On "Remnant Tears"

Luther 2022-01-20 08:01:21

The Chinese played by foreigners is really trivial and full of racial feeling. Of course, it may also be the initial impression of foreigners in the port city of Guangdong in my country in the late Qing Dynasty. I really can't flatter them. However, the film uses a violent white family affection to contrast the innocent love of a yellow man. The monk who appeared three times rang the bells in the morning and evening drums in the temple to highlight the choices of the Chinese when facing difficulties: non-violence, Kindness and love. However, this contrast makes me think that Griffith is probably the first to describe the martyrdom process of Eastern missionaries. There are thousands of films describing Western martyrs, but it can describe a not so stalwart and rickety Chinese as a man with With a tall image of pure love and sympathy for the weak, the director Griffiths, in addition to expressing love tragedy, is also full of admiration for Eastern culture and criticism of barbaric culture.

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Broken Blossoms quotes

  • Battling Burrows: Take them things off!

  • Narrator: The Yellow Man more than ever convinced that the great nations across the sea need the lessons of the gentle Buddha.