#First Session of the Peach Blossom Island Film Festival Cloud Participation#
Luce has the meaning of light. Through this huge satire of the American dream , the authenticity of light is questioned, perhaps just self-projection. Assuming that something is dark and that something is bright, there is a strong political intention to participate. The three speeches given by one of the clues are all opportunities for the audience to meet Luce head-on. The first speech at the beginning looked no different from an ordinary high school speech. When I brought up the conflict with Mr. Wilson, I still didn't understand why this teacher seemed to be very preoccupied and not really happy for the future of the students. The second lecture faced the empty auditorium to see the truth. In the last speech, the angry protesters have been eliminated. The mothers, black friends, white teammates, and minority girlfriends on the table all listened, watched, and continued to act as accomplices in the transmission of lies. Luce's lines were the same as the lines of the second collapse, but this time after adding the performance, it was fake. Luce said that her mother hoped that light could dispel the darkness of war when she was a child, but no one would ask how this darkness was caused.
Every movie closely related to identity is prone to provoke criticism, as my father said in the film, I only want a normal life instead of a political declaration (I will respond to why his idea is unreliable in the following article) . But don't jump to conclusions lightly, thinking that political correctness is the director's goal. The symbolic meaning of each character in this film is deeply rooted in people's hearts . It can be said that the character's identity presupposition has become a part of mise-en-scene. A large part of the film is composed of dialogues. Mothers and sons talk, seniors and younger generations of the same ethnic group, husbands and wives, teachers and principals, etc., alternately playing the role of the Supreme Judge. In every dialogue, I will obviously notice Among them power dynamics. The audience can fully understand where they are coming from when watching the film, and they will definitely think of the extended meaning behind them when they see a character. Therefore, it is obvious that we, as the audience, cannot get rid of the labelled characters. In life, we may not be really innocent. We have never treated people with prejudice, so we have to face the label, right? This is what Director Onah is trying to deconstruct. Luce accused Wilson and said, "like everyone's a symbol to her. We all exist to confirm the world is the way she sees it." At the very beginning of the film, I think most viewers agree with Luce. In terms of point of view, we all want to escape being labelled, but this teacher who was attacked to classify students has become more and more able to make the audience understand her starting point with the development of the plot, and Luce has also been confirmed to be unable to escape this hate. Identity trap. Although the film is straightforward, Luce seems to be the most ruthless conspirator, but none of his crimes have been dealt with, so it creates an atmosphere where the truth is not important, and people are just carrying the shackles of society. Either be perfect, or be cast aside, Luce must continue to play his role.
Gender identity and racial identity are intertwined, and status is constantly changing in the field of authority : When Wilson talked to parent Amy at the beginning, she was also the spokesperson of the school system, protected by the collective power of this organization, even though Amy did not want to infringe on children’s privacy. But it still forms an opposition with the school and the child. But when the male principal met his parents for the last time, Wilson and Amy were the only two women in the room, one lying and the other being treated as a woman with mental problems. Another example is the conversation between Stephanie and Amy. It was a white woman extending an olive branch to an Asian girl, seeming to shoulder the duty of a judge to decide whether to accuse her black son or a black female teacher. Her status in the society gave her the right to judge others. In contrast, Wilson was a wrong step and was eventually expelled from his 15-year old club (which is very similar to our domestic labor problem). Amy told Stephanie that we are all women and we should all be united. What finally ushered in was the betrayal of the two parties. Amy obviously knew that his son was in front of the emotional manipulation of the girl, but he flinched and did not protect her further; and Stephanie also betrayed Wilson, became Luce's tool to cleanse himself.
Speaking of female roles , Asian girl Stephanie is not in the discussion area most of the time. Luce's family never knows about her existence. In order to protect her friends, Luce can brainwash her not to admit the facts while using her physical emotions. I personally think that S is obviously falling into false promises, and takes what Luce instilled in him as his own ideas. For example, not calling the police is for his own good. She is an image of the "imperfect victim" we call now. She can Crying and telling her story with Amy, but she can only rely on other people to have her own voice, even her role is feeble minded, she does not think by herself, only listens to other people’s arrangements, so the value of her existence is only in whites and blacks. It is used when racial issues are unclear and it is used for them to dial in their opinions. She attracted Wilson's attention because she could serve as evidence for Wilson to persuade the principal, but considering that there were many rumors about the school mentioned in the film many times, even the teacher knew that the school had not intervened yet, which was also a mockery of the education system. The heroine Amy took on the responsibility of maintaining the family and sorting out the incident, while the father was not too decisive. In fact, the white father and son communicated in a very strange way, not close at all, and he expressed regret for adopting Luce, and he has been emphasizing that he wants a normal home, and this "normal" is largely to maintain His male status at home is a family model with heterosexuality as the core, white couples giving birth to white children. As the most respected and vested interests in society, he is unwilling to break the tradition. He said he wanted to live, not live as a political statement. On the surface, this sentence is quite right, but when we analyze, who is qualified to say this sentence, it is not difficult to think of who wants to live under pressure? Everyone has no choice but him. Another heroine Wilson, She is the bridge between school and society. While facing the young people who are unconsciously waiting to be stimulated, she also faces the most direct example of social injustice in her small family. The dark reality of my sister's drug addiction is why she finally tells Luce you don't understand anything. She said that the U.S. confines each of us in a box. When someone gets the sun, someone is destined to be trampled underground and live in the dark. This discussion is indeed an issue that has not been resolved since the Anita Hill incident. .
Luce asked very deep questions. What is the difference between rewarding someone who fits the stereotype and punishing such a person? The difference is that if you reverse the stereotype that blacks are not good, they will be used to continue to maintain lies. Look, the United States is a free country, and everyone can start again. This continues to ignore systemic issues, thereby squeezing out minorities. The ambiguity of modelling is also well reflected in this film, stern/strict or bitch/cheap? Illegal explosives vs. fireworks, victims vs. provoker. Interpretation varies from person to person, and you can make a big deal or make a big deal smaller. The so-called system is the same. When my father chooses to believe in Wilson, Amy resisted saying that this system has always wanted to suppress our black sons. I will not let this happen. At the same time, she chose to criticize the authority of black teachers. The language of everyone in the film is also interesting. Generally speaking, the other party must stand in line first. How can you believe xx and not believe me? Will not answer questions directly.
The whole film is complete. Even though drug use, sexual harassment and identity are common themes in American youth films, in this film, the protagonist is a general view of social injustice triggered by these common topics. Shooting simple things is very suspenseful, with elements of horror movies. The insurmountable barriers in discipline and miscommunication not only come from the age gap, but actually depict the confusion of each of us about our own race and positioning in this society. The place where the fireworks are hidden is actually the place where Amy hid the Christmas gifts for Luce in the past. When Luce revealed this to the audience, I would involuntarily think, then he was accusing his mother of handing over a destructive weapon to him. On it? Amy had a moment when Luce's hypocritical face was torn apart, but she finally decided to lie to help her son, and also to help maintain the peace of life on the surface. Luce was wrong, and his fault was ignored, so he finally kicked Wilson out of the school. In the final speech, the audience was silent, and the faults were intertwined.
I'm still thinking about the meaning of Dennis's fish. The parents said that the poor fish would never be forgotten, but it seemed that the young Luce really believed that he wanted the fish to fly. Finally, raising another fish to start again may be his compromise. This time he has understood that the fish can't fly, and the fish must live in the aquarium. But perhaps this is also a good thing in a sense, because the center of gravity principle world theorem, fish can not fly in the first place, in any country.
In addition, the three exposed shots are completely unnecessary; Rosemary played very well
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