United States. Such a healthy and progressive movie, such a civilized and rational NASA, will have such deep prejudice and discrimination, not to mention the stupid masses. OJ Simpson grew up in this era and society, which is crucial to the formation of his character. His good friend AC said in an interview in the film: OJ never fights, he wins the world by his mouth. This is evident in his sleek personality and superb EQ. In such an era of apartheid, this is actually the smartest self-protection. This also explains why he is so eager to stand out, draw a line from his original race and background, and even blur his own identity. In this way, isn't it similar to MJ: Achieving great success, abandoning the original identity.
So it is not difficult to understand how much he desires to say goodbye to the black identity when he has achieved success in the sports world by virtue of his excellent conditions. The documentary spent a lot of time reviewing how the black people rose up to resist and fight for equality in the oppressive era when the smoke was everywhere. The OJ, who is superior in EQ, chose not to participate and stayed out of the matter. In fact, there is nothing to blame for this. Everyone has his own choice, whether he is responsible for himself and his family or not for society. But what I want to say here is that this kind of separation of identity is actually a kind of pavement for his various behaviors in the future. A person who doesn't agree with his identity, and has achieved such a great success, must have a distorted character. Of course, if the times are not that kind of times, and the society is not that kind of society, is it necessary for him to change himself into that way? This is why while telling the life of this person, many descriptions about that era and environment are added. A person cannot be isolated from the surroundings and talk about it alone.
OJ has gained a reputation in the rugby world by virtue of his outstanding athletic talent. To be honest, he doesn’t know much about this project like the people of our country. Seeing him running like a tireless donkey on the field like no one, I think it’s really awesome. Forced. And the buddies are pretty handsome and talkative. For example, after getting a key score in that key event, he invited all the team members to interview and introduce them one by one. So good at being a man! Everyone loves OJ, and JUICE (his nickname at the time) is a household name in the United States, especially the poor blacks who treat him as an idol, even if he has been trying to draw a line with his black buddies all his life. . . Then the darlings of the sports world pushed their boats into the advertising, film and television, commercial and other fields, staying in the wealthy areas, singing and dancing day and night. At that time, he met his later wife NICOLE, and sent his wife goodbye to the black wife.
First of all, I don't think it's okay to change a wife, especially for such a successful person who is famous and not shabby. It's okay for blacks and whites to marry, as long as they want to. So how did he and his wife go to such a dead end? In the final analysis, it stems from his inner self, self-inflation, anxiety about his identity, desire for white society and possessive desire for white wives. Of course, you can also say that this is all nonsense. It is not uncommon for husband and wife to kill each other, but this time it happened to a celebrity. However, the development of the matter to this final step should also be directly related to his status. NICOLE had been calling the police for help before, and many domestic violence cases also proved the problem. But how did OJ not get the punishment they deserve like ordinary people? Are the police and society also accomplices in this tragedy? Starting from the third episode of the documentary, the focus has shifted from the formation of personality to the society's attitude towards celebrities and dignitaries. From how he created the man Shipson to how he created the tragedy of Simpson's murder of his wife.
From the night of the murder, the whole incident entered into an absurd scene. For example, the most famous highway chase was broadcast live across the United States, and many people went to the side of the road to cheer for OJ. The gentleness shown by the police has not appeared in any previous chase scenes of black suspects. It was almost not a chase, but an escort. As for the onlookers around, a SWAT member's comment was the sharpest: what a bunch of losers!
In fact, this is the case in any age. The people who eat melon basically look at the lively state. Who cares about what is right or wrong, or whose position determines who is right and wrong. In fact, it is not just the people who eat melons, but also the later celebrity lawyers, prosecutors, judges, juries, reporters, friends of OJ, or even the family members of the victim NICOLE. This is still a trial against Simpson, this is simply a trial of the century against all social classes in the United States! Here, regardless of race, it has nothing to do with men and women, it is nothing more than a dispute of position. Of course, the defense process is so wonderful, and I also realized the good intentions that have been laid before, because the truth is the last factor to be considered in determining the outcome of a case. There is no need to laugh at others' unjust, false and wrong cases. That system is far more advanced than the shit-like judicial systems in most countries. We are used to living in shit without knowing it.
Some things, black and white, are placed there, and perhaps everyone knows it, but in the end, isn't it all a farce. Watching the excitement, indignation, upholding justice, heartbroken, gloating. The fall of a superstar is also the decline of an era. Today, even this level of scandal is no longer staged. People are accustomed to looking back at the past and turbulent years, people rushing to appear on the stage, people no longer care about the lives of others. The topic only has three minutes of enthusiasm, and I am too lazy to distinguish right from wrong and explore the truth. The ancients were philosophers, thinkers, and social activists. We are internet celebrities, dicks, geeks, and a fragile middle class. The class is always and always will be there, it is difficult to cross.
(This article was originally published in the author's WeChat subscription account: Talking Little Universe)
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