Best enemy

Wayne 2022-01-18 08:01:49

Two days ago, I just watched the movie "Best Enemy". I have nothing to do, talk about my thoughts. Let me talk about my identity background first. I am an unemployed nerd in a third-tier city in Northeast China. This movie is very exciting, but it must be a person who understands American society and culture well to taste it. I am unemployed, I have a lot of free time, and read a lot of books about the United States. I have a certain understanding of American social life. Some people will say, you are a Chinese, what do you do if you know so much about the United States? There is no other reason, it's just boring. I am not Hami. It's not like some "banana people" with yellow skin and white hearts. It's not like some "Mother Mother", who strongly advocates American culture. Less gossip, the book belongs to the main text. This movie has created many vivid characters. I only talk about the male lead. According to the character in the film, I call him "Boss White" for short. The time and place of the story: a city in the southern United States in the 1970s. At that time, the United States was still fighting in Vietnam. President Kennedy was assassinated, and the black civil rights leader Martin Luther was assassinated. Political reactionary forces are rampant! The southern states of the United States have always been famous for discriminating against blacks. The place where the story takes place-Dalton, has the famous American university "Duke University". It is this university that banned Chinese students on campus from speaking Chinese in 2019. This anti-China incident is a big deal. It also shows the rampant racism in the area. The white boss was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Sri Lanka. It is normal to join the KKK. Boss Bai is a small proprietor who runs a small gas station. He has a family and children. He cherishes his family and is a good man who takes care of his family. After the busy work every day, his entertainment is to go to a cheap bar to drink beer with a few friends. It can be said that it is a standard "poor white man" in the American South. What he is most proud of is that he is the boss of the local KKK. This is why he is called "Boss White". The KKK emphasizes the supremacy of white people. In history, the organization has cruelly persecuted blacks and people of color. Boss Bai is still very arrogant. Play guns with the "knights" in the party all day. There are young women who like niggers. These "Crusade" knights drove to her house and shot wildly. Some blacks rebelled against the white landlord, and the white boss took the younger brothers to the town to deter the blacks. However, no matter how you feel that your status is honorable, your pedigree is good, and you have to make money to live your life. I read a sentence: In the United States, the difference in class is far greater than the difference in skin color. This is true! Boss Bai has to live the lives of ordinary people. One of his sons was discriminated against by his teacher at school. Because he didn't keep up with his studies, the teacher directly told him to go home and sell oil with his father. To put it bluntly, it means that you have no prospects for a lifetime. Boss Bai is also on fire. I want my children to study in private schools in the suburbs where the rich live. Daughter-in-law The wife said "what about the money", the white boss suddenly had no words. I wonder, why is the boss of your club so down? Asking for money, no. Where's the network? Racist parliamentarians and black-hearted capitalists have used you and your brothers. Now, you are in trouble, and you want to solve it yourself. No loyalty! ! ! Also, the teachers in your children's school did not take you as the boss at all. You know, the KKK builds authority by relying on terror and violence. A little teacher doesn't take it seriously, where is the authority? In this way, don't mix in the rivers and lakes at all. What a shame. What happened after that was even more speechless. Boss Bai has a mentally retarded son. In a nursing home, it's okay to live alone. As a result, in order to increase efficiency, the hospital added a roommate to him. The patient was very sick and scared the child. Children are the heart of parents. Boss Bai is so anxious! Almost smashed the hospital. Other nurses are also reasonable. Live in a single room? Okay! take money. $75 a week, arrange immediately. Boss Bai turned his clothes upside down, and the three melons and two dates in his pocket were not enough! The big guys just don't have enough money. A penny suffocates heroes! Boss Bai had no money and lost all his people. This matter let the black aunt know. They drove away regardless of the predecessors. This black aunt is very popular, and she was able to do it. I sigh, you should be like this when you make friends! When there is a problem, people will come true. None of Boss's friends helped. Usually eat and drink together, bragging about being chic, and hiding when things happen. I can't make friends with meat and wine for long. With the development of the plot, the vacillation of Boss Bai became more and more obvious. When the brothers in Bangzhong didn't feel good, they came up with a big trick. One night, a limousine was parked outside the KKK hall. The national leader of the KKK appeared in a brand-name suit. According to the rules of the 3K Party, the general leader is called the "leading". I know by reading, don't ask me what books. The leading boss is the boss of the white boss! It seems that the leader of the politician and senior officials solemnly awarded the white leader a certificate. Amidst the cheers of the audience, Boss White received the certificate. Only the certificate, pure spiritual encouragement! Boss Bai's expression is very dull! ! The slight smile disappeared in a flash. If it were me, it would be a curse. The United States is a country where money is supreme! In this country, everything is for money. Boss Bai was born and died, doing his best for the filial piety of the society. As a result, a piece of waste paper was passed away. Later, he betrayed the KKK, and it came from his own reasons. In the end, he left the 3K Klan, which made people feel even more flimsy! ! His friends all left him. Only the young man who worked in his shop expressed loyalty to him. In Hong Kong, it is normal for Young and Dangerous to change the first word and turn to the hall. Every transfer will take away a group of younger brothers. Boss Bai didn't even have a younger brother to follow. Now that this is the case, it is better to wash your hands in a golden basin and withdraw from the arena. I think Boss Bai made the right decision. The above is just a little bit of my arrogance. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This arena, no matter ancient or modern, home and abroad, is nothing more than human affection! Those white people are indifferent, and failure is inevitable! ! ! On the other hand, the people are united and united. In particular, the participation of many black elites is even more powerful. Those black elites, many of whom have gone to college, have decent jobs, are all human beings. Boss Bai switched to the front in time, abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, he is really a master of current affairs! In the future, he also entered the office as a white-collar worker and got rid of the blue-collar life of the service industry. As for speaking around, it is the pinnacle of life! Once a person has embarked on a higher level, his horizons will be more broadened. When he is successful, the children in the family will also have better life choices. On the other hand, his KKK friends will live in that small place all their lives, living the life of poor white people. Whenever I am tortured by life, I would take white supremacy to cheer myself up. The choice of life is really important! ! !

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The Best of Enemies quotes

  • C.P. Ellis: She looked at me like I was some kind of monster.

    Mary Ellis: What did you expect?

  • Ann Atwater: [holding up Bible] This here does the talkin' for me.

    C.P. Ellis: I have a Bible.

    Ann Atwater: Oh, you do? Have you read it?

    C.P. Ellis: Course I've read it. Even go to church on Sundays.

    Ann Atwater: Hmmm. Well, then you ought to know, C.P.

    C.P. Ellis: Know what?

    Ann Atwater: Same God made you, made me.