At that time, Westerners like directors and screenwriters still had a good impression of China.

Luis 2022-01-20 08:01:21

1. 1919! Almost 100 years ago! A reason for liking old movies has been found. They are already familiar with the suffering, so unlike today's movies, they always try to give an ending and a fulfillment. At that time, it was clean and neat, click, THE END, open and upright. Tragedy is tragedy, don't avoid it.

2. At that time, some people in the West thought that they were barbaric and began to praise the yellow race. Although this yellow race was an immigrant himself, although his wish to spread Buddhism to the West was not fulfilled, he did his best and gave that poor person. The girl was warm for a while.

3. The girl's father is so rude. There is a sharp contrast between the boxer profession and the neat and elegant storefronts opened by the Chinese. In addition, symbols such as silk clothes and porcelain are also evident in the film.

4. The personal desire to spread Buddhism from the east to the west will definitely have different effects in a planned mission without great national power and a certain number of people.

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  • Katheryn 2022-04-19 09:02:44

    United Arts' first film. At the beginning of the chapter with Chinese elements, compared with the original novel, the male protagonist was changed from a slump to a noble man who believed in Buddhism. After crossing the ocean and arriving in London for a few years, he fell into ruin. In this context, helping the poor female protagonist means upgrading, and the tragedy ends. Even more regrettable. The layout is reduced to a melodrama, and the multi-scene shot switching has a smooth narrative sense as a movie, and the close-up is used many times to emphasize the expression. The closet hides for a while like an animal trapped in a cage.

  • Lenna 2022-04-19 09:02:44

    Chinese men have to keep squinting when they find foreigners to play, lillian gish does a good job

Broken Blossoms quotes

  • Scrubwoman: [wearily to Lucy] Whatever you do, dearie, don't get married.

  • Lucy Burrows: Don't do it, Daddy! You'll hit me once too often - and then they'll - they'll hang yer!