Dead history is written in ink, and living history is written in blood.
Racial discrimination is a common topic. "Selma", "Help", "Miracle", "Dance of Death Row"... are all famous "race" movies. Watching too many movies labelled as "unfair" will feel a little numb to the sadness, pain, loss and other emotions of the characters in them. Perhaps this is the so-called aesthetic fatigue. Movies actually need to be innovative, and this kind of innovation is not a brain-opening of content, but an innovation in conception, and ingenuity in technique. It is also a movie about racial discrimination, but "Escape from Death" is particularly enjoyable.
The film used a lot of foreshadowing to allow the plot to go forward, step by step to unfold the truth of reality, the relationship between Rose and Chris, the relationship between Rose and his family, and the relationship between Chris and Rose’s family. Cautiously, the embarrassment of being black is revealed.
The contradiction between blacks and whites can be said to be similar in every year and different in every year.
The history of racial discrimination seems to be happening all the time.
The U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act and the Electoral Rights Act in 1964 and 1965, which put an end to racial discrimination and apartheid in legal forms. However, in fact, the problem of racial discrimination has not been resolved for so many years. Instead, it has been fermented in the younger generation in another form. For example, the unfair social status has kept the crime rate of blacks high. Nearly 70% of the police in the United States are white. This makes the law enforcement process unfair and the problem is racial conflicts. .
The black Chris in "Escape from Death" also faced such problems. He had many worries because of his black status, but these problems had to be faced. In addition to his identity sensitivity, Chris's mother is also his weakness.
Various settings make Chris full and real.
The collision between Chris and the black brother Andre Hayworth, using the unique black culture as the collision, coupled with the quirky music atmosphere, really gives people a sense of tension.
For this kind of movie with profound historical significance, if you want to play to a new height, the necessary foreshadowing is indispensable. And the director of the film, Jordan Peel, did very well in this regard.
Many fans have said that this movie is very similar to "Skeleton Key". It is undeniable that the two have the same effect, but "Skeleton Key" uses witchcraft, and "Escape from Dead End" uses medical skills. . If witchcraft brings spiritual attraction and shock to people, then medical technology brings sensory attraction and shock.
Among them, Georgina, the black maid played by Betty Gabriel, interprets all kinds of complex emotions very well. Georgina, who "lives another person in the body", laid the groundwork for the subsequent development of the film, and this It is also the highlight of the movie.
Although "Escape from Deadly Town" is a small-cost movie, the director's intentions are evident. The whole movie is completed and smooth, and the sense of rhythm is very well grasped. Although the hypnotic setting is a bit abrupt, it does not affect the overall viewing experience.
"Escape from Deadly Town" has torn away the scars of history. "Your genetic characteristics are like this" and "Black has become a fashion now." These comments without any ethnicity are the true thinking of today's Americans or The movie's deliberate setting is unknown to us as the audience. However, what is certain is that there is a vision of the director for American society.
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