The meaning beyond licking chrysanthemum is more worthy of aftertaste

Electa 2022-01-17 08:03:35

Just looking at the movie, it is carried out by two lines, one is about the impact of the security situation in the United States on the Muslim world since September 11, and the other is about the life pursuit of a person in a culturally disadvantaged area.

The first one is written for Americans. It is an emotional line that is completely interpreted according to American thinking. Simply put, it is a deep-seated licking chrysanthemum. The phrase "I love American" appears in the film at the right time, which obviously satisfies the American audience. (Of course I also like the United States, but this sentence can not be said in the film: everyone can see that you like the United States, and it is a bit nauseous to emphasize it again and again) In short, the meaning of this line is to say: You see I still love you Yes, 9.11 was done by a small number of bad guys. It has nothing to do with me. I have suffered so much and still love you. Is it difficult for me to say?

Article two, father. The father represents a lot in the movie, the origin of the nobility, the representative of the culture, and the love of the father. Genghis didn't realize the identity and value that his father brought him. On the contrary, he saw the decline, and his heart was full of longing for Western scientific material civilization. When his girlfriend knew that his father was a poet, she was surprised, but Genghis found it hard to move. As a photographer of a wealthy businessman, she understood the preciousness of human values, knew that money was easy to get, and culture was hard to find, so she was amazed and surprised by Genghis. Puzzled. It was not until another writer (publisher?) pointedly pointed out that he was too embarrassed to his father and slowly began to rethink his life value, only to find that his father did not fail as he thought. On the contrary, as a poet, he used his hometown. For the soil, his life is fresh and real.

His father questioned his work, his girlfriend and writers’ respect for his father, and the deterioration of the American living environment after 9.11. He found his home in the Great Mosque in Istanbul and recognized that in addition to material civilization and scientific civilization The value of humanities and regional civilization, so he understood his father’s question: What are you going to do?

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist quotes

  • Changez: Pretend I'm him.

  • Changez: [about watching the events of 9/11 unfold] In that moment, I should have felt sorrow or anger, but all I felt was awe. What audacity. The ruthlessness of the act was surpassed only by its genius. And David had struck Goliath. I'm sorry if my reaction to the attacks has offended you, Bobby. I hope you see that I'm not celebrating at the death of 3,000 innocents, just as you would not celebrate the death of 100,000 in Baghdad or Kabul, for that matter. But before conscience kicks in, have you never felt a split-second of pleasure at arrogance brought low?

    Bobby Lincoln: And you ask me why they're harrassing your family. Let's just cut the bullshit, okay? You believe in violence as a tool for social change. You teach a course in violent revolution at Lahore University. Your lectures are full of anti-American rhetoric.

    Changez: [cut to him teaching] We will wipe the blood of the invaders from our swords!

    Bobby Lincoln: If that weren't enough, you were spotted at an Asal Mujahideen meeting with Mustafa Fazil, a known cell leader.

    Changez: [cut to said meeting] I think I can help.

    Mustafa Fazil: I knew you would.

    Bobby Lincoln: Last night, Anse Rainier was kidnapped. And this morning, your class was canceled. If you're just an innocent bystander, Changez, why were you hiding? Only guilty people hide.

    Changez: Your candor is appreciated, Bobby, but your conclusions are wrong.